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37 posts in 631 days
Location: NY
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I am a spontanious woodworker. I can never predict when it will happen. Wood is wonderful, and beautiful, but my woodworking is almost always painted. That is because I live in a NY apartment, and I take apart old useless pieces and make new things out of them. I ripped all the old shelves out of our closets and custom built them to fit my needs and the space. Wheels and castors are the best. I love heavy shelves that I can move with ease. My latest creation is a seven foot tall Shelving unit/room divider/full length mirror unit on wheels. I built it on top of an old movers dolly. One side has shelves for make-up mirrors, hair dryer and beauty supplies and an electric strip to plug it all in. The other side is decorative as well as functional with a full length mirror and smaller shelves down the side, top and bottom. It holds candles and perfumes, attractive things. It is all painted white and looks very nice after a week of work!
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| commented on | Tap Hole Maple ( Better pictures ) | 241 days ago |
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| commented on | It Ain't Pretty... but | 620 days ago |
| commented on | Cedar Strip Canoe | 620 days ago |
| commented on | A few pens from my lathe | 620 days ago |
| commented on | Carved Skeleton | 620 days ago |
| commented on | Extreme Birdhouse # 37 Cape Cod | 620 days ago |
| commented on | Rustic Arbor # 1 | 620 days ago |
| commented on | The Wellington | 620 days ago |
| commented on | Medieval Mahogany Headboard | 620 days ago |
| commented on | Drum | 620 days ago |
| commented on | spayed leg table | 620 days ago |
| commented on | Gerstnerish | 620 days ago |
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29 comments so far
cajunpen
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posted 631 days ago
Welcome to LumberJocks. Enjoy the community.
-- Bill - "Suit yourself and let the rest be pleased." http://www.cajunpen.com/
Karen
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37 posts in 631 days
posted 631 days ago
Thanks! I love this website. I have learned so much already. :)
Grumpy
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posted 631 days ago
Welcome to Lumberjocks Karen. 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
rikkor
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posted 631 days ago
Welcome to LJ. You will like it here.
Scott Bryan
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posted 631 days ago
Let me welcome you to LJs. I hope that you will find this to be an interesting and exciting aspect 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.
Sawdustmaker
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posted 631 days ago
Welcome to Lumber Jocks, you’ll meet some really great people here and gets lots of ideas to keep you busy.
-- Brian, Virginia Beach
GaryK
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posted 631 days ago
Welcome to Lumberjocks! Enjoy yourself.
-- Gary, East TX -- The longest journey begins with a single step.
Max
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posted 631 days ago
Glad to see that you have made Lumberjocks a part of your Woodworking experience… Welcome
-- Max "Desperado", Salt Lake City, UT
Eric
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posted 631 days ago
Welcome! Hope you enjoy your time here.
-- Eric at http://adventuresinwoodworking.com
Karen
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posted 631 days ago
I know I will be offering great praise in comments for all the wonderful work I have seen on this site. Thank you all and WOW this is just the nicest bunch of folks ever! You talented woodworkers rock!
Splinters
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posted 631 days ago
Welcome to LJ’s …..
It is a great bunch of woodworkers to be able to bounce ideas off of or to ask questions of.
I understand how some like to paint there wood…and I have learned to give my clients what they want and accept it, however, for me I like to bring the beauty of the grain to the surface. It makes me feel as if I am restoring life to the wood. We are all different with different ideas…That is just one more thing that makes this site great. Looking forward to seeing some of your projects…
-- Splinters - Living and Loving life in the Rockies - http://www.splinterswoodworks.com/ - http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5220040
Karen
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posted 631 days ago
Thank you. I am learning more and more about wood and the beauty of it. I have just found out how fantastic orange oil is for cleaning unfinished wood. That probably shows how much I know about finishes! But I DO love unfinished wood. It is hard not to paint rough mismatched scrap wood that you have put together and tried to unify. I guess thats where the painting everything starts. Well that and I am also an artist so painting is second nature to me in a way.
Its very exciting to have the opportunity to learn things from experienced and knowledgeable people such as yourself. Thank you so much for your comment. Much appreciated! :D
Karson
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posted 631 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 †
Thos. Angle
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posted 630 days ago
Welcome to Lumber Jocks. It’s a fun place with lots of good ideas and projects. Jump right in.
-- Thos. Angle
HallTree
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posted 630 days ago
Welcome! You have found the right place to come for wookworkers. A lot of levels of skills. A great group of people willing to help. Looking forward to see your projects and comments. Have fun and work safe.
-- Ron in Osseo, Minnesota
gene
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posted 630 days ago
Welcome to the wonderful world of LJ’s (Enjoy) Come on in, The water’s fine, fine, fine. Happy, that you have chosen to join the family.
You can ask, show, teach, learn, and Share woodworking experiences.
There’s something here for anyone that likes working with wood.
Plus new friends
God bless
-- Gene, a Christian in Virginia
clieb91
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posted 630 days ago
Karen, Welcome Aboard. Lots of great people and information around here.
Glad to hear you use a lot of scrap and recycled wood. Excellant way to use what resources are available to you at the time.
CtL
-- Chris L. "Don't Dream it, Be it."
RobS
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posted 629 days ago
Welcome, I’m a big fan of recycling wood, and putting found wood to use. So keep up the good work. Enjoy the site.
-- Rob (A) Waxahachie,TX
Chris
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posted 629 days ago
Welcome Karen, I’m sure you will find this to be a great community of people.
-- Chris
PanamaJack
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posted 629 days ago
We would like to welcome you to the one and only LumberJocks. If you should need any woodworking question answered, don’t hesitate to ask. Somebody’s gonna have a good answer for you.
-- Carpe Lignum - Seize The Wood,
Karen
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posted 628 days ago
Thank you so much all. I will post pictures very soon. I love the work on this site! Wonderful!
jm82435
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posted 623 days ago
Welcome aboard. I know what you mean about painting something vs natural beauty of the grain. I made some night stand sized cabinets that were then painted by someone else. (I have been afraid to post them here for
fear of being labeled a heretic.) ha ha. But maybe you could appreciate them (shhh)...
http://www.flickr.com/photos/24598093@N04/2331574336/DSCN0216
-- A thing of beauty is a joy forever...
teenagewoodworker
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posted 623 days ago
welcome to lumberjocks. i know you’ll love it here.
john
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posted 621 days ago
Hi Karen and welcome to Lumberjocks . It good to see you creating things from reclaimed wood and giving it a whole new life.
-- John in Belgrave ,(Slideshow http://cid-69bce320c6d8b119.spaces.live.com/ (Website) http://www.extremebirdhouse.com
jcees
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posted 619 days ago
Welcome. It’s a great site and will become a favorite as long as you don’t mind the sawdust. Sweet sawdust…
always,
J.C.
-- "Imagination is more important than knowledge" -- Albert Einstein
Ad Marketing Guy - Bill
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posted 618 days ago
Hi Karen,
WELCOME – enjoy your online experience ~
-- Bill - - Ad-Marketing Guy, Ramsey NJ
jeanmarc
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posted 488 days ago
welcome to lumberjocks.
-- jeanmarc manosque france
Paul D
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posted 488 days ago
Welcome to LJs !! Glad you have joined us !!
-- Paul D, Atlanta GA
Bureaucrat
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posted 271 days ago
Congratulations! This week you will have been a Lumber Jock for 1 year! Thanks for your participation
-- Gary, South Central Wisconsin. So much to learn, so little time!