The Toolshed
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Small Building
192 Sq. Ft.
My bandsaw was inside the cabin from 2004 till 2012. It needed a home. This is it. |
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A Studio
The toolshed's exterior matches the cabin: 2"x12" spruce planks with adze-milled finish, aspen soffit, brown Weatherall UV Guard, red trim with glyphs.
It sits along our short drive, adjacent to the cabin and aligned to the cabin's rectangle, door facing southwest.
It is my mountain studio. I can do lots of woodworking for sculptures and furniture in the this building.
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Southwest Wall |
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Trim and Glyphs
The window and the door have the same kind of window trim. Each has two glyphs, one abstract and one literal. The glyph on the right is a bear, a local resident of these woods. |
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In the Denver Studio
I made and painted the trim in my city studio. The material is MDO Duraply. They have sealed edges. |
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Insulation
A couple of weekends were dedicated to insulating the building. |
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Mini Loft
I added a small loft to the northeast end of the building.
You can also see some of the collected materials that will be used to cover the walls. The back wall of the loft has the first patch of covered wall, using three kinds of recycled wood. |
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Work Bench
I built a workbench with shelves underneath. All the wood used is recycled. The surface and shelves are parts of discarded desks and bookcases. |
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Recycled & Painted Cedar Fence
I found 64 cedar fence planks in a pile beside my alley dumpster one day. I painted them with diluted acrylic paints. These washes reveal the aged wood quite well, and they radiate delightful color. |
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Southwest Wall
At last I am covering the walls. This is the fun part, making a huge collage of materials I have saved over the years.
The widest pine planks are from a porch we finished many years ago, and subsequently tore down to add onto the house in the city.
The lintel is from a ranch in Grand Clounty.
You can see three bands of my stained cedar-fence planks.
I acquired the Royal Crown Cola sign in 1971. It has been waiting for its home ever since. |
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Northwest Wall
This gives a hint of the final collage. It will include planks from furniture, wine crates, signage, and miscellaneous wood panels, some of the painted with color washes.
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Ceiling Sketch
Once I get the walls covered I plan to cover the ceiling with 512 license plates.
My inspiration is the license plate building in Telluride, CO.
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