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34 posts in 127 days
Location: TX
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I have been working wood since the mid-80's. Got started when I was in grad school and wanted to do something besides solving equations and running experiments (I am trained as an engineer). So, I signed up for a woodworking class in one of the local junior colleges. From a large stack of Woodsmith magazines owned by the shop teacher, I picked a "Shaker slant top desk" to build for my then girlfriend (now wife:)). The desk called for various double mortise and tenon joints, turned taper legs...not something one would choose as a first wood working project. When I asked the shop teacher if I can finish it in the 8-week class, he said "sure, why not!"
Needless to say, I couldn't get the thing done in that amount of time, not to mention I didn't have the skills nor the know-how. I managed to finish building the desk, but had to resort to using a milling machine in my school's engineering shop to cut the mortises and tenons!
Since then, I have been hooked. As with many, I started as a "Normite" - heavy on using powered machines. Over time, I have picked up more hand tools and the skills to use them. I now try to do most of my lumber prep with machines, and joinery by hand.
-- Planesmooth from TX
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| replied on | Is there any good lumber shop in Dallas/Fort Worth area? | 95 days ago |
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| commented on | Desk and Credenza | 99 days ago |
| commented on | Walnut End Table | 114 days ago |
| added project | Baby Changing Table (1997) | 121 days ago |
| added project | Bookshelf (2001) | 121 days ago |
| added project | Walnut Occasional Table (2003) | 121 days ago |
| commented on | Wooden Box #2 (2008) | 121 days ago |
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| commented on | Garden Shed (2002) | 123 days ago |
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| commented on | Maple Bowl | 124 days ago |
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cabinetmaster
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posted 127 days ago
Welcome to LJ’s. We are here to help you with your woodworking endeavors. Feel free to ask for advise. But Be aware…this site can be very addictive…………LOL
-- Jerry--A man can never have enough tools or clamps
SnowyRiver
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posted 127 days ago
Welcome aboard. Happy to have you join us at Lumberjocks.
-- Wayne - Plymouth MN
Karson
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posted 127 days ago
Welcome to LumberJocks. Glad to have you aboard. †
-- What happens in the workshop stays in the workshop. No wait that doesn't sound right. Karson Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com †
Max
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posted 127 days ago
Glad to see that you have made Lumberjocks a part of your Woodworking experience… Welcome
-- Max "Desperado", Salt Lake City, UT
Scott Bryan
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posted 127 days ago
Hello Planesmooth,
Let me welcome to LJs. I am sure that you will find being a member of this group to be both a rewarding and an inspirational 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.
Beginningwoodworker
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posted 127 days ago
Hello Planesmouth, Welcome to LumberJocks!
-- CJIII Future cabinetmaker
Bureaucrat
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posted 127 days ago
Welcome to Lumber Jocks! Have fun and share the knowledge.
-- Gary, South Central Wisconsin. So much to learn, so little time!
Splinterman
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posted 126 days ago
Welcome to LJ’s…the best site to enhance your woodworking skills and knowledge.
-- I will just keep doing it till I get it right.
EricWrights
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posted 126 days ago
Welcome to LJs. Glad to have you here. Looking forward to read about how your projects go.
-- Sawing, sanding, scraping, cutting? Let Rockwell Sonicrafter do the job. http://rockwellsonicrafter.com
a1Jim
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posted 126 days ago
Welcome to LJs a place were there are great people,super projects and fantastic woodworkers.Enjoy.
-- Jim from Heirloom Woodshop Southern Oregon
Grumpy
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posted 125 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
ND2ELK
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posted 121 days ago
Welcome to Lumberjocks. The projects are an inspiration, the information is priceless and the people are supportive. The only problem is, the site can get addictive.
God Bless
tom
-- Mc Bridge Cabinets, Iowa