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30 posts in 79 days
Location: Norman, Ok
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I'm a 54 year old retired autoworker, retiring from GM with 33.4 years in 2006 when they closed the OKC assembly plant. I've been married for 36 years to just one woman, then again, she's been married to me too. :-) We have one son who's nearing 30 and that's making me feel old. I picked up the woodworking bug as a child from my dad. I took a drafting class and beginning woodworking in high school, that being my only training. Everything else I've picked up on my own from dad, magazines, books, etc! I've been gradually adding, subtracting and upgrading my tools for the past 30 years or so, finally building my dream shop after I retired and then adding even more tools with the added space and time to use them. It was a must to get everything out of the garage so I could spend more time woodworking. The BOSS has to park in the garage every night so I always had to put everything away and clean up at night. Practicing my hobby has been sporadic over the years with periods of being busy and periods where I didn't do anything for several months or longer. The new shop and retirement have revitalized my interest in staying busy. I've got a long list of things I want to do and, of course, now that I'm at it the BOSS has come up with a few things too. I consider my skills to be average or intermediate especially compared to projects I've seen on this website. Those projects give me something to shoot for. Hopefully, I have many years left to accomplish better things in my woodworking.
-- Darell, Norman, Ok.
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ND2ELK
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posted 79 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
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Zuki
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posted 79 days ago
Welcome . . .
Be sure to post some of your work. You will love this place.
Cheers
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wpreman
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posted 79 days ago
Welcome, glad you’ve joined us!
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Max
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Glad to see that you have made Lumberjocks a part of your Woodworking experience… Welcome
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posted 79 days ago
Welcome to LJ’s.
-- Depend on the rabbit's foot if you will, but remember it didn't work for the rabbit.
Grumpy
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posted 78 days ago
Welcome to Lumberjocks Darrel. 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
rikkor
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posted 78 days ago
Welcome to LJ. You will like it here.
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posted 78 days ago
Welcome to Lumberjocks! It’s a great place with great people, and, oh yeah, there’s the woodworking! Have fun and keep safe! :)
-- I'm a wood magician... I can turn fine lumber into firewood before your very eyes! - http://www.woodworkersguide.com
Scott Bryan
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posted 78 days ago
Hello Darell,
Welcome to LJs. I hope that you will find this to be an rewarding and informational aspect of your woodworking adventure.
-- 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 78 days ago
Welcome to LJs!! Glad you have joined us!!
-- Paul D, Atlanta GA
Darell
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posted 77 days ago
Thanks for the welcome. And, you’re right, it is addictive. Spent more time on here this week than my motorsports websites. That, believe me, takes some doing.
-- Darell, Norman, Ok.
Karson
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posted 77 days ago
Welcome to LumberJocks. Glad to have you aboard.
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