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296 posts in 1717 days
Location: Tallahassee, Florida
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Retired from university library work and am enjoying my free time at age 66.
Other hobbies besides woodworking include reading (non-fiction, history, philosophy, biography), photography (after years of chemical photography I have converted entirely to digital) and audio-video. I have published two books on the latter, as well as two more dealing with record reviews, and also helped to write and edit the 2005 edition of The Encyclopedia of Recorded Sound. I have also published roughly 200 magazine articles in several audio-related journals. I spent four years in the USAF (SAC), before going to college (majoring in history, humanities, and philosophy) and ending up in the library acquisitions trade.
Used my new woodworking skills to build four different speaker systems for personal use (designed and built entirely by me) that each can compete with some of the better commercially built systems I reviewed over the years. Also have built some small furniture pieces, done some interior cosmetic work in the house, and also installed about 600 feet of extra timbering in the attic and around the perimiter of the place to better secure it against potential wind damage.
Looking forward to additional projects in the future.
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| commented on | A chessboard you can walk on | 13 days ago |
| added project | A chessboard you can walk on | 15 days ago |
| commented on | Chess board - Three Dimensional | 28 days ago |
| added project | Chess board - Three Dimensional | 29 days ago |
| added project | Art from leftovers | 42 days ago |
| added project | Small lamp stand | 64 days ago |
| commented on | Interesting end table | 80 days ago |
| added project | Interesting end table | 81 days ago |
| replied on | Ryobi lithium batteries | 124 days ago |
| replied on | Ryobi lithium batteries | 156 days ago |
| started topic | Ryobi lithium batteries | 157 days ago |
| commented on | Ridgid BS1400 W/Riser Block | 178 days ago |
| commented on | A good impact driver for the money | 180 days ago |
| replied on | tapering on a jointer | 203 days ago |
| commented on | Collage in Wood | 214 days ago |
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Max
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#1 posted 1717 days ago
Glad to see that you have made Lumberjocks a part of your Woodworking experience… Welcome
-- Max "Desperado", Salt Lake City, UT
Grumpy
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#2 posted 1717 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
Bigdogs117
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#3 posted 1717 days ago
Welcome to the shop. I look forward to seeing your projects and I hope you enjoy the site. There is alot of good information available from both professionals and amateurs who are willing to share their craft. God Bless!
-- Rusty
Scott Bryan
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#4 posted 1717 days ago
Hello Ferstler,
Welcome to LJs. I am sure that you will find this to be an enjoyable and rewarding part of your woodworking adventure.
-- Challenges are what make life interesting; overcoming them is what makes life meaningful- Joshua Marine
trifern
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#5 posted 1717 days ago
Welcome to LJ’s.
-- My favorite piece is my last one, my best piece is my next one.
rikkor
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#6 posted 1716 days ago
Welcome to LJ. You will like it here.
TedM
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#7 posted 1715 days ago
Welcome to Lumberjocks! It’s a great place with great people, and, oh yeah, there’s the woodworking! Have fun and play safe! :)
-- I'm a wood magician... I can turn fine lumber into firewood before your very eyes! - Please visit http://www.woodworkersguide.com and sign up for my project updates!
FlWoodRat
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#8 posted 1710 days ago
Ferstler, welcome to our LJ community.. GO NOLES!!!!
By the way, where in Tallahassee are you?
-- I love the smell of sawdust in the morning....
ND2ELK
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#9 posted 1710 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
Callum Kendall
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#10 posted 1709 days ago
Welcome to LJs
Callum
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Beginningwoodworker
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#11 posted 1709 days ago
Welcome to LumberJocks!
-- CJIII Future cabinetmaker
Karson
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#12 posted 1658 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 †
gjd
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#13 posted 1355 days ago
Congratulations on your upcoming anniversary as a Lumber Jock! I look forward to more of your posts.
-- gjd Southcentral Wisconsin
a1Jim
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#14 posted 1352 days ago
congrats on a whole year at Ljs
-- W James Brokenbourgh Custom furniture maker http://artisticwoodstudio.com/
gjd
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#15 posted 989 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. Congratulations on your 2nd anniversary at Lumber Jocks. Thanks for helping make LJ a great place to visit and happy anniversary!
-- gjd Southcentral Wisconsin
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