Got the Pictures of the shop up.
Couldn’t remember who all I had told that I would let know when I got the shop photos up in the profile area.
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Location: Guthrie, OK
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I am a 32. Father of four and married to the best woman in the world. I am also lucky enough to be in the shop all day. I am a Shop Teacher in Oklahoma at the Guthrie Job Corps Center. I teach at risk youth. Most come from broken homes, inner city schools, gang life, addiction, and have never seen woodworking tools when I get them. Call me crazy but I love them all. I refer to them like they are my own kids. It is amazing to see them come in like a hard hunk of jagged rock and watch as I chip away at them piece by piece until I send out a perfectly carved refined tax paying citizen. I get to feel alot of roles in my job. I get to play dad, counselor, mentor, teacher, spiritual advisor, and big brother all wrapped up into one. I spend alot more time at work then my wife probably would like but she understands that I have a passion for woodworking and the more of them I can make into woodworkers the better the world will be. I have been doing woodworking for 18 years. I started when I was young with an uncle and have never been able to get enough of it. When most kids were collecting baseball cards I was collecting wood magazines and project books. I enjoy antique reproductions, and building things I think are original to me. I was an CAD draftsman for many years when I lucked into the job I have now. My high school shop teacher once told me that if you find a job doing what you love you will never work another day in your life. I hold that true and haven't worked a day in the last two years since I started teaching.
-- "It's easier to get forgiveness than permission"
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GaryK
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posted 144 days ago
Welcome to LumberJocks! Enjoy yourself.
-- Gary, East TX -- The longest journey begins with a single step.
odie
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posted 144 days ago
Welcome to LumberJocks … You will enjoy. You are doing great work with “your kids”. Keep that up, we need future LumberJocks.
-- Odie, Confucius say, "He who laughs at one's self is BUTT of joke".
gene
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posted 144 days ago
Welcome to the wonderful world of LJ’s (Enjoy) Come on in, The water’s fine, fine, fine.
You can ask, show, teach, learn, and Share woodworking experiences.
There’s something here for anyone that likes working with wood.
Plus new friends. Nice to have someone who cares so much about kids, joining the ranks. Check in with another lumberjock on the site named whiskeywaters. You two have a lot in common.
God bless
-- Gene, a Christian in Virginia
Scott Bryan
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posted 144 days ago
Welcome to LJs. I am sure that you will find this to be an interesting and exciting element 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.
Karson
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posted 144 days ago
Welcome to LumberJocks. Glad to have you aboard.
Congratulation on your devotion to the kids. You must great a great high seeing them succeed.
-- Karson Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com
ICTINSTRUCTOR
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posted 144 days ago
Well thank you all. As I get time I will post some of mine and my students work in here.
-- "It's easier to get forgiveness than permission"
cajunpen
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posted 144 days ago
Welcome to LumberJocks. Enjoy the community
-- Bill - "Suit yourself and let the rest be pleased." http://www.cajunpen.com/
lazyfiremaninTN
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posted 144 days ago
Welcome to LJ. Have fun, live, laugh, cry, give and take.
-- Adrian ..... The 11th Commandment...."Thou Shalt Not Buy A Wobble Dado"
rikkor
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posted 143 days ago
Welcome to LJ. You will like it here.
-- Maplewood, MN
Dadoo
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posted 143 days ago
It will definately be worth watching you and the students progress. I think it’s very commendable of you to do what you do, and I’m very happy it’s a job you love so well! Welcome to LumberJocks.
-- Bob Vila would be so proud of you!
Teri
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posted 143 days ago
Welcome to the community. I haven’t been here long myself, but already feel like I’m home :)
-- Teri, Kokomo, IN
john
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posted 142 days ago
Welcome to Lumberjocks
I am with Karson , it is good to see that you are helping kids and giving them a chance to learn something valuable.
Great job !!!
-- John in Cranbrook http://www.extremebirdhouse.com ....http://community.webshots.com/user/cranbrook2
gizmodyne
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posted 142 days ago
Welcome to Lumberjocks. I am a 5th grade teacher who dreams of teaching woodshop. I would love to see some of your kids projects.
Keep up the good work. I am going to start a post on the importance of shop classes. Nice to meet you.
-- -John "Do I have to keep typing a smiley? Just assume it's a joke." www.flickr.com/photos/gizmodyne
Gary
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posted 140 days ago
Welcome aboard LJ; sounds like you’ve found several of the keys to happiness.
Jeremy M. Reid
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posted 139 days ago
Bless you and your misson…you never konw the effect the one kind deed will have on a persons life…jah bless…I also know that behind every good man is a great woman, so jah bless your wife and kids to…welcome to lj everyone here is real nice….
-- Jeremy M. Reid Woodworking
Greg Mitchell
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posted 139 days ago
Welcome neighbor!
-- Greg Mitchell--Lowell, AR--gdamitchell@sbcglobal.net
Joel Tille
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posted 138 days ago
Welcome to LJ’s. Thanks for sharing the projects you posted so far, look forward to seeing more.
-- Joel Tille
woodpecker
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posted 137 days ago
WAZZ-UP MR. DUNN! This place is awsome! thanks for telling us about it! see you in class
-- ahhh, Woodworking...... What more is there to say?
PanamaJack
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posted 129 days ago
We welcome you to the one and only LumberJocks. We hope that you enjoy your stay/visit each and every time you show up on our door step. If you should need any woodworking question answered, don’t hesitate to ask. Somebody’s gonna have a good answer for you.
-- Carpe Lignum - Seize The Wood,
sandhill
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posted 122 days ago
Good for you and welcome. Maybe I will stop in and see you when I come visit my inlaws over in Newcastle or when we visit our grand daughter in Stillwater. God bless you for what you do with young lives
-- Just another day in paradise.
Napaman
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posted 51 days ago
great to have you aboard!!! sorry I missed you when you joined our site…I applaud all that you are doing…
-- Matt, Napa, CA...SING WITH ME: "Sum...sum...sum...summ...summ...summ...summertime..."
Paul D
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posted 51 days ago
Welcome to LJs !! Glad you have joined us !!
-- Paul D, Atlanta GA