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456 posts in 614 days

Location: StLouis MO
Website: tooldad.com

Shop teacher, 10 years. Taught general shop to woods to vocational construction education, currently teaching woods at high school level.

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GaryK

9549 posts in 887 days


posted 614 days ago

Welcome to Lumberjocks! Enjoy yourself.

-- Gary, East TX -- The longest journey begins with a single step.

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Grumpy

14932 posts in 750 days


posted 614 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

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rikkor

11335 posts in 774 days


posted 614 days ago

Welcome to LJ. You will like it here.

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cajunpen

5968 posts in 965 days


posted 614 days ago

Welcome to LumberJocks. Enjoy the community.

-- Bill - "Suit yourself and let the rest be pleased." http://www.cajunpen.com/

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Scott Bryan

20793 posts in 721 days


posted 614 days ago

Hello Tooldad

Let me welcome you to LJs. I hope that you will find this to be an exciting and rewarding 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.

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HallTree

2041 posts in 666 days


posted 614 days ago

Welcome! With 10+ years teaching woodworking I hope you can show us a tip or two. Looking forward to see your projects and comments. Have fun and work safe.

-- Ron in Osseo, Minnesota

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Max

14540 posts in 1172 days


posted 613 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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tooldad

456 posts in 614 days


posted 613 days ago

A couple of years ago I was in the same boat. I was outdoing my delta contractor saw and needed something bigger. Obviously I wanted a powermatic or delta uni saw. Kept seeing unisaw’s for about a grand used and powermatics a little more. I told my self for a grand, I will get a grizzly. I have their jointer and for 5 years at the time no problems. My wife is understanding of my hobby/career and realizes an investment has to be made sometimes. However she wants research to back up my purchase decision. I kept shopping around and long behold, Amazon has the industrial delta cabinet saw for $1100 with a 50” beismeyer. Didn’t have to think twice. Better to ask for forgiveness than for permission. Love the saw now for 2 years. Only 2 minor issues, the slanted floor in the bottom of the cabinet isn’t steep enough, I always end up having to clean out the saw even with dust collection. 2nd, what happened to the 2 wrench blade changing setup like the contractor saws have? It is a pain when I am trying to change from a standard blade to a dado and the standard blade is sharp enough to cut the block I am using to lock the blade. Go figure. You won’t regret the unisaw. I don’t have any experience with steel city.

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tooldad

456 posts in 614 days


posted 613 days ago

that last comment was supposed to be on another blog. I signed in and assumed it would take me back to the same blog

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Karson

25873 posts in 1300 days


posted 608 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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ND2ELK

6229 posts in 673 days


posted 600 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

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Paul D

2125 posts in 648 days


posted 599 days ago

Welcome to LJs !! Glad you have joined us !!

-- Paul D, Atlanta GA

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EGA

161 posts in 712 days


posted 599 days ago

I admire your work and your occupation of working with the young people. I have the first three things that I made in highschool, actually four. A cow kicked a milk stool into about four different zip codes and that was before they designated zip codes. Again beautiful piece of work.

-- www.flickr.com/photos/egamarine/

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Napaman

3492 posts in 976 days


posted 598 days ago

welcome to LJ’s…I am a high school teacher as well in Napa, CA…but shop is just a hobby…I teach US History and Psychology…

This really is a great site and a great group of people…so enjoy…

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

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Dick, & Barb Cain

7046 posts in 1199 days


posted 594 days ago

Hi Tooldad,

I welcome you to LUMBERJOCKS! & thank you for your response on Jared’s projects.

It’s nice to see another teacher taking interest in teaching kids some serious woodworking.

This is also my first time at trying out Martin’s Widgets! COOL!

Click for details

-- -** You are never to old to set another goal or to dream a new dream ****************** Dick, & Barb Cain, Hibbing, MN. http://www.woodcarvingillustrated.com/gallery/member.php?uid=3627&protype=1

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Tooldads_apprentice

59 posts in 460 days


posted 460 days ago

Its to late!

-- Your not a true woodworker until you blow your nose and saw dust comes out! (WoodWorker Rule)

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Bureaucrat

7373 posts in 551 days


posted 252 days ago

Congratulations! This coming week you will have been a Lumber Jock for 1 year! Thanks for your participation.

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

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Woodshopteacher

11 posts in 224 days


posted 222 days ago

I’m in Prescott Arizona. My program gained attention because of a project we did for Make a Wish. We were featured in WOOD magazine. American Woodworker magazine, and the CarveWright educational brochure. If you are interested, take a look at some of my posts to view links to the articles and videos. tom.bockman@prescottschools.com

-- tom.bockman

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