Tim Malyszko
01-01-2007, 11:33 AM
I've been browsing the forums for some time now and finally wanted to introduce myself since I've been getting so much good information from here. This forum has influenced the majority of my recent tool purchases in one way or another. Fortunately, this year was really good for me, so I was able to pick up some of those fun tools that I never really could justify spending the money for in the past.
I got into woodworking back in high school when I was volunteering for the Special School District of St. Louis, MO. The school I worked at took in the worst of the worst from the local public schools and put them in an environment that was one part day jail and another part school. They did however, have a full woodworking shop and a fantastic woodworker on hand that tried teaching the kids that were willing to learn woodworking skills. Fortunately for me, my assignment was in the woodworking classroom.
I immediately fell in love with the hobby and to this day, still use my first project - a handy, wood tool tote made out of birch plywood. I was amazed at all the tools because you would swear from working with my dad that everything could be built using a circular saw, jig saw and sander.
Fortunately, we live in a very old house here in Webster Groves, MO that always requires work, so I'm always having to buy some new tool to get the job done. I've been able to justify it since I save so much in labor by doing it myself.
Now, 13 years later after my first experience in a real woodworker's shop, I have my own with enough tools to really churn out some neat projects. I'm currently building a cedar lined blanket chest built from soft maple with cherry panels and I'm getting ready to build a full set of deck furniture (1 umbrella table and 6 chairs) out of Afromosia to compliment the cedar deck I completed last summer.
To the question...
My woodworking shop is essentially the old 2 car detached garage that is not deep enough to even put 1 car into it. It was at one time more than likely a stable or oversized shed with a dirt floor. When the driveway was poured years ago, a garage floor was also created using asphalt.
The asphalt garage floor is very uneven and it makes it difficult to move stuff around even on casters and I'm always having to shim up my stands to make them level. Is there anything out there that I can use to level and old asphalt floor?
Thanks in advance.
I got into woodworking back in high school when I was volunteering for the Special School District of St. Louis, MO. The school I worked at took in the worst of the worst from the local public schools and put them in an environment that was one part day jail and another part school. They did however, have a full woodworking shop and a fantastic woodworker on hand that tried teaching the kids that were willing to learn woodworking skills. Fortunately for me, my assignment was in the woodworking classroom.
I immediately fell in love with the hobby and to this day, still use my first project - a handy, wood tool tote made out of birch plywood. I was amazed at all the tools because you would swear from working with my dad that everything could be built using a circular saw, jig saw and sander.
Fortunately, we live in a very old house here in Webster Groves, MO that always requires work, so I'm always having to buy some new tool to get the job done. I've been able to justify it since I save so much in labor by doing it myself.
Now, 13 years later after my first experience in a real woodworker's shop, I have my own with enough tools to really churn out some neat projects. I'm currently building a cedar lined blanket chest built from soft maple with cherry panels and I'm getting ready to build a full set of deck furniture (1 umbrella table and 6 chairs) out of Afromosia to compliment the cedar deck I completed last summer.
To the question...
My woodworking shop is essentially the old 2 car detached garage that is not deep enough to even put 1 car into it. It was at one time more than likely a stable or oversized shed with a dirt floor. When the driveway was poured years ago, a garage floor was also created using asphalt.
The asphalt garage floor is very uneven and it makes it difficult to move stuff around even on casters and I'm always having to shim up my stands to make them level. Is there anything out there that I can use to level and old asphalt floor?
Thanks in advance.