The Shop

The part with the garage door is where I'm working.  This was the original shed, built around 1910, with the sloping roof to the east added when I was in grade school (a long time ago).  It was Dad's first experience with masonry, so he hired a mason to teach him.  I mixed their mortar.  It was not insulated, so it took me a lot of work to insulate and seal the gaps.

 

Inside, we have the saw corner.  Saws 1 & 2 belonged to my great-uncle Harold.  They were likely used to build the original shed.  I used saw 3 to build our own house.

 

Here is Insipiration Corner.  The poster shows possible paint schemes for the Falco.  The photos are from the 2008 Falco fly-in in Fredericksburg, Texas  

Here's a couple of photos Betsy took of the shop with me in it:

 

Now, every shop needs a pinup.  Mine is actually a family heirloom.  Betsy's Uncle Harry was a part-time professional actor, and he was hired for this commercial for Tuf-Wear.  (Uncle Harry is the one in the lower left corner with the cigar.)  What is amazing is that Tuf-Wear was originally a small operation in New York City, but was bought out by a sports protective gear company in Sydney, Nebraska.  Tuf-Wear is credited with inventing the sports bra, however, either that wasn't the point of this ad, or else it hadn't been invented when the commercial was created.

Comments

[Geoff Chambers]

So did Uncle Harry have to clear this with Betsy's aunt before taking on the gig?

[Jerry Mulliken]

Well, Uncle Harry was gay, and his partner was too. You'd never know it from the ad, he was a pretty good actor.