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1413 posts in 883 days
Location: Alabama
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Im 50 years old and have been doing Architectural woodwork for about 32 years now. Wow! I guess time flies when you're having fun.
I have a 600 sq ft garage shop where i have a Felder BF-49 combination jointer, planer, shaper, mortise and table saw machine. Besides lots of small power tools i also have a Grizzly horizontal sander, a small Jet dust collector, a Shop Fox version of a William & Hussey moulder, a Rockwell 10" radial arm saw, and a Magnum 14" bandsaw thats probably a few years older than me.
Custom entry doors seem to be my most frequent projects , but i enjoy the variety of possibilities in woodworking and sometimes head off on some pretty wild tangents. We gotta keep it interesting and fun!
-- miles125, Alabama.."Architecture is frozen music""
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| commented on | "Stressed" | 18 days ago |
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I’ve spent some time over the holidays in consignment and resale shops. Theres a troubling trend i’m noticing. Chances are you can buy a fine hardwood table, desk, stool or various and sundry other items for less than you can buy the s...
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A few months back a customer had this cartridge laying out in her back yard and saw me admiring it and told me to take it. I had no idea what i’d do with it but i knew it was too unusual to pass up. So i made me a shell for it out of a ch...
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Maybe i’m just being the picky sort. But i believe wood, possessing a directional grain, pretty much demands its dimensions be given in a standardized way. I can’t count the number of times i’ve run into problems with people givi...
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I run into people all the time that i swear i don’t know how they make it. I’m referring to those i’ll call the “functionally illiterate at fixing things”. I know i would be one broke sucker if i had to call a plum...
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I had a gentleman present me with a photograph of a front door he liked and asked if i could build something like it. The picture was not the best quality, so i noticed the web address at the bottom of the page of where he retrieved it. The websit...
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PanamaJack
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posted 883 days ago
Welcome to the the one and only LumberJocks. Enjoy your time spent on-line here.
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WayneC
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posted 883 days ago
Welcome to Lumberjocks. Enjoy the site.
-- We must guard our enthusiasm as we would our life - James Krenov
miles125
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posted 883 days ago
Thanks for the welcome guys. Looking forward to seeing what fellow woodworkers are up to. Now i just need to figure out how to get my pic on my profile…..
-- miles125, Alabama.."Architecture is frozen music""
WayneC
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posted 883 days ago
If you have it on your computer. Got to My account (top of page in blue). Then to profile. There is a link to upload your photo there.
-- We must guard our enthusiasm as we would our life - James Krenov
Karson
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posted 883 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 †
mot
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posted 883 days ago
Sounds like a great setup! Welcome to lumberjocks!
-- You can discover more about a person in an hour of play than in a year of conversation. (Plato)
Greg3G
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posted 883 days ago
Welcome. Glad to have you aboard.
-- Greg - Charles Town, WV
oscorner
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posted 881 days ago
Welcome to LumberJocks! I look forward to seeing your work.
-- Jesus is Lord!
jockmike2
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posted 880 days ago
Welcome Miles to LJs, if you need anything just ask anyone. jockmike
-- Mike. mwurm13@yahoo.com
WayneC
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posted 749 days ago
What are you up to? Not seen ya in a while.
-- We must guard our enthusiasm as we would our life - James Krenov
suliman
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posted 491 days ago
THANKE YOU MILES
and also am happy that you are doormaker
-- Suliman , Syria, jablah ,
mtnwild
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posted 370 days ago
You have mass projects. Been doing this a while. Great projects and craftsmanship. Love the boxes. Doors too, WOW. Great seeing your work.
-- mtnwild (Jack), It's not what you see, it's how you see it.
Rogue
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posted 347 days ago
I have been thinking about getting into building entry door. Yours are great.
-- Rogue
CARVINGLIFEdotCom
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posted 289 days ago
Hi Miles,
Thanks for the kind words about my bear carving. As for being patient, I greatly respect the hand carvers who spend days chiseling, they’re the patient ones to me. I’m with you on the chainsaw note though, I just spent a few hours working on them, as of the moment I own 12, and 3 of them are working properly.
-Tim
PS. Nice work!
-- www.carvinglife.com is a new, developing resource for woodcarvers, especially those interested in chainsaw carving. Come check out videos, pictures, how to's and more!
Bureaucrat
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posted 155 days ago
Miles:
Congratulations on being a Lumber Jock for 2 years. I think tomorrow (June 6) is your anniversary. Thanks for being an active part of this site.
-- Gary, South Central Wisconsin. So much to learn, so little time!
Grumpy
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posted 152 days ago
Congrat Miles. Keep up the good work.
-- Grumpy - "Always look on the bright side of life"- Monty Python