OK, I've been harassed enough about the lack of pics with my posts. Here's a few to calm your (MY) nerves. These are the "before" shots of my new shop. The descriptions in the order, which I'll hope they appear:
1st shot: What used to be the former owner's (Jack) assembly area. He was kind enough to leave me that big 4x8 assembly table! I've since moved it and this area will contain the jointer, planer and hopefully, future drum sander. This area is roughly 16x30.
2nd shot: Following the first shot to the left, a whole bunch of cabinets and counter space. Ugly? Yes. Wall cabinets, throwback from some remodel job(s)? Yup. BUT, they were left here by Jack and very functional! He had his miter saw setup here, though I will chop a couple cabs out and have my DP station on this wall.
3rd shot: Again, following a bit to the left, is the main portion of the shop. This area is right about 24x24. My table saw will live right in the forefront of the picture, with the assembly table behind and some "office-type" space and another bench below the window. Of special note in this pic, you can see the "fantastic" lighting. A grand total of 8 incandescent bulbs in the entire shop! Hey, I'm already half blind. That just won't do! Also, note the nice wood stove to the rear left. That thing throws out some serious heat! (We've already had some high-teens/low-20's and after a couple hours, I'm down to a sleeveless t-shirt!)
4th shot: Rolling 90* to the left, the other wall, which will make home to the lathe, belt/disc sander and OSS. A bit further toward the outside door, will be the BS.
5th shot: And now we've gone full circle. The double doors lead to the garage, which also happens to be insulated. The cyclone will make its home on the other side of this wall. Oh yeah, almost forgot. In pic #3, you may notice another door, just to the left of the wood stove. This is the door to a 16x20 finishing room. Currently, it's storing a LOT of overflow stuff for both, myself and LOML. After it's organized, it will still need something more substantial for fume exhaust, but that's not on my current list of priorities. It'll be nice just to have a separate, semi dust-free room for even applying wipe-on finish!
So, there you have it. I've got a LOT of work cut out for me, but it's an enjoyable journey. There's much of it, that's already done, and I should have more pics soon. I just wanted to let you folks have the full impact of the "before" condition(s). Thanks for viewing!