Why I do this

How about some pictures Bill?

-- Gary, East TX -- The longest journey begins with a single step.

I think we are kindred spirits. I was a phone guy(among other things) in the Navy for my career. I didn’t set any poles but did all the other things such a career leads one to learn. So, what is the answer to the question? Why do you do ths?

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

The answer to the question is probably one that is difficult to articulate. I think that most of us have an innate drive that pushes us into woodworking.

I agree with Gary. How about posting some pictures of your workshop?

-- With God's help all things are possible- even woodworking. Woodworking is not just a hobby, it is an (expletive deleted) expensive hobby.

Looking forward to seeing pictures of your shop. Hope you are enjoying retirerment as much as I have. You do some very nice work.

God Bless
tom

-- Mc Bridge Cabinets, Iowa

Hello Bill;
—-asking why I do this is like asking one’s-self, why do I inhale and exhale….these things ‘just are’ and so I live.

My woodworking is all that I am….I’ve been connected and in awe of trees ever since I can remember as a kid and from my earliest remembrances of childhood to now….I only know wood.

Welcome to LJ and to the world of blog stories, wood project posts, along with all the other worker’s of wood and keep on doing what gives you life….

Thank you.
GODSPEED,
Frank

-- --frank, NH, http://frank.wordpress.com/

<—-Another former twisted pair jockey here. I started out pulling/terminating cable , after 15 years I was doing PBX installs and programming. Went into cabinet making, drafting and design after being laid off twice in one year by the same company I put 11 years into.

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

I rarely go a day with out the need to go into my shop, It my drug and get a great feeling from going in there.

-- Stuart, North Dakota

You have landed at the right place. We all understand what you are saying. Pictures?

Welcome Bill. I also retired at 57 and never looked back. Some retire with nothing to do, they just set around bored with life. Not so with a woodworker! If I don’t have a wood board in my hand, than I usually have a woodworking Magizane, or thinking about something to build, or drawing out a plan to build. You will like it here. A great group of people willing to help. Looking forward to see your projects and comments. Have fun and work safe.

-- Ron in Osseo, Minnesota

I got fired after 35 years and decided that the piggy bank was full enough so I also retired at an early age of 52. But I didn’t start wood working until I had a few years later. I got tired of sitting around waiting for the grass to grow so I could cut it again. I always loved wood working. I was interduced to it when I was in highschool.
Now its your turn to enjoy the rest of your life. However, we would also like to enjoy your startup into wood working. Most of us would love to have a barn to fill with tools but only have a garage, so will want to enjoy your start up with pictures. It’s like have a grandchild. We need pictures when we are miles away.
Awaiting your pictures. Welcome

-- Dominic, Trinity, Florida...Lets be safe out there.