Greetifications! Been a while since I’ve posted here (September 17). Sorry for the long delay but it has been one CRAZY year so far.

Highlights:

• Bought a house and moved in back in December.
• Had to breakdown my old painting setup. That desk would not have survived the trip. All my stuff is in boxes since mid-November.
• Sump pump in new house drowns in the May monsoon in WV flooding my new sexy basement. Thank god for insurance…
• Basement no longer sexy.

With reconstruction at about 80% done (insulation, drywall, spackle & paint down) I can now start construction of my hobby space. I tell you what, I have SEVERELY missed being able to build and paint. 11 months is WAY too long.

I’ve decided to make my first post after my hiatus to be the construction of my custom painting station. Let’s get started!

Materials
8’ Wall studs (2×4) – x4
8’ Oak board (4x.5) – x1
4’ Oak board (4x.5) – x1
4’ Oak trim (2.5x.25) – x6
MDF sheet 4’x8’ (.75” thick)
½” Pipe Flanges – x10
½” Pipe Elbow – x10
½” Pipe Nipple – x10
½” pipe cut to 40” – x5
Small “L” Deck braces – x10

Tools
Pocket Jig (Kreg)
Pocket screws
3” Wood clamp (Kreg)
Screwdriver
Miter saw
L & T squares
Pencil
Danish oil
Wood glue

Here are the pics from my build session yesterday:

 

I had the MDF sheet cut down to 72”x24.5” & 52”x24.5” panels. These will be the work surfaces for the table. The wall studs are cut to 72” and 52” for the long sides and 17.5” for the short sides.

Assembly was pretty easy using the pocket jig. Seriously get one of these things. They make getting into wood shop projects easy and it’s lots of fun.

Frames are built! Next phase will be the trim.