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2808 posts in 553 days
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I'm a worn out electrician fiddling with wood. My first wood projects were whittling toys in my spare time as a kid. My spare time for whittling was usually waiting to change cows in the barn while my dad milked.
When I was a senior in high school, I needed a project for ag shop. I decided to build a gun cabinet. I had never had any training in wood working except helping my dad on the farm. I invented what I didn't know how to do using plywood and lumber from the local lumber yard. I copied a design I saw in the Sears and Roebuck catalog.
I have moved on to bigger and better things and methods ;-)) I have done a bit of cabinet work, stock making for modern and Kentucky rifles, box making, ect. One of these days, I think I'll get into turning, but time never seems to allow me to catch up on the pile that needs to be finished!!
-- Debt is nothing more than the 21st Century's form of slavery.
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Karson
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25271 posts in 1278 days
posted 553 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 †
ChicoWoodnut
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posted 553 days ago
Welcome left coaster. Have fun withit.
-- Scott - Chico California http://chicowoodnut.home.comcast.net
Scott Bryan
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posted 553 days ago
Hello TopamaxSurvivor,
Let me welcome you to LJs. I hope that you will find this to be a rewarding and interesting part of your woodworking journey.
-- With God's help all things are possible- even woodworking. Woodworking is not just a hobby, it is an (expletive deleted) expensive hobby.
Paul D
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posted 553 days ago
Welcome to LJs !! Glad you have joined us !!
-- Paul D, Atlanta GA
GaryK
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posted 553 days ago
Welcome to Lumberjocks! Enjoy yourself.
-- Gary, East TX -- The longest journey begins with a single step.
Max
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posted 553 days ago
Glad to see that you have made Lumberjocks a part of your Woodworking experience… Welcome
-- Max "Desperado", Salt Lake City, UT
ND2ELK
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6065 posts in 651 days
posted 553 days ago
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
cajunpen
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posted 552 days ago
Welcome to LumberJocks. Enjoy the community.
-- Bill - "Suit yourself and let the rest be pleased." http://www.cajunpen.com/
rikkor
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posted 552 days ago
Welcome to LJ. You will like it here.
Grumpy
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posted 552 days ago
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
TopamaxSurvivor
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2808 posts in 553 days
posted 551 days ago
Good Morning all,
I’d like to thank all of you who welcomed me to LJ. I will post a pic or 2 when I figure oout how to get them out of my SLR :-) I don’t have many in digital format, just started that too.
Til later, knee deep in chips and saw dust, TS
-- Debt is nothing more than the 21st Century's form of slavery.
Todd A. Clippinger
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posted 550 days ago
Howdy! Welcome to LJ, the best woodworking community anywhere.
I am looking forward to your projects and posts.
-- Todd A. Clippinger, Montana, http://amcraftsman.com
Bureaucrat
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posted 190 days ago
Congratulations! In the next few days 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!
Dale J Struhar Sr
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posted 4 days ago
Each spool holds a diferent size wire for diferent size branches on the plant.
-- Dale, Ohio