Hello All,
My name is Jeff Sparks. I am a stay-at-home dad with two lovely girls, ages one and a half and four and a half. I have a basement workshop. Mostly I make furniture for friends, relatives, and our own house, once in awhile selling a piece here or there. I also have attended exactly two Holiday Craft Shows: the first went fairly well, the second was not so great.
Last year, we (my wife has been my biggest suporter) had a booth at our local crafter’s market, Keeper's Corners. The owners were great, but our product just didn’t quite fit in. So, for now, I am focusing on projects around the house, currently working on a library for our vast collection of books, that has been sitting on the floor for six years.
It’s great to be here.
-- Jeff - FireMountain Woodworking
24 comments so far
dalec
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#1 posted 1977 days ago
Welcome Jeff. You will find a lot of supportive folks here at LJs. So feel free to dive in.
Dalec
John Franklin
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#2 posted 1977 days ago
Welcome!
-- John Franklin - Central PA - http://affyx.wordpress.com
MsDebbieP
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#3 posted 1977 days ago
Welcome :)
-- ~ Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)
dennis mitchell
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#4 posted 1977 days ago
Should we warn him now or just let him find out by himself?
Grumpy
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#5 posted 1977 days ago
Welcome to LJ’s Jeff. Good luck with Keepers Corners.
-- Grumpy - "Always look on the bright side of life"- Monty Python
Scott Bryan
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#6 posted 1977 days ago
Welcome to LJ’s Jeff. You will find a diversified group of people here. While we may differ with regards to our individual talents and experiences we all share a common love of wood.
-- Challenges are what make life interesting; overcoming them is what makes life meaningful- Joshua Marine
GaryK
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#7 posted 1977 days ago
Welcome to LumberJocks!
-- Gary - Never pass up the opportunity to make a mistake look like you planned it that way - Tyler, TX
Karson
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#8 posted 1977 days ago
Glad to have you aboard. Make a chair, pull it up and sit down and enjoy yourself.
-- I've been blessed with a father who liked to tinker in wood, and a wife who lets me tinker in wood. Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com †
CedarFreakCarl
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#9 posted 1977 days ago
Howdy!
-- Carl Rast, Pelion, SC
ShannonRogers
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#10 posted 1977 days ago
Welcome to the addiction!
-- The Hand Tool School is Open for Business! Check out my blog and podcast "The Renaissance Woodworker" at www.renaissancewoodworker.com
Terdy
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#11 posted 1977 days ago
Glad you are here…..it’s a great bunch of folks.
Terry
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-- Terry
Mark
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#12 posted 1977 days ago
Good to have you.
-- Mark
Jeff
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#13 posted 1977 days ago
Welcome to the group. Enjoy it!
-- Jeff, St. Paul, MN
TreeBones
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#14 posted 1977 days ago
Glad your here. this is a great site. Do’nt be discouraged by one show that didn’t turn out like you hoped. I have found there are just some shows that are better suited to my work and when I find them I will go every year and now have customers that come just to buy my work.
-- Ron, Twain Harte, Ca. Portable on site Sawmill Service http://westcoastlands.net/Sawmill.html http://westcoastlands.net/SawBucks2/phpBB3 http://www.portablesawmill.info
Thos. Angle
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#15 posted 1977 days ago
Jeff, we’re glad you’re here. Let us hear from you. We like comments and blogs, etc.
-- Thos. Angle, Jordan Valley, Oregon
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