I feel you are so right..  funny how things work..   

Here is the torch in all her glory..  She is a big one and puts out a lot of Btu's.   

These types of torches can be used with gasoline and kerosene.  Kero offers a little more btus. 

Well it's been a few weeks..  Winter has started to think about hibernation until next fall and Mother spring has started to waken. 

I've been inspired by another smith Rob H.  and his clean up of his shop.. 

So I have been getting things organized, cleaned and trying to create enough space to get the small forklift in to get items stacks up on the pallet racking. 

It's pretty bad when over 90% of the things weigh more then ones self and one needs help to move around never mind overhead. 

It's very exciting.. Seeing that clear space I have been telling everyone who comes in and is overwhelmed open up is very exciting. 

Clean up and organization always takes me 2 or 3 times as long as I think it will.

Bull, for sure. 

 

I probably have in 80hrs of organizing at this point. 

Lots of move this from here to over there just to move it 3 more times before it finds a home.

Only need to move 2 more things then I can get the lull in to move the hammers into position. 

Wow I have been busy in the school..  


Something I never considered is "real" storage space..   I had partially accounted for equipment storage but never accounted for supporting items.. 

Reason why I mention this, is now I have so many hours into just sorting and sorting I'm coming up onto 4 weeks of just sorting and figure I have another 8weeks.. 

 

Photos dont really do justice.

 

And yes there is still a lot of stuff. 

 

Starting the mezzanine build today.

 

If I were only doing blacksmithing this would have been so much simpler. 

Got a chuckle upon seeing the little flying gizmo as though it was ready to launch into the rafters... You have an amazing collection of tools, interests and skills Jennifer!

--Larry

Larry that gave me a good laugh.. Thanks..   

Have a tire and tube to change and then it will be test drove hopefully in the next few weeks.. 

Thank you..  It's been an interesting journey partially due to lack of money (buy low and fix it so needed to learn about things) and then the "dreams of youth"..  

Everything I wanted when I first started blacksmithing has come about, the tools, knowledge, and ability..  I'm all ramped up right now to get the school done..   

 

Started the mezzanine yesterday with great progress. 

Onward Jennifer! It's going to be great & in fact, it already is!!

I sure get your mention of the dreams of youth...thoughts of time used to be more about how long something might take, but getting older the thoughts turn to will I have enough time to do all that I dream of?

--Larry