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Location: San Diego
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Retired in 2003 after 30 years as a mechanical engineer with the Navy. I've built two wooden sea kayaks from kits made by Chesapeake Light Craft. I've also built a Murphy Bed for my guestroom, cabinets for my garage, and various other things. I also enjoy woodturning, making pens and pencils and bowls, etc.
I also do some metalwork with a mini lathe and a mini mill, recent acquisitions after thinking about it for 35 years or so, ever since I spent a year as an apprentice tool and die maker. It seemed that I was always thinking "if I had a lathe/milling machine I could just make"...whatever item I was searching the stores for at the time - now I can and do just make whatever it is I need, whether it's a spacer for the luggage rack on one of my bicycles or a shoulder bolt for the pannier on one of my motorcycles. Saves a lot of frustrating trips to hardware stores.
Other hobbies include motorcycling, bicycling, camping - in an RV as well as in a tent, kayaking, classical guitar, photography and probably a few others too.
-- John
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Today I’ve finished fitting the tops to the workstation – they’re not screwed down yet as I just put a coat of Danish Oil on the exposed wood – probably not necessary but I like the way it looks. One minor snag I ran into w...
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These last two days have been eventful. Got the laminate glued onto the tops and got the aluminum angle cut to length and cut the end pieces to support the tops, installed the cleats on them, and screwed them to the workstation. The laminate was ...
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It’s getting close to time to apply the laminate to the top blanks. I had purchased a 4×8 sheet of white laminate a few weeks back but had yet to rough cut it to size. I have cut the stuff in the past with utility knives, a purpose made...
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The house is now termite free (I hope), after the exterminating company put up a giant tent over it and flooded it with poison gas. Since I had to vacate the house during the 3 days or so this took, it seemed like a good time to use my camper, wh...
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Well no progress to speak of for the past several days. I got distracted when I found a bunch of shed wings in my dining room – drywood termites had swarmed – called the exterminators and the house will be fumigated next week. This ent...
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SnowyRiver
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Welcome aboard. Nice to have you join us on Lumberjocks.
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Welcome to Lumberjocks!
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Hello John,
Let me welcome to LJs. I am sure that you will find being a member of this group to be an interesting, as well as exciting, experience. Have fun and enjoy.
-- With God's help all things are possible- even woodworking. Woodworking is not just a hobby, it is an (expletive deleted) expensive hobby.
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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
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Max
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Glad to see that you have made Lumberjocks a part of your Woodworking experience… Welcome
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Welcome to LJs a place were there are great people,super projects and outstanding woodworkers.Enjoy
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Welcome to LumberJocks. It is a GREAT place to get ideas for your projects and help when you get stuck. There is a ton of information to help you along the way.
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Welcome to LumberJocks. Glad to have you aboard. †
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Welcome to Lumberjocks . 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.
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JohninSD, Welcome to LumberJocks!
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