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I'm new to woodworking, and circumstance has me looking at a 6'x6' storage room as a workshop. However, instead of being bummed out about it, I'm taking it as a challenge and doing what I can to work around it.
This brings me to hand tools. They're a lot more compact, so that's where I'm leaning for now. Besides, so many beautiful pieces of woodworking were built before machines, I can't help but believe that this will not be a bad thing at all.
However, in acquiring hand tools, I found another passion as well. I really love restoring/rehabbing old tools. I love taking an old, beat up tool that nobody wants and breathing new life into it. I love seeing it pop back to life and become a viable tool again that others can admire as well.
Now, I'm just eager to put steel to wood and get going. I just have to remember that mistakes will teach me more than doing it right. Unfortunately, mistakes cost more than doing it right too ;)
-- "Give me your poor tools, your tired steel, your huddled masses of rust." Yep, I ripped off the Statue of Liberty. That's how I roll!
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Just an FYI for folks, but I’ve apparently come down with something and have been pretty sick for the last couple of days. Flu is a definite possibility here, so Tomcat will not be posting his usual wit and banter for you all to ponder ;) ...
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I’ve always been a bit of an extremist I guess. No, I don’t strap bombs to my chest and blow up stuff that I’m ideologically against. I just tend to go toward some extreme subculture of any hobby I get into. My other passion i...
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Not much got done yesterday. Did you ever have one of those days when nothing seemed to go right? Well, I did yesterday. After a much later start than I wanted, I find that I had forgotten about shaping the stretcher. So, I get to work on th...
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I’m tired. Only two days of working on my bench, and I’m tired. Physically, right now, I’m well rested. There’s a little stiffness in my hand that will get worked out as soon as I get out there and start working, but I&#...
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Early this morning, before the sun was even up, I was sharpening. When you’re a hand tool guy, sharpening is something you must do, and must do well. Sharp blades will slice easily through wood. Dull blades, not so much. Sharpness was es...
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Welcome to LumberJocks. Enjoy the community.
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Welcome fellow newbie! Everyone here is very supportive and can provide a wealth of knowledge and advice. Love your avatar! Is that Ghostrider?
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Hello, welcome to LJs. This is a great site. I hope to see some of your work posted here. Nothing like a good challenge to bring out the best in someone.
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Welcome to Lumberjocks!
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mot
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posted 197 days ago
Hey! Welcome to LJ!
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Eric
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posted 186 days ago
Hey, thanks for swinging by and saying hi. Man, I thought I had the smallest shop in the room (at 6 1/2 by 8 1/2). Got me beat! Looking forward to seeing some pics and how you lay it out. I’ve got a couple pics of mine over on my site.
See ya around!
-- Eric at http://adventuresinwoodworking.com
PanamaJack
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We would like to welcome you to the one and only LumberJocks. If you should need any woodworking question answered, don’t hesitate to ask. Somebody’s gonna have a good answer for you.
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Teri
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posted 168 days ago
Hi Tomcat! Thanks for the welcome. I’m lovin’ this online community. And can’t wait to look through all the workshop links to see if I can pick up some cool ideas.
-- Teri, Kokomo, IN
gizmodyne
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posted 133 days ago
Hey Tomcat.
Hope you are doing ok. Long time no post.
Take Care
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Douglas Bordner
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posted 132 days ago
Yup, John I too am wondering where TC has gotten to.
Hope you are well, Tomcat.
-- "Bordnerizing" perfectly good lumber for over a decade.
Texasgaloot
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posted 80 days ago
Hey Tomcat—
Notice the tag line. A word of warning, however. Once one starts down the slippery slope of neander-woodworking… Well, just say… you’ve been warned!
-- There's no tool like an old tool...
Beginningwoodworker
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Welcome to lumberjocks I am a hand tool woodworker myself.
-- CJIII Future cabinetmaker