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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...sanity...has arrived...JUNE-JULY-AUGUST...

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dennis mitchell

3704 posts in 1066 days


posted 829 days ago

Welcome matt! 1970 must of been a good year

-- http://www.woodsongsfurniture.com

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Karson

21155 posts in 1152 days


posted 828 days ago

Welcome to LumberJocks

-- Karson Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com †

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WayneC

5774 posts in 849 days


posted 828 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

1633 posts in 841 days


posted 828 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

3341 posts in 1078 days


posted 828 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 828 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

2548 posts in 913 days


posted 828 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

4573 posts in 1062 days


posted 784 days ago

Welcome to LumberJocks! Let’s see some woodworking.

-- Jesus is Lord!

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oicurn2it2

82 posts in 589 days


posted 563 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

884 posts in 567 days


posted 540 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 593 days


posted 403 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

55 posts in 402 days


posted 397 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

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posted 358 days ago

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

-- Everything is possible!

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Gene

44 posts in 359 days


posted 353 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

1672 posts in 279 days


posted 278 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 216 days


posted 216 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

4494 posts in 403 days


posted 104 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

1537 posts in 591 days


posted 26 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 455 days


posted 22 days ago

I miss you too Matt !

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

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Napaman

2820 posts in 829 days


posted 22 days ago

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

-- Matt, Napa, CA...sanity...has arrived...JUNE-JULY-AUGUST...

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