SCOTSMAN

Glad to see that you have made Lumberjocks a part of your Woodworking experience… Welcome

-- Max "Desperado", Salt Lake City, UT

Welcome to LumberJocks.

-- jeanmarc manosque france

Welcome to LJs!! Glad you have joined us!!

-- Paul D, Atlanta GA

Welcome to LJ’s.

-- My favorite piece is my last one, my best piece is my next one.

Hello SCOTSMAN,

Welcome to LJs. I hope that you will find this to be an rewarding and informational 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.

Hi My name is Alistair Hosie I live in Scotland basically I have always wanted to work with wood.after becoming retired from dentistry(orthodontic technician, and other business interests I had mainly renting property and a hotel which my wife and I owned) as I had a form of parkinsons disease. I built a purpose made shop which I did about 13 years ago. I make mostly furniture and am a serious woodturner mostly of my own design or copy design from books magazines etc.I also have a fully fitted machine shop for working with metal I will post a few pics of my shop and some of my work.I make everything for family and friends and myself nothing gets sold .So please will you excuse my typing from time to time it gets very poor anyway intro over I will be in touch.kindest regards Alistair

-- excuse my typing as I have a form of parkinsons disease

Welcome to LJ. You will like it here.

Welcome to Lumberjocks! It’s a great place with great people, and, oh yeah, there’s the woodworking! Have fun and keep safe! :)

-- I'm a wood magician... I can turn fine lumber into firewood before your very eyes! - http://www.woodworkersguide.com

I am posting some pics of my workshop and some of the things I have made hope you guys like them regards Alistair

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-- excuse my typing as I have a form of parkinsons disease

-- excuse my typing as I have a form of parkinsons disease

-- excuse my typing as I have a form of parkinsons disease

-- excuse my typing as I have a form of parkinsons disease

A man of many talents Alistair & a well equiped workshop to boot. 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.

-- Grumpy - "Always look on the bright side of life"- Monty Python

very beautiful workshop

-- jeanmarc manosque france

thanks so far guys nice to hear from the French I lived in Garmany for five years where I worked in a big surgery dental that is and I always liked the French and my uncle was an Ausie his ship was torpedoed during the war and he pulled in for repairs the war ended and he stayed all his life there.regards Alistair and thanks for the nice comments

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Welcome to LumberJocks. Glad to have you aboard.

Great looking shop

-- What happens in the workshop stays in the workshop. No wait that doesn't sound right. Karson Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com †

Welcome to LumberJocks. It is nice to finally see some more of your works and your shop.

-- “There is scarcely anything in the world that some man cannot make a little worse and sell a little cheaper … and the buyers who consider price only are this man’s lawful prey.” John Ruskin

thanks K J you have two beautiful children I have 3 sons one is a lawyer and the next is a doctor and the youngest is in Japan teaching he is actually a journalist here they are at my son Russell’s wedding 7 weeks ago all very handsome like you I am very proud of them my son’s are from left to right Alistair lawyer, Russell doctor , and Ewen journalist postgrad honours. god Bless Alistair

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Thanks for the comments on my bench. I hope that I stay around a long time.

-- What happens in the workshop stays in the workshop. No wait that doesn't sound right. Karson Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com †

Thanks Karson very kind people you Americans I have travelled to your wonderful country many many times mostly vacationing in Florida.Anyway I hope to be around a while yet as I am only 57 just turned God Bless Alistair

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You are welcome. My family came from Ireland. But there are some who think that they came from Scotland to Ireland. That there was a problem with some sheep and they left. I guess that Morrison’s are quite common in Scotland.

-- What happens in the workshop stays in the workshop. No wait that doesn't sound right. Karson Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com †

Morrison is quite common here and in Ireland.Many many people were thrown out of their land during our history fammon etc etc greedy landlords anyway it’s nice to hear from you.Alistair

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Welcome to LumberJocks.

-- Suliman , Syria, jablah ,

Hi Suliman I used to have a very good friend an eye surgeon who was Syrian very nice and good friend he lives in Germany.thanks for kind welcome Alistair

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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

God Bless you to Tom .I have been well and truly addicted for many years in both engineering as I have a fully equipped shop for that too.Though really though my great love is wood.I hope the good lord spares me a while yet to see my not born yet grandchildren and enjoy the rest of my days with Bronwen my wife and my tools kindest regards Ton from Alistair In Scotland

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So i like to be your friend …............

-- Suliman , Syria, jablah ,

thats sounds good to me Suliman consider us friends kindest regards Alistair

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OK.

-- Suliman , Syria, jablah ,

So from one Scotsman to another, where do you stay? I havent come across too many Scotsmen on Lumberjocks, as you can see from my profile I live in Insch Aberdeenshire.

Colin

-- Colin, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. "Every craftsman was once an amateur"

Hi Colin I live in Dunoon Argyll overlooking the sea,you probably know it already keep in touch regards.Alistair

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Alistair, you have made some really nice pieces..I really like the guitar neck/stool. Your shop is quite amazing..I am always impressed by those European table saws..so much nicer than ours! Welcome, and I look forward to your posts and projects.

-- David, South Windsor, CT "I love the smell of sawdust in the morning"

Thanks brad your comments and those of your brothers and sisters on this site make me feel so good and want to make me push on funny everyone likes the guitar stool though it’s not my personal favorite though unusual. I had a piece of wood given to me and it looked like a guitar so I took the design and making it from there please keep in touch and I will look up your stuff in the morning as it’s bedtime good night and best wishes Alistair

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Welcome to LJ’s. Thank you for your introduction into you family, self, and shop. I also would like to thank you for your kind words while commenting on my overly simple job-site toolbox. I have been reluctant to post projects due to their ultilatalin and simple nature when compared to the works of artists like yourself. This site has offered me a source of inspiration and knowledge by some of the most talented and coolest people I have ever come across, and I am sure it will offer you the same.

-- Ciao, gth.

Thanks for the kind comments GTH your kind words and those of others are the kind of thing to give anyone inspiration.Please remember all of the work here is a statement of ones self therefore artistic in nature .So well done again and thank you Alistair

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A big hello and Welcome to LJ’s Alastair!

Thanks for the pictures of your work. Those are some really nice pieces. Your workshop looks well equipped and capable of many years of woodworking. Keep up the fantastic work and I look forward to seeing and sharing projects with you. My family came from Scotland way back when, and it is my favorite place in the world. I spent 6 months traveling around about a year ago. The west coast is some of the most beautiful country I know of. Sure would like to get back there again some day. Anyways, welcome to LJ’s.

-- Brian S. --- "If you’ve worked on the building of a boat, it belongs to you the rest of your life." -Bob Prothero

Scotach sorry I didn’t join this group sooner, anyway if I had known you were coming to Scotland last year I would have made you welcome and your family of course, so if you come again let me know.I appreciate your most kind and welcome comments as I am a bit alone here sometimes anyway all the comments are usueful negative and positive but when I get a nice reply like anyone it makes me feel good.I am currently making a nice arts and crafts adapted computer table I got the idea on this site and well anyway I will post pictures when I am finished in a week or so.My health problems mean I don’t get to the workshop every day ,but when I do I am always thrilled. Working with wood is a bonus God has given us he surely made a wonderful world.I also work in metal and have a mchine shop so anyway thanks buddy your my new buddy did I tell you Always kindest regards to my fellow Jock’s Alistair

-- excuse my typing as I have a form of parkinsons disease

Very nice shop! & work too!! I’m a scott… 1/2 anyway. I have some relatives in firth of forth. never been there tho, but I’d like to go some day

-- Ted, TX or PA www.around-the-bend.com

Hey Alistair—

Let me add my welcome to LJ’s! I always get excited to have contact with international woodworkers.

I too am proud of Scottish ancestry; we are of the clan Mackinnon, which as I understand it were at one time landholders on the Isle of Skye, and got caught up in that business over in Ulster, so it goes. My mother, as well as being a Pringle, also has a significant dose of McPherson in her, also following the way of the Scots-Irish, and my wife has a large bit of that ubiquitous Morrison that Karson has mentioned. As they are fond of saying here, “It’s all good,” because woodworking does a marvelous job of unifying what politics cannot!

I’ve very much enjoyed your projects! Thank you for joining the growing throngs and sharing!

Mack McKinney

-- There's no tool like an old tool...

We jocks are also called jocks by the English so I am a jock jock I am sure there are many scottish ancensters living in America Hong kong Canada Australia etc etc well done I am always glad to speak so a Scottish American.I know people wih all of those names here in your former homeland god bless Allistair

-- excuse my typing as I have a form of parkinsons disease

hi scotsman, thanks for the nice words on my stool. i took a look at the projects that you have built, and you are a craftsman. i am just getting in to woodworking again, used to work with my dad in his shop, than got married a few kids, so now i have time for it again. my father passed away 9 years ago, and his tools have been in storage untill 2 months ago, i had to do alot of clean up, the band saw was the worst , but its cutting good now. and my father did our family tree years ago, and our family came from scotland. i look foward to getting to know you, and your woodworking skill. jim

thanks for adding me as a buddy—-a man of your talent I am truly honored…or is it honoured on your side of the pond?

-- Matt, Napa, CA...fun is beautiful...just trying to have some fun...

Hi Alistair,

I’ve been looking at your home page, & your shop, & projects look very impressive.

My Grandparents came here from the Isle of Man. Looking at the map, it doesn’t look too far from you.

I was looking at the Google map images. You live in a beautiful place.

By the way, I just made you a Buddy.

-- -** You are never to old to set another goal or to dream a new dream ****************** Dick, & Barb Cain, Hibbing, MN. http://www.woodcarvingillustrated.com/gallery/member.php?uid=3627&protype=1

Matt Dick and Barb I am proud to have you all as buddies many thanks for choosing me kindest regards and keep well to you and your families.Alistair

-- excuse my typing as I have a form of parkinsons disease

hi scotsman i upload a larger picture so you can see the marquetry.thank you

Allow me to wish you a late welcome and praise your wonderful country! I was lucky enough to live for a time in Wales and travel to Scotland. I had an appointment with Nessie but he didn’t show. Prior engagement I suppose.

-- Terry Roswell, L.A. (Lower Alabama) "Life is what happens to you when you are making other plans."

Scotsman,`tut mir leid, ich hab den email los geschickt bevor ich die nachrichten gelesen auf mein “profil konto” Hat meine Frage schon beantwortet!

also 5 Jahre in Deutschland super! Zahntechniker? Man muß sehr geschickt sein so was zu machen.

So noch mal vielen Dank und in dem fall wenn du irgenwan nach Partenkirchen reisen solltest, dann shau mal doch vorbei!

-- Nicholas, Journeyman Cabinetmaker, Partenkirchen, Germany

Good morning Alistair,
WOW…nice shop!, ....and real nice woodworking projects! I love the rocking horse & the truck. While I seem to be busy cutting bait, you are fishing ! You’re an inspiration for sure!
I’ve decided to use a cherry stain on all the carcasses, and then poly them with satin finish; 3 coats, light sanding between them. I’m busy with my other job, so my free time is limited. Have a good week, and I’m going back to take a closer look at your shop. Real nice tools, and dust collection system.
That comment on the E Bay woodworking bench made me almost cry with laughter ! Real junk for sure! Your sense of humor is almost at passionate as your woodworking craftsmanship.

Paul :)

-- Paul, Bristol,Rhode Island

Great Day Alistair,

Enjoyed your posts very much, your shop is very well equipped, I like your projects, of course the horse and the little race car. I was caught by your comment about dado blades not being allowed in shops in Scotland, I assume you were speaking of commercial shops, as an individual you can have them but most equipment sold there does not have spindle lengths that will allow their installation. are there any other things like that you can recall. My family roots are Irish (Doyle) and the good lord willing my lady and I hope to visit the isles before our passing.

Again, I enjoyed your posts. Thank You

-- “Duty is the sublimest word in our language. Do your duty in all things. You cannot do more. You should never wish to do less.” General Robert E. Lee, C.S.A.

Alistair,

Deine Kenntnisse der Deutschesprache is immer wieder uberaschent!

Vielen Dank für dein Kommentär auf meinem Schrank!

Nicholas

-- Nicholas, Journeyman Cabinetmaker, Partenkirchen, Germany

You are a true craftsman with many skills you posts are always pleasant thank you for your kindness.

-- projects dont pay,pieces are profitable,production is painfull

Scotsman! It seems as though you have a one-year anniversary on here tomorrow! Happy Anniversary! lol

-- Tiffany Jeanne Balk ~ Labor, Live, Love, Learn, Repeat.

Happy anniversary Scottie! ... and many more!

-- Have Fun! Joe Lyddon - Alta Loma, CA USA - Home: http://www.WoodworkStuff.net ... My Small Gallery: http://www.ncwoodworker.net/pp/showgallery.php?ppuser=1389&cat=500"

Alistair:
Congratulations on your upcoming 1st anniversary as a Lumber Jock! I enjoy your posts. Thanks for helping make this site a great place to be a part of.

-- Gary, South Central Wisconsin. So much to learn, so little time!

WOW super shop and great layout

-- Jim from Heirloom Woodshop Southern Oregon

Hi Scotty…

Nice shop… Looks like you’ve invaded alot of the home with your shop! :)

I really like that Tall Chair in pic #1… How tall are the ones sitting in it? 10’ ? :)

Very nice work & shop!

Again, happy anniversary!

-- Have Fun! Joe Lyddon - Alta Loma, CA USA - Home: http://www.WoodworkStuff.net ... My Small Gallery: http://www.ncwoodworker.net/pp/showgallery.php?ppuser=1389&cat=500"

Happy anniversary Alistair. Enjoy your posts and added you to my buddie list.

-- Jerry--A man can never have enough tools or clamps

Alistair I think your furniture designs are fabulous! What great imagination an ingenuity you have. And your workshop shows the same! Thanks for introducing yourself and adding me to your buddy list!

-- EGO postulo , EGO venalicium , EGO incidere. I measured, I marked, I cut. Latin instructions for firewood.

Hi Alistair, The portrait is considered as fretwork. I use a small blade on my scroll saw to cut those lines.
Thanks for stopping by!

Hey Alistair,

scrolled forever to get to the end of this page. I saw some nice stuff on the way. Just wanted to thank you for your comment on my Project First Box. I don’t normally reply to every comment I get but this one is different.

Thanks

-- If all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail!