Granary to Printshop Remodel

A photographic history of the conversion of my grandfather's granary, built in 1953, into a letterpress printshop. What once stored corn, soybeans, and wheat, will now be the future home of Tin Can Valley Printing

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Tin Roof

A new tin roof for the Tin Can print shop.

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Drop Bar Installed

Now I don’t have to keep unscrewing and screwing the back door shut all the time.

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Vintage Lamp

Purchased by my parents in 1970 for their new home. Now installed in the shop. Ambience.

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Shop Cat

I thought every print shop had a drum set with a sleeping kitty.

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So now I’m starting to think I might have built this shop, only to have a wall to display my collection of cheap guitars.

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A rustic gift for the new shop. And I used it today. It was cold enough to wear a coat to the shop, and warm enough in the shop to take it off when I got there.

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First things first. Hang some art, er, instruments. 

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That’s all. I’m calling it, “finished.” Or, “good enough; let’s move in.”

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Lumber grade mark. Stamped on the back of a piece of siding, reclaimed from my grandmother's former chicken coop.

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Adding a steel entry door inside the original wooden shed door. Fixing some rotten boards as well.

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40″ by 84″ insulated door being built for the shop. 

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Got my sticker. Electrical inspection: Passed.

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Carving. But not for printing. Mortising the hinges for the new front door.

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Shop is wired. Awaiting inspection. 

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Insulated the shop last week with 2,000 lbs. of recycled paper. Very apropos. 

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Door latch holder repaired.

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Gallery of makeshift knothole covers on the granary walls.