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Location: Langley BC Canada
Website: www.sollows.ca
I live in Fort Langley British Columbia with my wife and two kids plus our Australian Shepherd named Baron and our Chilean Rosehair Trantula named Harriet. I have been woodworking for about 15 years now and only really got into it when we moved into our current house that has a 2 car garage which has been converted into a well equipped workshop. I am in the Information Technology industry which tends to be very high pressure and demanding. I find wood working to be almost therapeutic. When I am in the shop, everything else gets left behind. I find it tremendously rewarding to create furniture and keepsakes for the enjoyment of my family, friends and myself.
My woodworking consists of a wide variety, everything from building my own kitchen cabinets to furniture and a myriad of other projects. Recently through a Lee Valley course I caught the turning bug and am now also exploring that area of woodworking. My wife took that course with me and also caught the bug which is great.
Interestingly my first exposure to woodworking was many years ago in high school (grade 9). I recall that my teacher passed me on the condition that I never touch another woodworking tool again. He was a very poor teacher and did more to dissuade my interest than anything else. I recall that wood shop was a tremendously unpopular class with students which is a shame. Due to this experience I never even considered woodworking again until I was in my late 30's. At that time my father in law, who is an avid woodworker, prompted me to explore the hobby once again. I'm very grateful to him for that.
My other constant source of encouragement and learning is right here, all the wonderful folks who post comments, projects, tips, blogs and reviews on Lumberjocks! You are an inspiration to me.
-- Jim Sollows --- Langley BC Canada --- www.sollows.ca
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| added project | Oak Kitchen Island | 127 days ago |
| added blog entry | Kitchen Island Project #9: The Kitchen Island is DONE!! | 127 days ago |
| commented on | My 1st PIECRUST TILT TOP TABLE #1 | 127 days ago |
| commented on | Kitchen Island Project #8: Drawer Faces Complete | 129 days ago |
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We put in a full day yesterday constructing the top and routing the edging. Then we did the finish sanding and applied several coats of Danish Oil Natural finish. The top is removable which was needed to get this beastie into the kitchen. It’...
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Again another deviation from my original design. I was going to go with flat oak drawer faces. We decided to mimic the rail and stiles of the doors just a little slimmer with a centre oak panel. We did that, not without problems. I goofed on my fi...
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I’ve been woodworking for over 20 years and have never experienced kickback on the tablesaw. I’ve heard about it, seen video clips about it … but never experienced it … this was about to change. I was completing the draw...
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Another LJ asked: Do you have reason for doing the assembly before applying the finish? Yes, i did give that option some thought and here are my reasons for not finishing prior to assembly. 1. There are no “plans” for this projec...
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The cabinet doors are now installed. I’ve got to say I love those Blum (European) Hinges. In this case I have inset doors so the gap around the doors is really finicky. The slightest deviation stands out like a K-Mart blue tag special that h...
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Thank you Bureaucrat! I’ve become a real fan of Lumberjocks. It’s my favorite wood working site!
-- Jim Sollows --- Langley BC Canada --- www.sollows.ca
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Jim,
I was reading your profile..Don’t you just hate teachers like that ??? A slap on the back can do wonders for any beginning woodworker and really encourage them to do more and do better…while a slap in the face can do wonders also…only in the opposite direction. VERY glad you decide to start woodworking again….by looking at all of your projects, I bet you the “Student” passed the “Teacher” long ago.
-- Don S.E. OK