Wade Samuelson
06-24-2005, 2:38 PM
I registered here last fall and bothered all of you as to how to outfit and layout my tiny shop. I made a lot of sawdust before taking the winter off (no heat!) Well, I've started up again and have made a few VERY basic (complex to me!) shelves for my wife and have done a few minor repairs around my house.
I just wanted to pop in and express my thanks to this group. I got more help here than from people I know. Prior to my snap decision to buy some tools and give it a whirl, I had only used power tools in my one semester of woodshop back in high school. Seriously--I knew absolutely zero about tools and even less about how to use them.
But yesterday, I was working on a little shelf thingy with a table top on it for the covered patio and noticed the roof was still in need of repairs. I had looked at it last summer and wondered "How much will it cost me to get somebody to fix that?" Yesterday my thought was, "If it doesn't rain this weekend I think I'll fix that." *BAM* It hit me: I'm not afraid to try stuff!! And it is all because I got help here picking tools, designing and building a bench, and being convinced that jumping in and trying is the way to go!
Anyway, my craftsmanship is still amateur--visible screws are the trademark of my work!! BUT...my wife likes it and enjoy doing it. This whole venture was intended to be a stress relief and substitute for fishing. The idea was to get a hobby I could do at home and in shorter increments of time than 14 hours at a whack.
I'm thinking it may be time to get some clamps (I only own two) and I also am going to teach myself to make dovetail joints.
Anyway...thanks again for the help and encouragement! It has really been a blessing!
I just wanted to pop in and express my thanks to this group. I got more help here than from people I know. Prior to my snap decision to buy some tools and give it a whirl, I had only used power tools in my one semester of woodshop back in high school. Seriously--I knew absolutely zero about tools and even less about how to use them.
But yesterday, I was working on a little shelf thingy with a table top on it for the covered patio and noticed the roof was still in need of repairs. I had looked at it last summer and wondered "How much will it cost me to get somebody to fix that?" Yesterday my thought was, "If it doesn't rain this weekend I think I'll fix that." *BAM* It hit me: I'm not afraid to try stuff!! And it is all because I got help here picking tools, designing and building a bench, and being convinced that jumping in and trying is the way to go!
Anyway, my craftsmanship is still amateur--visible screws are the trademark of my work!! BUT...my wife likes it and enjoy doing it. This whole venture was intended to be a stress relief and substitute for fishing. The idea was to get a hobby I could do at home and in shorter increments of time than 14 hours at a whack.
I'm thinking it may be time to get some clamps (I only own two) and I also am going to teach myself to make dovetail joints.
Anyway...thanks again for the help and encouragement! It has really been a blessing!