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29 posts in 414 days
Location: Rockwood, Ontario, Canada
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I am a retired teacher, and now just recently retired from working in the jewellery business. For the past 35 plus years I have lived in Rockwood, ON and enjoyed working in my garden and "playing" in my workshop.
Several years ago, we moved to a new freehold luxury townhome situated above the river. We love it here, with a protected mixed wood stand between us and the river, although I can usually see the river between the trees. My workshop is small and limited to only part of the basement. Here I can "play" while creating decorative items for outdoors, or refinishing some antique piece that I have collected over the years. I used to have a stained glass small business, and am thinking of ways of incorporating stained glass and wood into some artistic expressions, perhaps adding photography into the mix as well.
In the past, while teaching and also serving in municipal politics for 20 year, I usually had a small busines going also. Thoses included a photography company, a couple of antique companies, an artistic aquisition company, a stained glass company, as well as a canes and spindle company. Just some things to keep my creative mind going.
I really have to get something going again, having been retired ( for the second time) since January. One can only travel so much especially these days. I find being at home is less stressful than travelling, although travelling does have its benefits as well. One certainly can get a lot of ideas flowing when seeing other people's work.
That is what I hope happens here.
-- jroot
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Max
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posted 414 days ago
Glad to see that you have made Lumberjocks a part of your Woodworking experience… Welcome
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rikkor
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posted 414 days ago
Welcome to LJ. You will like it here.
Scott Bryan
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posted 414 days ago
Hello Jroot,
Welcome to LJs. I am sure that you will find this to be an enjoyable and rewarding part 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.
woodyone
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posted 413 days ago
Welcome to Lumberjocks.
Woody
-- Woody, UK
TedM
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posted 413 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! - http://www.woodworkersguide.com
Bigdogs117
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posted 413 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
trifern
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posted 412 days ago
Welcome to LJ’s.
-- My favorite piece is my last one, my best piece is my next one.
Grumpy
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posted 412 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
jroot
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posted 411 days ago
Thanks, folks. I’ve got some good ideas already, just by looking.
-- jroot
Mark Shymanski
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posted 410 days ago
Welcome to Lumberjocks. It is a fascinating and inspiring place. It sounds like you’ve got a lot of experience at many different things, I am hopeful that you can find a lot of interesting ideas here and perhaps post some of your projects here.
-- ...it's rennovation time!!!
Karson
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posted 354 days ago
Welcome to LumberJocks. Glad to have you aboard. ☺
Born in Peterborough and lived in Omemee until 13.
-- What happens in the workshop stays in the workshop. No wait that doesn't sound right. Karson Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com †
Bureaucrat
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Congratulations on your upcoming anniversary as a Lumber Jock! I look forward to more of your posts.
-- Gary, South Central Wisconsin. So much to learn, so little time!