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166 posts in 176 days
Location: Beavercreek, OH
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My wife has been after me for years to do some woodworking. I kept telling her I would if I had the tools. Things started to get serious when my son and wife bought me a benchtop bandsaw for Fathers Day in 2008. I still resisted used the excuse that I didn't have the time, after all I work a full time job to pay the bills. But I did start some woodworking research and found The Woodwhisperer and Matt's Basement Woodshop Podcasts.
Then in August 2008, the company I work for was throwing out a large and very heavy conference room table, hmm... this could make a large work bench. They let me take the table just to get it off their hands. The forces of nature seem to be drawing me into woodworking, so I stopped fighting it and began building my "Man Cave" in September. Our old kitchen cabinets have been in our basement for a couple of years and it was time to put them to good use again. I spent a couple months building the "cave" waterproofing, adding electrical outlets, lights, etc. You can see the "Cave" in my work shop photos.
My journey into woodworking is just beginning. I completed my first real project in April 2009, night stands, and now wonder why I waited so long to start. I find myself excited to get home from work so I can get to the cave.
BTW... my wife loves shopping for woodworking tools, I'm so lucky.
-- Mike the CreekWoodworker
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Todd Thomas
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4824 posts in 326 days
posted 176 days ago
Welcome to LumberJocks….This will be a great resource for you and your projects. There are a bunch of great people here willing to help……have fun….
I’m looking forward to seeing your projects and posts…..
WARNING: Visiting LumberJocks has proven to be addictive.
-- Todd, Oak Ridge, TN, Hello my name is Todd and I'm a Toolholic, I bought my last tool 10 days, no 4 days, oh heck I bought a tool on the way here! †
Max
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posted 176 days ago
Glad to see that you have made Lumberjocks a part of your Woodworking experience… Welcome
-- Max "Desperado", Salt Lake City, UT
wpreman
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posted 176 days ago
Welcome CreekWoodworker, glad you’ve joined us!
-- Bill, Florida
Scott Bryan
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posted 176 days ago
Hello Mike,
Let me welcome to LJs. I am sure that you will find being a member of this group to be both a rewarding and an inspirational part of your woodworking adventure.
-- With God's help all things are possible- even woodworking. Woodworking is not just a hobby, it is an (expletive deleted) expensive hobby.
ND2ELK
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posted 176 days ago
Welcome to Lumberjocks. The projects are an inspiration, the information is priceless and the people are supportive. The only problem is, the site can get addictive.
God Bless
tom
-- Mc Bridge Cabinets, Iowa
Splinterman
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4493 posts in 239 days
posted 176 days ago
“Welcome to LJ’s”……Enjoy the experience.!!!
-- I will just keep doing it till I get it right.
Bureaucrat
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posted 175 days ago
Welcome to Lumber Jocks! This is a great place to get – or give – advice about woodworking on the forums and the project posts are a wonderful source of new ideas. I love this site, I hope you will enjoy it too.
Look forward to seeing your projects and posts.
-- Gary, South Central Wisconsin. So much to learn, so little time!
woodworm
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posted 175 days ago
Welcome to Lumberjocks!
-- masrol, kuala lumpur, MY.
spanky46
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posted 175 days ago
Nice work Creek! Welcome.
-- spanky46 -- Never enough clamps...Never enough tools...Never enough time.
Beginningwoodworker
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posted 175 days ago
Hello Mike, Welcome to LumberJocks.
-- CJIII Future cabinetmaker
cabinetmaster
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posted 175 days ago
Welcome to LJ’s. We are here to help you with your woodworking endeavors. Feel free to ask for advise. But Be aware…this site can be very addictive…………LOL
-- Jerry--A man can never have enough tools or clamps
CreekWoodworker
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166 posts in 176 days
posted 175 days ago
Thanks everyone, I’m looking forward to sharing my work, receiving advice on how to improve and providing advice when I can.
-- Mike the CreekWoodworker
Grumpy
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posted 174 days ago
Welcome to Lumberjocks Mike. This is a great community of people with like interests.There is much to learn here & you will have the opportunity to share your skills & ideas with others. I hope you enjoy LJ’s as much as I do.
-- Grumpy - "Always look on the bright side of life"- Monty Python
stefang
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posted 167 days ago
Welcome to LJ, Hope you enjoy it. From looking at your workshop and work in progress I am certain we will be seeing some great projects from you.
-- Mike, American in Norway
Karson
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posted 166 days ago
Welcome to LumberJocks. Glad to have you aboard. †
-- What happens in the workshop stays in the workshop. No wait that doesn't sound right. Karson Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com †
kiwisharyn
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posted 150 days ago
Hi Mike – love your story – some things are just meant to be :-) Great night stands too, look forward to seeing your next project.
Cheers, Sharyn
-- ... must be time for a cup of tea and a sit-down
a1Jim
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posted 149 days ago
Welcome to LJS We have great folks and fine woodworkers too.
-- Jim from Heirloom Woodshop Southern Oregon
Occie gilliam
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283 posts in 174 days
posted 120 days ago
Hi Mike Welcome to LumberJocks
I’m doing about the same as you here in Costa Rica.
-- Occie down in Costa Rica. come down and see us some time. I'll keep the light on for you Occiegilliam@yahoo.com
Scarcraig01
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posted 70 days ago
I’m a big fan of the Wood Whisperer as well. My shop is also pretty new, about 3 years old now. My wife use to want me to get back into woodworking, (I did it for a living when we were dating) now she often wonders what she got started! It’s very expensive and time consuming but its a lot of fun and its very rewarding.
I’ll be posting my shop pics soon, so check them out.
-- Craig, Springfield Ohio