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The FLWoodRat is an OBG (Old Bald Guy) living in South East Florida who loves to play in his garage shop.
Woodworking is just a hobby for me. Most days I can be found attempting to mold adult minds as a technical instructor at a nuclear training facility. (Come to think of it, some of these adult minds are quite moldy without my input.)
For the past two and a half years my lovely wife of 31 years and I have been remodeling our house. Three nasty ladies (Francis, Jean and Wilma) visited us and left some remnants behind. I'm slow.. God Bless my wife's patience. During that time frame we've also watched our two kids mature into fantastic young adults.
Our oldest (Son) graduated from college, got married to a dream of a young lady and 13 months later presented us with a beautiful grand daughter.
Our youngest (Daughter) is still iln school. To date, she has obtained her BS degree in Food Science, her MS in Nutrition and is currently well into her PHD program for her Doctorate in Neural Science. She must get it from her Mom. And, even as busy as she is, she has also found a good mate. They will be wed on 08/08/08 in sunny Boise, Idaho.
Hopefully, by then the "project" will be done and we can drive cross country and enjoy the clean DRY air, cool nights and sunny days with our family members there. (Wifey's Father, one of her sisters, our God Daughter plus a whole bunch of Wifey's cousins live there.) FYI, my Father in Law is the BEST! Not only did he give me his eldest daughter's hand in marriage (I remember him saying,, Hell No.. you gotta take all of her!@!@@!"), he set a wonderful example of how to be a loving, patient and good father and patient, supporting spouse.
Sorry if this is TMI, but what the heck, it's who I am.
As Wifey's Grand Mother "Nonnie" used to say
" Let's be happy today. We have the rest of our lives to worry about being sad".
God Bless her, she lived to 92 and I only saw her cry once.
Be Happy and remember: "Leaving the SHOP with the same number of fingers you entered with constitutes a good day!"
Bruce (AKA Florida Woodrat, Neotoma Floridana)
-- Maker of Noise and Fine Sawdust
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Hello fellow LJ’s. Wifey asked me to seek help (imagine that). Lucky for me she was refering to wood awning design and fabrication. If you have any knowledge of them, please comment. Thanks and have a great day. Bruce
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For anyone interested in 1” A-1 both faces Maple ply, check out this link. I purchased six sheets from Dan this morning. He even threw in some small pieces of the same stock and about a half sheet of cherry. He was easy to work with and ...
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WayneC
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posted 300 days ago
Welcome to LumberJocks. Enjoy the community.
-- We must guard our enthusiasm as we would our life - James Krenov
Max
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posted 300 days ago
Glad to see that you have made Lumberjocks a part of your Woodworking experience… Welcome…
-- Max "Desperado", Salt Lake City, UT
FlWoodRat
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206 posts in 300 days
posted 299 days ago
Wayne and Max, thank you for the welcomes. So far I have enjoyed the community.
Bruce AKA FLWoodRat
-- Maker of Noise and Fine Sawdust
Karson
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posted 299 days ago
Welcome to LumberJocks. Glad to have you aboard.
-- Karson Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com
Greg Mitchell
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posted 299 days ago
Welcome to Lumberjocks!
-- Greg Mitchell--Lowell, AR--gdamitchell@sbcglobal.net
PanamaJack
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posted 299 days ago
Welcome to LumberJocks. We hope you come to stay. You have questions, we’ll answer them…You have answers, we’ll question them. Enjoy
-- Carpe Lignum - Seize The Wood,
brunob
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posted 299 days ago
If you like woodworking, this is the place to be. Welcome.
-- Bruce from Central New York
David
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posted 299 days ago
From a fellow OBG -
Welcome to LumberJocks!
This is an awesome group of woodworkers that generously share their talents, passion and interest in woodworking. We are looking forward to your projects and input.
Not to hit you up with this too early, but please notify Tom of any tools you are willing to share with your fellow LumberJocks!
LumberJocks is the premier member based woodworking site.
-- http://foldingrule.blogspot.com
oscorner
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posted 296 days ago
Welcome to our woodworking community!
-- Jesus is Lord!
Thos. Angle
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Welcome to Lumber Jocks. Next time you’re in Boise stop down and see us. We do most of our business in the valley.
Tom
-- Thos. Angle, Owyhee Design, Oregon
FlWoodRat
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posted 287 days ago
To everyone that welcomed me. Thank you. Thos, I will be in Boise in August, but will most likely be quite busy. Thanks for the invite. To the Other OBG David.. I actually do share my tools. Actually, whenever I upgrate the old but still good ones are usually shared with friends as gifts. They are always appreciated and well taken care of in their new homes.
-- Maker of Noise and Fine Sawdust
WayneC
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posted 287 days ago
The tool sharing link above is a bit of humor. It is a fun video to watch. : ^ )
-- We must guard our enthusiasm as we would our life - James Krenov
sandhill
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posted 268 days ago
I thought I heard something humming and saw something glowing! All kidding aside Welcome to you “Flwoodrat” I checked out your handy work and it is very good you must have been at this for a while to be so good at it. My wife and I are as well looking fwd to the day we can jump in the land Yacht to tour the US and spend time with family and friends around the US.
-- Just another day in paradise.
FlWoodRat
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posted 267 days ago
Sandhill.
Thanks for the greetings. Enjoy the Land Yacht.
Bruce
-- Maker of Noise and Fine Sawdust