Hey all,
Cheryl here from "The Master's" country, Augusta, GA. I just bought a house in the country and it has a detached garage. The guy who built the house (and garage) is an electrician and he used the garage as a workshop. There are 15 outlets in the garage! I have always wanted to get into woodworking as I have done quite a bit of refinishing of old furniture, antiques, etc. and I'm good with sanding, painting, staining and minor repairs (replacing hinges, that sorta thing). I am what you might say, mechanically inclined. I watch alot of Norm Abram (I think that's his name) This Old House. But that is waaaaaayyy over my head. So, I got a gift card to Lowe's for Christmas and this is what I bought: circular saw, sander, jigsaw, cordless drill (all Dewault), block plane, drill bits, 3 chisels, miter box and saw, ext. cords, saw horses, safety goggles (which SUCK by the way, they fog up and oh my gawd I'm going to cut my arm off if I wear these), The Complete Book of Woodworking, and a butt load of clamps. I have a bunch of 2×4's, 1×6's that the previous owner left, not good quality though, so I'm "practicing" with them. So here's the million dollar question, What now??? Thanks in advance for any advice!!!!!!!!!
Cheryl here from "The Master's" country, Augusta, GA. I just bought a house in the country and it has a detached garage. The guy who built the house (and garage) is an electrician and he used the garage as a workshop. There are 15 outlets in the garage! I have always wanted to get into woodworking as I have done quite a bit of refinishing of old furniture, antiques, etc. and I'm good with sanding, painting, staining and minor repairs (replacing hinges, that sorta thing). I am what you might say, mechanically inclined. I watch alot of Norm Abram (I think that's his name) This Old House. But that is waaaaaayyy over my head. So, I got a gift card to Lowe's for Christmas and this is what I bought: circular saw, sander, jigsaw, cordless drill (all Dewault), block plane, drill bits, 3 chisels, miter box and saw, ext. cords, saw horses, safety goggles (which SUCK by the way, they fog up and oh my gawd I'm going to cut my arm off if I wear these), The Complete Book of Woodworking, and a butt load of clamps. I have a bunch of 2×4's, 1×6's that the previous owner left, not good quality though, so I'm "practicing" with them. So here's the million dollar question, What now??? Thanks in advance for any advice!!!!!!!!!