Not that I'm your only member from the mountains, just the newest. When we retired up here three years ago, we built a separate woodworking shop for me to escape to. It's nicely loaded with tools, so I can't use that as an excuse. Ignorance of "real" woodworking is the problem. I have been a hack all my life, and now I want to build furniture and boxes and nice things out of hardwood. I have made many mistakes in the last couple of years, but the biggest mistake was using wood that was still "green." I thought that air drying oak local sawmill boards for three years was adequate. Now that my desks and entertainment center are warping and twisting, I know better. There are other mistakes, like not taking time to really learn jointery. Hope this forum will help me slow down and learn some better techniques.
Bob
Bob