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Breck Whitworth

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My Castle/Shop Part - 1
03/09/12 at 16:36:37

I built my wife her dream house after I built my dream shop with a small efficiency apartment on the end of my shop for my mom. She passed last year, so my son now lives there, rent free (Go figure).I built my shop 30' X 40' out of bandsaw milled 2x6 Yellow pine studs from my old home sight. It withstood Hurricane Katrina so it is solid. The entire building is 30x55 when you include mom's old apartment. It is 12 years old now and too full of stuff as you can see. Most of the North side is a metal rack/wood storage and storm braces that I sell.

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Bill Bolen WR Supporter Offline Missouri turner Posts: 1060	Re: My Castle/Shop Part - 1 Reply #1 - 03/09/12 at 17:20:08 Beautiful place Breck. You have a lot to be proud of there. Love the shop too.
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Len Layman WR Patron Offline What have I got into?? Posts: 1705 Gender:	Re: My Castle/Shop Part - 1 Reply #2 - 03/09/12 at 19:29:06 Beck, It looks like you have space on your land to put up a little place for me. Then I can use your shop. Sorry but he yard is too large for me to mow. Can you take care of that for me?
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Breck Whitworth WR Supporter Offline WR Rocks! Posts: 1259 Gender:	Re: My Castle/Shop Part - 1 Reply #3 - 03/09/12 at 19:29:57 Thanks Bill here is the second part. All the cabinets came from an apartment complex that was repairing after Hurricane Katrina so I got them free.
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Bill Schoppert WR Champion Offline WR Rocks! Posts: 426 Gender:	Re: My Castle/Shop Part - 1 Reply #4 - 03/09/12 at 20:17:10 Very nice place Breck
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Richard Beversdorf WR Patron Offline WR Rocks! Posts: 326 Gender:	Re: My Castle/Shop Part - 1 Reply #5 - 03/09/12 at 20:24:10 Very nice place! The mustard baby is gonna fit in nicely!
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Re: My Castle/Shop Part - 1
Reply #6 - 03/09/12 at 20:44:36

Nice place ya got their, that old green monster in photo # 5, I know that lathe real well, that was the fist lathe I ever owned. It did what I wanted until I got my Jet, sold the green monster to my niece's husband and its still going as far as I know. Mama's dream house look alot like the house I helped my best friend build many years ago. I still have nightmares about hanging sheet rock!!!

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Re: My Castle/Shop Part - 1
Reply #7 - 03/09/12 at 21:42:35

Wizy that a was nasty hard job, but the part that almost got me was stick building the 12/12 pitch roof. I was standing on the second floor on top of scafolding on a step ladder top step holding the ridge board. I am an old defensive tackle who gravity loves. I was shaking up there.
Len if my son ever leaves you can have the one bedroom apartment when you come if you will teach me what you know about turning.
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Re: My Castle/Shop Part - 1
Reply #9 - 03/09/12 at 22:27:32

You got the cathedral ceiling over your den/living room area... if so... think of scaffolding, 3 high, three guys, one 6'6", another 6'9" and me... 5'7" hanging 12' sheet's... and I'm scared to "DEATH" of heights!!! Lookit this way you remember the old alarm clock that got the two bells and a striker in the middle, my knees were knocking like that darn clock!!!

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Nate Davey WR Addict Offline WR Rocks! Posts: 579 Gender:	Re: My Castle/Shop Part - 1 Reply #10 - 03/10/12 at 05:26:46 Nice place and shop Breck. I lived up in Hattiesburg for 3 years so knew the area well.
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Robert Smith Active Member Offline WR Rocks! Posts: 123 Gender:	Re: My Castle/Shop Part - 1 Reply #11 - 03/10/12 at 12:17:49 Beautiful place there, Breck.
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Chuck Beland WR Supporter Head WR Twit Online I got my eyes on you. Posts: 12443 Gender:	Re: My Castle/Shop Part - 1 Reply #12 - 03/10/12 at 15:44:56 Breck, That's one amazing looking house & shop. I would give my (never mind) to have that. You are blessed congrats to you on both.
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Michael DeWald Senior Member Offline What? Posts: 321 Gender:	Re: My Castle/Shop Part - 1 Reply #13 - 03/11/12 at 06:18:01 Yup, I'm kicking your son out and moving in.
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Dave Buckwalter WR Supporter Offline WR Rocks and rolls! Posts: 284 Gender:	Re: My Castle/Shop Part - 1 Reply #14 - 03/12/12 at 18:47:17 Beautiful, and your house is nice as well, your shop looks like a great place to spend a lot of time in, happy turning
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