My first REAL cabinetmaking project. #1: The Question, The Plan, and The First Problem.
My first real cabinetmaking project started as a simple “Can you make a new frame for the medicine cabinet mirror, dear?”, from my wife. “No problem!”, I replied. The time I have spent here at LJ has convinced me that I not only CAN do it, but th...
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GaryK
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#1 posted 1883 days ago
Welcome to Lumberjocks! Enjoy yourself.
-- Gary - Never pass up the opportunity to make a mistake look like you planned it that way - Tyler, TX
rikkor
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#2 posted 1883 days ago
Welcome to LJ. You will like it here.
Scott Bryan
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#3 posted 1883 days ago
Hello TroutGuy,
Let me welcome you to LJs. I hope that you will find this to be an interesting and exciting part of your woodworking adventure.
-- Challenges are what make life interesting; overcoming them is what makes life meaningful- Joshua Marine
Max
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#4 posted 1883 days ago
Glad to see that you have made Lumberjocks a part of your Woodworking experience… Welcome
-- Max "Desperado", Salt Lake City, UT
gene
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#5 posted 1883 days ago
Welcome to the wonderful world of LJ’s (Enjoy) Come on in, The water’s fine, fine, fine. Happy, that you have chosen to join the family.
You can ask, show, teach, learn, and Share woodworking experiences.
There’s something here for anyone that likes working with wood.
Plus new friends
God bless
-- Gene, a Christian in Virginia
cajunpen
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#6 posted 1883 days ago
Welcome to LumberJocks. Enjoy the community.
-- Bill - "Suit yourself and let the rest be pleased." http://www.cajunpen.com/
pappyjohn
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#7 posted 1882 days ago
Hello TroutGuy, I’m fairly new on this site myself, only 2 days old. This site is GREAT I for one am glad that I discovered it. I’ve seen, read and am simply amazed at the Commroderiey that is on this site. Don’t penalize me for my spelling please….Enjoy…..your brother in woodworking John
PS… what type of trout do you fish, l love fishing myself
-- Your Brother in WoodWorking John, Pittsburgh , PA.
Grumpy
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#8 posted 1882 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
Karson
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#9 posted 1881 days ago
Welcome to LumberJocks. Glad to have you aboard.
-- I've been blessed with a father who liked to tinker in wood, and a wife who lets me tinker in wood. Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com †
Beginningwoodworker
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#10 posted 1715 days ago
Welcome to Lumberjocks.
-- CJIII Future cabinetmaker
gjd
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#11 posted 1525 days ago
Congratulations! This coming week you will have been a Lumber Jock for 1 year! Thanks for your participation.
-- gjd Southcentral Wisconsin
gjd
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#12 posted 1155 days ago
Another year has rolled by. We must be having too much fun, cause it seems like just yesterday when I congratulated you on 1 year.
And now it’s time for: Congratulations on your 2nd anniversary at Lumber Jocks. Thanks for helping make LJ a great place to visit and happy anniversary!
-- gjd Southcentral Wisconsin
WistysWoodWorkingWonders
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#13 posted 1150 days ago
Hi there,
Congratulations on your second anniversary of being part of the LumberJock community… something to be very proud of…
Wisty
I look forward to the day when I reach that milestone…
-- New Project = New Tool... it's just the way it is, don't fight it... :)
Poisson
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#14 posted 1136 days ago
Hello TroutGuy. Nice job of making a cross cut sled. Would you do me a favor and send me the sketchup file to bskim@yonsei.ac.kr, please?
-- Byung Soo Kim, Seoul, S.Korea
lsts
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#15 posted 1136 days ago
Hello TroutGuy. Great job on the crosscut sled. I haven’t learned how to do a pm yet so could you please send me the sketchup files to ces@myirishroots.net. Thank you.
-- Charles E. Seay Eden, GA
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