Newbie here...

Hello and welcome to Lumberjocks Tony .You will have no problem getting ideas to help inspire you in your future woodworking endeavours

-- John in Cranbrook http://www.extremebirdhouse.com ....http://community.webshots.com/user/cranbrook2

Welcome aboard Tony

-- Growing older but not up!

You can check out Thuan's bio. He’d probably be an inspiration to you. I know he is for.

john,
welcome to lumberjocks! i do hope you are able to eventually hit the ground running, but some good advice on that would be to take your time when buying your tools. don’t get in a rush and buy up any good deal. just do your research, read reviews, etc and buy your tools slowly. and remember, even a pocketknife is a woodworking tool, so…can’t wait to see your first project.

~isaac

-- Isaac, "It's no coincidence that Jesus was a lumberjock too"

Welcome to LJ :)
I know that we have LumberJocks who do their woodworking in their living room, have created amazing projects while staying in hotel rooms, and someone has their shop up in their attic. So, where there’s a will, there’s a way! :)

-- "Functional WoodArt" by Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

Tony,

Welcome!!

Ask any question you want. Everyone here is willing to help and no one will think your inquiries are “stupid”.

Looking forward to seeing your projects.

Lew

Welcome! For knowlege and visuals go to: http://store.taunton.com/onlinestore/catalog/woodworking/DVDs and you will learn so much in a very short period of time. Also all the LJ’s have knowlegde that combined will fill many a volume of books.

-- Never board, always knotty, lots of growth rings

I have purchased my first book, I figure I can start disecting that at least. ‘Woodworking Basics: Mastering the Essentials of Craftsmanship: An Integrated Approach with Hand and Power Tools’ by Peter Korn was my choice. I’ve read a few reviews stating it is the perfect book for the beginner to start with.

-- No Farmers = No Food

Welcome to Lumberjocks! John is right—there’s inspiration in truckloads around here! Enjoy!

-- "The only thing that counts is faith, expressing itself in love." --Galatians 5:6

Welcome, Tony!

I have one warning: If you want to be a woodworker, and you keep hanging around here looking at the projects, you’re going to get the urge so bad that you’ll find yourself making furniture in your apartment kitchen. :-)

-- Charlie M. "Woodworking - patience = firewood"