The wood working shop is located about 400 feet down flat shady winding road through the woods, off Johnson Rd. The shop was built in the early 1980 using oak and steel trusses. The shop's electrical is wired for three phase giving the option to run bigger machinery and using less power. The dust collection system runs throughout the shop with a 36" outside system and smaller inside dust collector. The dimensions of the building are 40' wide 112' long with 12' ceilings at the highest. The building is heated with wood and has a cement floor with electrical run under floor to key locations in the shop. The shop has an office, spray room and furnace room/storage. Located outside the shop is the well house, sawdust storage bin, and log rack used to stack logs above ground ready to saw into lumber. A list of the power tools in shop is as follows.
1 Powermatic 10" table saw single phase
1 Powermatic 10" table saw three phase
1 Sears 12" table saw single phase
1 12" Straight-line ripsaw
3 Jet shapers 1 horse single phase
1 Belsaw 12 molder planner single phase
1 24" three phase planner
1 massive 2-drum 48" three phase sander
1 6 x 48 belt sander single phase
1 drill press
1 band saw
1 spray gun system
1 horizontal boring machine
1 5-horse air compressor
From the shop the drive winds about 300 feet, over looking a panoramic view of the valley, home sight and garden. The house was lost to fire in 2001. The cement basement walls are still standing and stable enough to build on. Water electrical and septic are in place. A 1998 30' Gulf Stream camper with slide out is also near the house site. Camper has electrical water and septic making it ready to use. The garden sight is one of the best in Laclede county, capable of growing almost everything for your needs. The land stretches ¾ of a mile from the Johnson Rd back to property line, most not fenced. Thousands of board feet of white oak, red oak, cherry and hickory are ready to harvest. Also located on the land is one of the largest sinkholes in Laclede County. The gigantic cave collapsed hundreds of years ago leaving a cone shaped hole 300’ across and 100’ deep.
