Thanks Don

Well.....  After being turned down to attend the Handbuilt Bicycle Show, I got really upset and really started hammering in the shop on a few concepts to show everyone what time it is, but maybe it was a blessing because it turns out that because I didn't have to rush thru the next few concept prototypes I was building for the release at the show, -  I put my attention else where... Thanks Don for not letting me attend the show, because of not being able to go I now have close to what I want for a dream workshop located in Emeryville, CA.

The secret skunkworks operation will be housed in a unknown location hidden in the busy streets of the East Bay in the city of Emeryville, which is also home to companies like Pixar and various other "think tank companies".

I will eat, sleep and do what I love to do BUILD !

Let me give you a tour of the first few days of work.... Come along for a tour of the shop.... maybe the house next week..... 5,000 sq ft and counting......... !!!!!   So pumped to start building...

Mr. Poe - Guard Dog !

Size isn't everything

The design room

This will be the home of drawing tables and my office

Super rad sky lights and a stripper pole behind the red beam

Louise decided my assembly shop needed a little fun on the wall

about 6 hours in that, wish I was that quick. Laurel did the tree on the otherside of the door.

Here is a different view of the assembly shop

each room is a hair over 40 feet long and about 15 feet to 35 feet wide

this room is getting painted white - we call this room Hell cause its so dark right now

 

My pride is this little 2 level shop  in the back corner of the building with skylights.

This is going to be the machine shop, it will be filled with the Bridgeport mills and lathes, all of which are waiting to get in this week ....... Just bought some of the machines from the Rolls Royce Prototype Jet shop

Thats about 2,000 sq feet of tour - just think we got another 3,000 to go for next time ! .