A Little Heat in the Woodshop
I'm getting a real strong urge to start woodworking again. I'm staring longingly at the woodshop. I'm sketching projects all the time, and I'm spending an awful lot of time thumbing through the Rockler catalogue. I quit working out there in mid January. That's when I finally finished the night stands for my daughter. They were supposed to be a surprize Christmas present. The surprize was that they were not done by Christmas.
The problem was that it was a very cold December here in Michigan. I remember some evenings out there in the shop when it did not get above freezing despite having the burneres on the propane heaters turned up as high as they would go. From that I reached three conclusions: Start Christmas gifts in October; insulate the workshop this summer; and finally, no more projects until it gets warmer.
It's getting warmer now. With temperatures in the forties, I should be able to keep the workshop cozy. I really don't need much heat. I've lived in Michigan most of my life, and I have learned to embrace the cold. I know for instance that there are four seasons in Michigan. There's almost winter, winter, still winter, and road construction. We are a curious bunch up here. We see no problem driving bumper to bumper at 70 mph with 2 inches of snow on the expressway. We refer to 0 degrees as a bit nippy, and we spend hours looking at a hole in the ice waiting for a fish to bite, and we call it fun. Finally, we like the cold so much that about half of us spend our winter vacation further north to get to the deep snow.
Still, a bit of heat in the shop would be nice. I need to get started on the book cases for the living room.
The problem was that it was a very cold December here in Michigan. I remember some evenings out there in the shop when it did not get above freezing despite having the burneres on the propane heaters turned up as high as they would go. From that I reached three conclusions: Start Christmas gifts in October; insulate the workshop this summer; and finally, no more projects until it gets warmer.
It's getting warmer now. With temperatures in the forties, I should be able to keep the workshop cozy. I really don't need much heat. I've lived in Michigan most of my life, and I have learned to embrace the cold. I know for instance that there are four seasons in Michigan. There's almost winter, winter, still winter, and road construction. We are a curious bunch up here. We see no problem driving bumper to bumper at 70 mph with 2 inches of snow on the expressway. We refer to 0 degrees as a bit nippy, and we spend hours looking at a hole in the ice waiting for a fish to bite, and we call it fun. Finally, we like the cold so much that about half of us spend our winter vacation further north to get to the deep snow.
Still, a bit of heat in the shop would be nice. I need to get started on the book cases for the living room.
posted by Greg the woodworker | 1:29 PM
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