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    Dust Collector Advice Needed

    Howdy! I am a new member here, and am flummoxed by a recent attempt to upgrade my Dust Collection system, so any advice would be greatly appreciated. I am a totally disabled veteran and have converted a 40’ HC shipping container into my workshop. I started out with a ShopFox 1HP DC (W1727)...
  2. F

    New woodworker from the Triad

    Hello from the Triad area! I joined a while back and decided that I should finally introduce myself. I have done small woodworking projects for a long time but finally decided to get more serious about it. My shop, for years, was disorganized and honestly too frustrating to do much work...
  3. D

    Advice for a desktop?

    I recently got a GeekDesk base; it's a desk base that raises from a sitting desk to a standing desk. I now need to build a desktop for it, and could use some advice. I'm looking to build a desktop maybe 5'x3', with a raised monitor shelf running along the back. First, what material should I...
  4. CatButler

    Newbie questions

    Hi, I am a newbie to wood turning. If you haven't followed my saga, I built a treadle lathe (completed a treadle lathe to be exact) a while back. Mostly I used it to make a few handles for marking knives, etc, mostly turned with dry reclaimed scrap wood. I wanted to make a nice scratch awl...
  5. A

    newbie new member

    Hey, I'm a newbie woodworker and new member of this list. Been lurking a little while now. I have always wanted to understand how to do at least simple projects in wood. So this summer I took the beginning woodworking class at the NCSU craft center. I made my first piece of furniture...a...
  6. wjw62

    Newbie

    Hi: Just joined your group today. I'm retired, working in stained glass and watercolor art, and am trying to set up a framing shop. I want to make my own moulding for framing, and have heard that a horizontal router table is the way to go. Any advice on picture framing set-ups, equipment...
  7. C

    Newbie problem

    Question: I don't have a lot of experience turning, a couple of classes at a local rockler dealer and a few little acorn birdhouses and pens but what do you do when you get a piece of wood that just refuses to be cut easily. I have a piece of locust as well a a piece of tiger wood but every...
  8. smallboat

    newbie intro (with photos!)

    Well, I've been lurking for a while and even posted a few comments along the way. I figured its time to introduce myself. First off, let's be clear. I'm not a woodworker. Not in the sense I see from the members here. But I do like to build things now and then and appreciate the combined...
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    • intro newbie photos ultra light canoe
    • Replies: 15
    • Forum: Who We Are
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    Newbie wants to buy hardwood in WNC

    Hi, I'm new to this forum and hope I'm in the right place. I have a small workshop and do turnings and some custom chess boards. I'm looking for a place within a 1 hr drive of Hendersonville, NC to buy hardwood. Mostly domestic but some exotic. It needs to be planed and jointed (their on my...
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    Newbie from Holly Springs, NC

    Hi All: I'm new to the forum, but not to woodworking. As suggested in the instructions for new members, I've created a profile and posted a couple pics of my projects and shop. I'm a serious hobbyist, and plan to spend more time with WW now that I'm phasing into retirement (and closing out...
  11. RoadRunner

    Newbie from Murphy, NC

    Sorta new to NC, came here in May. Love the area..... Currently building a garage/workshop, 32 x 30, with ample space for a shop and vehicles. Garage about 90% complete, just some siding in the back that did not get done before the good weather went south... Workshop under construction, most...
  12. J

    Hello from Columbia, SC!

    Hi All, I'm a newbie woodworker in Columbia, SC, and I found this site while looking for some local woodworking groups. I see that there are lots of talented and knowledgeable individuals on these forums, so hopefully I can learn a few things, improve my skills, and share some great photos...
    • jjalert
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    • columbia introduction newbie
    • Replies: 20
    • Forum: Who We Are
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    Newbie in Summerfield

    Hi y'all! I'm really just a novice with a nice shop and not enough time to play. I love woodworking and have several friends who are serious about it. As I get closer to retiring, I think more seriously on this hobby so I thought I'd meet more people here on line for more tips and tricks...
  14. R

    Hello from newbie in Asheville

    Hello Everybody. My name is Ronnie and I live in Asheville, NC. I am very new to woodworking, but really enjoy it. I am hoping that this new community will help me grow and learn without making to many mistakes (hahahaha). Hopefully I will not ask too many goffy questions.
  15. X

    Newbie from Pittsboro/Chapel Hill

    Hi there from halfway between Chapel Hill and Pittsboro! I'm quite new to woodworking (at it for less than a year, weather- and wife-permitting.). Wife complains that I haven't built anything, except things for the 'shop'. Gotta start somewhere I tell her. This might not be the right...
    • xvimbi
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    • chapel hill hill newbie pittsboro pittsboro or chapel
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: Who We Are
  16. E

    Pfafftown - Newbie

    Hello to all: I have recently returned to NC about a month ago and shall we say was pushed into retirement. The good news is that we are back in NC and close to the granddaughter and loving every minute of it. I have not set up my shop here yet as it will be in the garage and it has been way...
  17. R

    Newbie in Raleigh

    Hey, my name is Ross and I live in Raleigh. I bought a foreclosed home a year ago and have been remodeling it. The bones of the house are back together, but it is a little empty. I would like to gain some wood working skills and have a few DIY projects in mind. With big dreams I would...
  18. K

    Newbie here from Concord

    Hello may name is Kelly, I am new to the site. I was recommended by ashley_phil, I know I am ambitious but I am looking to build a spinning wheel for my wife as an anniversary gift. http://www.craftsmanspace.com/Free%20projects/Spinning%20Wheel.pdf any help and/or advice would be great, also I...
  19. B

    New McDowell County Woodworker Here!

    Hello all. My name is Brooks. Live in Old Fort, NC with my beautiful wife and two wonderful sons who are 2 and 5. I myself am 27 years old. I've always had a good bit of interest in woodworking and have dabbled in it off and on with marginal results at best. I get the feeling that this is a...
    • BTilson
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    • county mcdowell newbie woodworker
    • Replies: 18
    • Forum: Who We Are
  20. S

    Newbie to the Forum

    I’m new to the forum and have just dabbled in woodworking but the more I make the more I want to make more. I’m currently interested in making a long bow, a small boat, and a stock for a Kentucky long rifle out of curly maple or some other wood like it. Is there a way to know if a tree is...

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