I’ve already made one post and am thankful too some of the outstanding members here for very good and timely advice that lead to the cure for my question. Heck, I even had a chance to give a small tip of my own in the Thread.
While hanging out and reading as many of the posts as possible it became apparent that it is common practice here in the Creek to introduce yourself to the membership… so here goes.
This past January 1st my retirement from the state of Florida was completed and Kay & I moved up here to NC (my birth state) so that we could be closer to Kids & Grandkids… we have 8 Kids, 22 G/K and also have 2 GG/K.
And, yes those numbers are correct!
Maybe now, with more time available to me, I will be able to learn a little more about being a ‘good’ woodworker so that the projects we have planned for our “New/Old House” will turn out well. There will be numerous projects, but two pieces that need to be done in the next few months include a chest to hold the leaves/inserts that go with our new dining table, this thing is 9 feet long, so we remove at least two of the inserts except when the G/Ks are here, so a good storage system is needed. The other project is a bookcase for the living room, its main purpose will be to cover the new 200 AMP breaker panel we had installed. More info will be forthcoming about that big ugly panel when the project is posted on my website.
My ‘Tool’s List’ already included a large number of hand tools and power tools, plus an old cheap Craftsman TS, a Craftsman 10’ RAS and a PC router. In the last few weeks there were some other new additions, Delta DP #200 , Delta BS #28-276, Delta TS #36-649 and a Dewalt DW706 CMS.
As you can see in the picture below, my shop is only in the beginning stages, the concrete guy is supposed to be here Monday to start putting in the floor… there will be lots to do after that before it comes anywhere close to being a suitable workspace, like electrial, air, dust control and much more.
If you want to see some of the pictures and details about our New/Old House you can click on my name above... And if you would like to see some of those Kids & GrandKids you can go Here.
After looking around several WW forums I tried to pick the friendliest & most informative to join... the Creek would seem to be that place! good to be here.