(Watch yer head!)
Behold!...My bootshop!

What you can't see it?...look harder. There's a limited edition Delta sander...and a work bench, and a shelf full of lasts.

Okay...so really, it's an empty basement...and it seems to be my last resort. I think that black pipe would hit Brian C. Thomas in the chin, or maybe his shoulder. Me, I've got a good tweleve inches of head room in most places...except the doorway.

The doorway's been a problem, at least conceptually. It's too narrow to squeeze any kinda finisher through...but that doesn't matter, 'cuz I don't have any 220 current down there anyway.

But this Delta sander I found online changes everything... with the unbeatable Amazon.com price, free shipping...and it's fondness for a regular ol' three-prong-household-outlet...I think it's my best bet. I spent this weekend sweeping out the spiders...and emptying out my landlord's abandoned file cabinet.

More to come...