Photos around my dad's shop, 1987-1998

These were pre-digital photos. Once I went digital, there's were just far too many photos to sort through!

You can enlarge any photo by clicking on it.

New workshop and lumber storage shed
completed, 1987

Working on windows for cottage #7, 1987

Working on windows for cottage #7, 1987

January, 1988

Dad working on this corner bench, 1988

Me with a batch of lawn charis
ready for delivery, 1988

Neighbour's cattle around shop, 1988

Mom varnishes underside of table top, 1988

Assembling chair backs, 1989

Me puzzling over student desk

My student desk assembled, 1990

My student desk disassembled, 1990

Assembling picture frames, 1990

Jointer, thickness planer

The heating system, 1990

Sanding cutting boards, 1990

Cutting tenons on the Felder, 1990

Bringing in  
firewood for
the stove,
1990

The wood
is slabs
from the
sawmill

Using the Lincoln welder, outside, 1990

Mom varnishing rocking chair, 1990

Dad making knobs on the lathe, 1991

Dad working on armchairs.
Part of my knock down dressers on workbench.

Assembling a coffee table

Mom finishing
wooden plate
rack, 1991

Me working on knock down dressers

Finished knock down dressers, 1991

Stair stringer, 1992

A corner
cabinet, 1992

Already at work early in the morning, 1992

Time for a break, 1992

Corner
wardrobe, with wooden
hinges, 1992

Mom inspecting vanish on chests, 1993

Markus builds
boxes for
vinyl records,
1993

Shop seen
from road,
1993

Start of demolition of our old house, 1994

Old house
demolition.
The only photo
of dad with
safety glasses,
ever! 1994.

A "one room apartment" setup in the
workshop's varnishing room, 1994

My parents lived in the varnishing room
in 1994, while dad built a new house

Fridge and stove, but no running water.

The outhouse that was used while the
house was rebuilt, 1994

Lots of chairs, 1994

Building doors
for the new
house, 1994

Homemade tablesaw, 1994

Made a whole lot of Jenga blocks, 1994

Dad slices home grown tobacco, 1995

New greenhouse addition, 1996

Mom varnishes my round dining table,1996

My round dining table, complete, 1996

Replacing snow blower drive belt, 1996

The attic is great for storing a mess, 1996

Corner cabinet,
1997

Corner bench for my house, 1997

Bar clamps, 1997

Planer blade sharpener, strip sander, 1997

Dad with Felder table saw, 1998

More articles and videos around dad's shop:

Exploring in dad's
shop attic

Around dad's shop
(video only, 2015)

Repairing a drawer
(in dad's shop)

Dad's homemade
tablesaw

Builidng a box fan

Making apple cider

Fun with compressed air