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My grandfather owned a small town lumberyard, and I practically grew up there, working summers since I was twelve until I was out of high school. When I wasn't humping bales of fiberglass insulation or unloading railcars of creosote fence posts (try doing both back to back on a hot summer afternoon), I was in the cabinet shop asking questions and building things out of scrap, and I loved it. Other than some meatball projects around the house, that was the extent for my woodworking until the last year or so. I then gave to my son, a box my grandfather had built for me when I was about his age. It was larger than a breadbox, but smaller than a footlocker and had a hasp on it so I could keep some things out of the hands of my brothers and sister. It was just made of clear pine, but was very well built with my grandfathers love. Well my two daughters were naturally jealous, so I decided to make boxes for them as well. And that's where it started! Theirs I made from curly maple with dovetailed sides, the first dovetails I had ever done. It took a lot longer than I thought it would, but they were very pleased and I think they turned out well for a first project.
My corner of the garage workshop has expanded to one side full time and both sides from time to time. I buy new tools as i need them for a particular project, but I certainly have the bug. I'm currently working on a hall mirror with out of mesquite with in lays of ebony. I have so may projects lined up in my mind, I don't know how I will get out of the shop.

-- If you think healthcare is expensive now, wait until it's free! PJ O'Rourke

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WayneC

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posted 765 days ago

Welcome to LumberJocks. Enjoy the community.

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

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Max

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posted 765 days ago

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

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

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Karson

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posted 765 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 †

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mot

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posted 765 days ago

Hey! Welcome to LJ!

-- You can discover more about a person in an hour of play than in a year of conversation. (Plato)

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Greg Mitchell

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posted 765 days ago

Welcome to Lumberjocks!

-- Greg Mitchell--Lowell, AR--gdamitchell@sbcglobal.net

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PanamaJack

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posted 763 days ago

We would like to welcome you to the one and only LumberJocks. If you should need any woodworking question answered, don’t hesitate to ask. Somebody’s gonna have a good answer for you.

-- Carpe Lignum - Seize The Wood,

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Thos. Angle

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posted 756 days ago

Welcome to Lumber Jocks. You will like this place. Now.;.. about that name???

-- Thos. Angle

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RAH

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posted 755 days ago

Good to see you sign up, I just found this site and signed up the other day. Lots of excellent projects and more ideas than we will ever make.

-- Ron Central, CA

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RobS

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posted 751 days ago

Welcome a-board fellow Texan. Enjoy the site.

-- Rob (A) Waxahachie,TX

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Dorje

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posted 751 days ago

Welcome Tom! I’d love to see those curly maple boxes you made for your daughters!

-- Dorje (pronounced "door-jay"), Seattle, WA

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brunob

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posted 750 days ago

If you like working with wood, you’re in the right place. Welcome

-- Bruce from Central New York

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Douglas Bordner

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posted 750 days ago

Welcome Tom! I’m with Dorje. We always want to see pictures of your projects, especially boxes. There are loads of boxmakers around.
Pretty much the whole spectrum of woodworkers in every specialty, pros to amateurs can be found on the site.
If there are things about the site that need clarification there are “pros” for that here as well (Picture posting, video, page formatting, the works). Just post a question and someone will be along to help. Hope you enjoy Lumberjocks.

Having too many projects in mind might be the key to longevity (as in I can’t die — I’m too far behind now).

-- "Bordnerizing" perfectly good lumber for over a decade.

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TomK

503 posts in 765 days


posted 729 days ago

This is beautiful work. You’ve inspired me to try the double double!

-- If you think healthcare is expensive now, wait until it's free! PJ O'Rourke

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scott shangraw

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posted 694 days ago

Never got a chance to welcome you to LJ.I do alot of Mesquite work myself love the stuff my my lungs don’t,for some reason I just started developing an allergy to it.Were abouts in TX I do a few shows there.

-- Scott NM,http://www.shangrilawoodworks.com

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TomK

503 posts in 765 days


posted 694 days ago

Live in Rockwall, east of Dallas, Mesquite area. Let me know when and where your show will be. Like to see it.

Tom Keegan

-- If you think healthcare is expensive now, wait until it's free! PJ O'Rourke

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Garyswood

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posted 609 days ago

Tom,
if you get the chance please post some of your work…I would mind seeig pics from that b-17 jump also. I’m a pilot and former skydiver and DZ pilot.

-- Gary, Matthews NC

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janice

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posted 298 days ago

Nice legs and dove tailes. I don’t know how to do either yet. With as many drawers I have built, can’t believe I managed to get by this long without knowing how to do dovetails. Sometimes I think what I don’t know yet scares me. And to scared to learn it. Very nice work!

-- Janice

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Bureaucrat

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posted 42 days ago

Congratulations on your upcoming 2 year anniversary being a Lumber Jock. Thanks for your posts and participation.

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

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