我的木工室 My Carpentry Workshop
移民到英國後，我有了更多空間發展以前在香港較難進行的興趣，木工是其中一項。記得某年在澳洲，我去過朋友爸爸的屋子，那裏是個牧場，有個大木工室。我看見那個只在電影中見過的場景，興奮不已，請世伯讓我在那裏做事點真木工，結果他讓我用車床鋸木，過了一下癮。擁有一個木工室一直是我的渴望，因此搬到英國後，我決心要設置自己的木工室。
After moving to the UK, I finally had the space to explore hobbies I couldn’t pursue in Hong Kong, one of which is woodworking. I once visited the house of my friend’s father in Australia. It was on a farm and had a huge carpentry workshop. I was thrilled to see a setup I had only seen in movies. I was very excited and asked him if I could do some real woodwork there, and he let me use the table saw to cut some wood. Ever since, I’ve dreamed of having my own workshop. So, after moving to the UK, I was determined to make that dream a reality.
家裏有個約100呎的雜物房，前身是車房一部份，很適合改裝成木工室。這個雜物房燈光黝暗，故我請了電工師傅來安裝合適的照明，然後我把牆壁髹成白色，進一步改善了房間的光線。
There’s a 100-square-feet store room in my house that used to part of the garage. I think the space was perfect for a workshop conversion. The room was quite dark, so I hired an electrician to install proper lighting. Then, I painted the walls white to brighten up the space.
接下來是設置工作枱。上手業主留下了一張花園用的木桌，我把它鋸矮一些，安裝滾輪，並加上一塊木板作為桌面。這樣便有了工作枱。
Next, I needed a workbench. The previous owner had left a potting table in the garden. I sawed it down to a more suitable height, added casters, and put a piece of wood for the worktop. Just like that, I had a workbench.
木工室需要很多儲物空間。我首先設置了一面放工具的牆，把最常用的工具擺出來，方便拿取。
A carpentry workshop needs plenty of storage space. I started by setting up a wall to organise my tools, displaying the most frequently used ones for easy access.
然後，我從網上收集了一些免費家具，從二手店買了一些便宜的櫃，加上一些木板，搭建了儲物櫃。
Then, I found some free furniture online, bought some cheap cabinets from charity shops, and added some wood boards to build storage shelves.
另一個大改動是地面。原本的地面是水泥地，長期站立在這樣的地面上工作，對腰骨不好，所以我舖了地膠。除了實用功能，地膠也讓整間木工室更美觀！
Another major change was the flooring. The room had a concrete floor, which wasn’t great for long periods of standing, so I laid down rubber flooring. Not only was it practical, but it also made the whole workshop look much nicer!
我的木工小天地就此誕生了！
And so, my little carpentry haven was born!
