Brent Stout
02-17-2010, 4:53 AM
It’s been a thrill to find this web-site, where I can see the work and learn from people who are passionate about woodworking. I have picked up several bits of very useful information in the couple of weeks that I’ve been looking at this forum.
I guess I started woodworking early, I think I was about 12 when my Dad bought an old Atlas lathe at an auction for twenty five dollars, including a set of chisels. My Dad set up the lathe in our basement and provided some pieces of wood that I would spend hours turning until there was nothing left but a bunch of shavings. Some of the pieces were “Very Nice”, (according to my Mother).
As an adult, I continued to gather tools and try to spend as much time as I could learning how to work with wood. In the mid 1980’s my hobby had turned into an evening business where I made a few extra dollars to support the family. In 1989 I bought a farm and for the next ten years I had to work on the farm all day, but it was the work in the wood shop in the evenings that provided a living for my family. The almond orchards are now providing well for us, and the woodworking is back to being a hobby that I pursue every chance I get. Two years ago we remodeled our house, which gave me plenty of projects to keep me busy during the winters.
Here’s some pictures of a few of the cabinets and furniture from the last couple of years.
Thanks for looking,
Brent
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I guess I started woodworking early, I think I was about 12 when my Dad bought an old Atlas lathe at an auction for twenty five dollars, including a set of chisels. My Dad set up the lathe in our basement and provided some pieces of wood that I would spend hours turning until there was nothing left but a bunch of shavings. Some of the pieces were “Very Nice”, (according to my Mother).
As an adult, I continued to gather tools and try to spend as much time as I could learning how to work with wood. In the mid 1980’s my hobby had turned into an evening business where I made a few extra dollars to support the family. In 1989 I bought a farm and for the next ten years I had to work on the farm all day, but it was the work in the wood shop in the evenings that provided a living for my family. The almond orchards are now providing well for us, and the woodworking is back to being a hobby that I pursue every chance I get. Two years ago we remodeled our house, which gave me plenty of projects to keep me busy during the winters.
Here’s some pictures of a few of the cabinets and furniture from the last couple of years.
Thanks for looking,
Brent
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