Delta Woodworks…
Welcome to my website. My name is Jack Davis and I live in the Bootheel of Missouri just a few miles from the Mississippi River (Hence the name — a reference to the Mississippi River Delta). I am currently the Zone Manager in the NE Delta Zone for the Arkansas Boll Weevil Eradication Foundation. I have been a woodworker off and on since high school and really enjoy the hobby.
Well, I have decided to invest a little time and money into my shop with the goal of starting my own business within the next several years if possible. My 30×24 shop is not finished on the inside. It has exposed 2×6 studs and no insulation. It is really impossible to work in the summer and difficult in very cold weather. In addition, it is full of stuff that has to be sorted out and either put away or discarded.
I have a modest set of tools…A Sears Craftsman Pro sliding-table table saw, Delta portable planer, Sears Craftsman Pro 6″ Jointer, Delta benchtop drill press as well as several other tools (routers, sanders, planes, etc). In thinking about my shop upgrade, I decided to bite the bullet and make a trip to Grizzly Industrial in Springfield, MO. I intend to purchase a new G1023SLW cabinet saw with router table extension wing, G0513X2 17″ bandsaw, G0453 15″ planer, G1071 spindle sander, G1029Z dust collector and a few other small items (mainly setup tools, blades and brushes). These are serious tools and hopefully a wise investment for my future business. I will also be insulating the whole shop (R19 in the walls and R30 in the ceiling) as well as white OSB on the walls. After completing this step, I intend to build some cabinets and workbenches to finish it all out.
Along with this big upgrade, I decided to go ahead and get my website up and running as well as documenting the whole process. So to that end, I will be blogging about it here as well as posting pics and video of the process.
So, thanks for stopping by and hope to see you back again to check out the progress.
Jack D.
