So, It's back to work, well sort of, I will be baby sitting the little darlings until the end of June early July while they put their FMP's together, (Final Major Project) so plenty of time for me to think about my first project in my new workshop that should be finished in the next couple of weeks, I have already started a bass guitar using the college facilities, so I have a sort of finished body, but I do have a completed neck, just need to cut the headstock into the right shape, so that will be Project/Build 1, however, the next project will probably be something like a Gibson Thunderbird, maybe, I am still toying with the idea.
Moving on, it's been a weird couple of weeks during this half term, week one draged like fuck because I sat in my office at work staring at a screen with nothing to do, however week 2 was a little more interesting with me working everyday in the new workshop, building partitions etc, but the thing that has shocked me is the price of timber, I know I have moaned about it before but it has cost me a lot more that I thought just to create the stud work for the partition, about £100 for 1 wall, and I still have more wood to order so the total build I think will be about £230, give or take a couple of quid.
However, it was really good to get back into woodworking mode, I love the smell of fresh cut wood and the sense of achivement when a project is finished, I did a City & Guilds Furniture making course a few years ago, and was shocked at how good I was at it, even if I say so my self, I got a distinction for my final piece, so the bug has stuck with me ever since, apart from making guitars I will also be using the workshop for other projects like using my lathe to make bowls and stuff, tables chairs and I am really keen to make a bed with a few added extras, I'm thinking bondage bed and stuff like that, I do like the idea of tying a young attractive female to the bed so she cant run off.
Anyway, I now need to deliver a short lecture on research techniques, sholu take about 15 minutes then I am done for the day. Watch this space.
Moving on, it's been a weird couple of weeks during this half term, week one draged like fuck because I sat in my office at work staring at a screen with nothing to do, however week 2 was a little more interesting with me working everyday in the new workshop, building partitions etc, but the thing that has shocked me is the price of timber, I know I have moaned about it before but it has cost me a lot more that I thought just to create the stud work for the partition, about £100 for 1 wall, and I still have more wood to order so the total build I think will be about £230, give or take a couple of quid.
However, it was really good to get back into woodworking mode, I love the smell of fresh cut wood and the sense of achivement when a project is finished, I did a City & Guilds Furniture making course a few years ago, and was shocked at how good I was at it, even if I say so my self, I got a distinction for my final piece, so the bug has stuck with me ever since, apart from making guitars I will also be using the workshop for other projects like using my lathe to make bowls and stuff, tables chairs and I am really keen to make a bed with a few added extras, I'm thinking bondage bed and stuff like that, I do like the idea of tying a young attractive female to the bed so she cant run off.
Anyway, I now need to deliver a short lecture on research techniques, sholu take about 15 minutes then I am done for the day. Watch this space.
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