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Re: Chuck Tweedy's Shop

Posted: Fri Aug 24, 2012 11:30 am
by Greg Martin
Chuck nice shop,I was looking and had no idea it was half of a 2 car garage. I have a 2 car garage shop and have seemingly less space, good job. I love the use of the rafter space for your fly rods too.
At least I dont have a water heater in my garage hehe!

Re: Chuck Tweedy's Shop

Posted: Fri Aug 24, 2012 1:58 pm
by Mark Swanson
Greg, are you the same Greg Martin that I call a fellow Michigander?

Re: Chuck Tweedy's Shop

Posted: Fri Aug 24, 2012 11:11 pm
by Chuck Tweedy
Hey Thanks Greg.
Really it is wider than a standard 2 car garage, but hey.
And there are a lot more fishing poles hanging from the ceiling than you see in these pictures. :lol:

Re: Chuck Tweedy's Shop

Posted: Sun Aug 26, 2012 11:16 pm
by Jason Rodgers
Hey, Chuck: did y'all get jostled by those quakes?

Re: Chuck Tweedy's Shop

Posted: Sun Aug 26, 2012 11:49 pm
by Chuck Tweedy
Ya' know, I just heard about it a few minutes ago. Didn't feel a thing.
I think I was actually sitting on the coach in the shop at the time.
Haven't gotten a damn thing done all weekend - and I just have a bunch of easy stuff to do right now - route a groove, glue down a bridge patch ...
BBQ'ing and working on lacrosse league stuff all day.

Re: Chuck Tweedy's Shop

Posted: Sun Aug 26, 2012 11:52 pm
by Chuck Tweedy
Holy shake-table Batman, it's been rockin' out there in the desert all day.
Check out this list of earthquakes, and look at all the >4 - distributed around all day.
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/ ... 3_eqs.html

Re: Chuck Tweedy's Shop

Posted: Mon Aug 27, 2012 2:03 am
by Michael Lewis
Chuck, most of those little quakes are too small to feel. The recording equipment is pretty sensitive so it looks like a lot of action, but stay close to your wits in case "The Big One" is following this activity.

Re: Chuck Tweedy's Shop

Posted: Mon Aug 27, 2012 2:58 pm
by Chuck Tweedy
Hey Michael, being a native Californian, I'm know that all the little blips that make up 99% of the data on that page are un-feel-able. :-)

However, the striking thing is that there are at least 5 events that are ~5 magnitude (Richter), and they were spread over the entire day. First one about 6am, continued till evening - maybe still going on.
I know now that it is a "cluster" event, and that area (by Salton Sea) is prone to these due to the geology. I didn't know that before. Interesting stuff.

Re: Chuck Tweedy's Shop

Posted: Fri Sep 21, 2012 2:48 pm
by Don Williams
Just found this post... I'm drooling Chuck, totally drooling at your space and organizational skills. My shop is a disaster on both counts. If you're ever out on the East Coast, come help me get it right!

Re: Chuck Tweedy's Shop

Posted: Sun Sep 23, 2012 7:57 pm
by Chuck Tweedy
Hey Don, I suggest putting in a wood floor. It does 2 things:
1 - You get a nice floor that is good to your feet and good to you tools (should they decide to leap)
2 - You are forced to pick up everything and move it out. Then you have the chance to re-assemble it ... better.

Re: Chuck Tweedy's Shop

Posted: Mon Oct 15, 2012 9:18 pm
by Seth Ellis
Great Scott! What a beautiful shop. I now have a patch of drool on my shirt and don't care a wit because seeing your shop is worth it. ;)

Re: Chuck Tweedy's Shop

Posted: Wed Oct 17, 2012 1:53 pm
by Chuck Tweedy
Hey, thanks Seth.
Wish I had more time to spend in the shop - life's been crazy lately.

Re: Chuck Tweedy's Shop

Posted: Fri Oct 19, 2012 9:49 am
by John Kingma
Hey Chuck, I really like your shop. I wish I could keep mine as clean as you do.

Seeing other shops really helps to re-think my own set-up and I find it very interesting as well. Perhaps more of us should start similar threads to show off our shops.

Re: Chuck Tweedy's Shop

Posted: Sat Oct 20, 2012 2:18 am
by Chuck Tweedy
Thanks Mr. Kingma. I'd be interested to see what a pile of Hackberry sawdust looks like.
I need to finish a set of cocobolo pistol-grips then get back to my guitars ... I really need the cash!! :P

Re: Chuck Tweedy's Shop

Posted: Sat Oct 20, 2012 2:35 pm
by Randy Roberts
If you happen to end up with an extra pistol grip let me know...I've got a guitar I'd like to use it and it's attachments on. <g>

Re: Chuck Tweedy's Shop

Posted: Fri Oct 26, 2012 10:27 pm
by Jason Rodgers
Chuck Tweedy wrote:I really need the cash!! :P
Oh, I see how it is. This is just about MONEY to you!

Re: Chuck Tweedy's Shop

Posted: Sat Oct 27, 2012 12:56 am
by Chuck Tweedy
No Jason, you have me all wrong!
I got into building guitars for the CHICKS!! :lol:

Re: Chuck Tweedy's Shop

Posted: Sat Oct 27, 2012 4:09 pm
by Ron Belanger
+1 Chuck!!