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3416 posts in 956 days

Location: napa
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Brand new at this...loved Woodshop in middle school. My 4 year old eats dinner on a little bench I made from the 8th grade. Now I am 37 and suddenly wanting to learn again. Have made a couple projects including a wood box with a cool wood carrying top to bring wood inside...a couple saw horses, a guitar stand and newest is a fence-gate that fit perfectly the first time yesterday.

I bought a Shopsmith 5 and 1 woodworking tool last May with the advice and help of many LJ's and now 6 months later--still super pleased...

Woodworking goal: learn and have fun...grow as woodworker...work through and problem solve...

Will try to take some woodworking classes in the next year...but time is always the dilemna!

-- Matt, Napa, CA...fun is beautiful...just trying to have some fun...

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dennis mitchell

3785 posts in 1193 days


posted 956 days ago

Welcome matt! 1970 must of been a good year

-- http://www.woodsongsfurniture.com

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Karson

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posted 955 days ago

Welcome to LumberJocks

-- What happens in the workshop stays in the workshop. No wait that doesn't sound right. Karson Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com †

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WayneC

5855 posts in 976 days


posted 955 days ago

Welcome. Nice to have another No. Cal Jock.

-- We must guard our enthusiasm as we would our life - James Krenov

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gizmodyne

1658 posts in 968 days


posted 955 days ago

Welcome from Pasadena, CA.

-- -John "Do I have to keep typing a smiley? Just assume it's a joke." www.flickr.com/photos/gizmodyne

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scottb

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posted 955 days ago

Nice to have another 30 something,... even if you’re from the other side of the states – Perfect place to be though!

-- I am always doing what I cannot do yet, in order to learn how to do it. - Pablo Picasso -- http://blanchardcreative.etsy.com -- http://snbcreative.wordpress.com/

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Max

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posted 955 days ago

Glad t see that you have made Lumberjocks a part of your Woodworking experience… Welcome…

-- Max "Desperado", Salt Lake City, UT

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Bill

2562 posts in 1040 days


posted 955 days ago

Welcome Aboard Matt. Nice to see another Californian on here. We are looking forward to seeing your projects.

-- Bill, Turlock California, http://www.brookswoodworks.com

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oscorner

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posted 911 days ago

Welcome to LumberJocks! Let’s see some woodworking.

-- Jesus is Lord!

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oicurn2it2

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posted 690 days ago

sorry about not signing in sooner, to answer your ? that walnut table took me a month and 1/2”and i loved evry minute of it well ..yea every one,
thanks for the compliment

-- "when you think youre going to slow, slow down just a little bit more" .... Pop's

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ChicoWoodnut

894 posts in 694 days


posted 667 days ago

Hi Matt, Been a few days since I could wrestle the computer away from the boy. Been in Chico since 1982 and somehow never left. Must be the smell of hops or something. Now my wheels are ticking about a way to encorporate the nectar into a wood working project. Hmmmmmmmmmmm . . .

Yum

-- Scott - Chico California http://chicowoodnut.home.comcast.net

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kenndenn

45 posts in 720 days


posted 530 days ago

Thanks for the kudos on my deck. It is built on pier blocks. Most of my info was from Handy magazine and this website. http://www.deckplans.com/plans/index.cfm I’ve just posted updated photos of the lattice & the climbing clematis we just planted this last weekend. It’ll look nice this summer…

-- Kenn from Kennewick, WA

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kjverlanic

56 posts in 529 days


posted 524 days ago

Thanks for the warm welcome! Here’s hoping that you and your family have a great summer. I loved having both of my parents (both teachers) home during the summer when I was growing up.

Jolene

-- “There is scarcely anything in the world that some man cannot make a little worse and sell a little cheaper … and the buyers who consider price only are this man’s lawful prey.” John Ruskin

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Miki

51 posts in 486 days


posted 485 days ago

the two person in ur photo , which one is u ?

-- Everything is possible!

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Gene

46 posts in 486 days


posted 480 days ago

Thanks for the complement. Plugging the holes is well worth the trouble, but it is trouble. It does get a lot easier everytime. I have many templates and tricks to make the job easier. I guess it was about the 20th chair that I got smart and got everything more organized.

-- --Gene Plumley--

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mtnwild

1979 posts in 406 days


posted 405 days ago

Checking your site, great projects. Hope you can incorporate some of my wall design into your new deck. I’d be honored.

-- mtnwild (Jack), It's not what you see, it's how you see it.

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Ryan Collins

32 posts in 343 days


posted 343 days ago

I just wasn’t confident with my techniques in turning. I did a lot of learning as I made the lamp.

-- "Measure twice, cut once." - Norm Abram

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Bureaucrat

6897 posts in 530 days


posted 231 days ago

Happy Anniversary! This coming week you will have been a Lumber Jock for 2 years. Thanks for your participation. Keep on posting Napaman!

-- Gary, South Central Wisconsin. So much to learn, so little time!

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odie

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posted 153 days ago

Oh he’s still sneaking around.

-- Odie, Confucius say, "He who laughs at one's self is BUTT of joke". http://woodstermangotwood.blogspot.com/ (my funny blog)

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unknownwoodworker

218 posts in 582 days


posted 149 days ago

I miss you too Matt !

-- ??? My mistakes heat the house. It's very warm in here. ???

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Napaman

3416 posts in 956 days


posted 149 days ago

ahhh…lol…well…now that it is june…get ready for addiciton stage!!!

-- Matt, Napa, CA...fun is beautiful...just trying to have some fun...

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Mytoya

102 posts in 93 days


posted 90 days ago

Hi there Napaman, Thanks for stopping by my page. I love your work. When I get more into my turning I will be looking you up. The native American woman is 12in tall. It is leaning back on a stand so it looks a bit smaller. It can be made larger but that was the size to customer needed.
The Drama masks are made of mahogany.
Keep in touch!

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Dan Lyke

596 posts in 1003 days


posted 32 days ago

Hey, I don’t think I’m gonna make it out to Sacramento for that Northern CA jocks meetup in November, but we should try to organize something North-Bay-ish! (Not that woodworking in Sonoma doesn’t already have quite a bit of cool events…)

-- Dan Lyke, Petaluma California, http://www.flutterby.net/User:DanLyke

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gary46

6 posts in 27 days


posted 27 days ago

Hi Napaman, your work is really good. As for the yellow chair back angle I’ve used 25 degrees on other chairs and it seemed to work great for this design as well.

-- Gary, Arkansas

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