Mark, thanks for the offer! The move is going quite well. Today is the big day for getting some movers in, but they're mostly going to be used for my parents house - we're buying my mom and dads house in Hudsonville. All we have left is house is a couple couches and a couple beds. So we're good to go! But thank you tremendously for the offer! We decided, after all, to keep the shop where it is for right now because my sister is buying our house. We'll wait until we get settled in and it gets warmer to tackle the shop. Also, I'm going to need to setup an area in the new house to be able to handle it. So that could take a bit. Kind of a bummer. But again, thanks a lot for the offer. That's very generous!
You're Can-Ref/American Reformed (Dutton)? I preached this past summer in Chatham and had a great time meeting the brothers there. Also, I went to school with Bill DeJong who serves at the Can Ref in Hamilton. Wonderful group of churches. Many of my commentaries come from godutch.com and are from Can Ref authors. I'm very much indebted to them in my ministry. Regarding handcut dovetails, I'd love to show you how I make them. I can't claim expertise, but I enjoy cutting them and I would certainly enjoy meeting up with you and helping you out in whatever way I can. The down side is that we're moving over the next few weeks - long story : ) So my shop in the next week or so is going to get packed up and shipped to Hudsonville. But cutting dovetails takes just a few tools and we're off to the races. So I'd be happy to set something up with you. Let me know when you have some down time and we can try and set something up. Blessings! Jason
Mark, Yes, I am a member of the URC. In fact, I'm the pastor of Bethel URC on the corner of 20th and Baldwin in Jenison. I started working with wood when I attended Mid America Reformed Seminary (1998 grad). We moved back here, Jenison is my hometown, after being in Chicago and California for the last 16 or so years. Pretty cool is right! Good to make your acquaintance. If you want to check out some of the furniture I've made, I keep a little blog gallery of sorts at www.makerofshaker.com Kind of silly, but it's been fun to put together and keep up. Since moving back, I've only been able to make a couple projects - the second of which is almost done. Blessings! Jason
Mark, it's dutch bingo time... My kids go to Zion Christian in Byron Center and we have a number of ten Haaf's at school. Just wondering if there's any connection? Blessings, Jason
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