Forum topic by TJJ | posted 07-26-2007 10:37 PM | 1231 views | 0 times favorited | 10 replies | ![]() |
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07-26-2007 10:37 PM |
I want to thank you all for all the warm welcomes posted after I signed up. My name is Teresa Jones and I live in Carrollton, Texas, somewhat of a northern suburb of Dallas. My shop resides in an oversized garage (20×30) that is shared with my little pickup truck and another full size vehicle. The pickup stays out in the elements anytime I have a project underway, but the other vehicle MUST come in at night. I am a hobbyist woodworker at best and probably closer to a woodworker wannabe. Hopefully, I’ll get some of my projects posted. I have come along way since my first projects but I know I will continue to learn for as long as I practice the craft. I work full time and participate in family and friends activities as often as possible. That means shop time is down the list a bit so it usually takes forever to finish a project of any size. I am working on my first workbench at the moment. Thanks to a podcast over at The Wood Whisperer I recently fine tuned my Grizzly G0555 and commenced to resaw a mound of Douglas Fir I am using to make the panels for the workbench. I know Douglas Fir is not all that exciting but I was pretty pumped with the results. The most important skill I am working on at the moment is PATIENCE. I spent a full day out there tuning the band saw and making the resaw fence and I was rewarded with great results. I’m usually only good for a couple of hours before patience wears thin. I believe I have officially worn out my welcome by now. TJ |