Hello from Weddington!

[bsquared]

Greetings Gentlemen! Just a short blurb to introduce myself.
My name is Brooks Bloxom and I live in Weddington, NC. I stumbled onto and joined the NC woodworker site in January of 2009 and have been lurking in the shadows until now. I have found the site to be a wealth of information generated by a cast of thousands.
I am by trade a software application developer for local governments; however I am currently unemployed and looking. I have a small 16 x 20 shop I built in 1998 as part of a garage addition I did to my house. My woodworking skills are very elementary compared to some of the fine projects I have seen posted on this site. However each day is a new and learning experience.
The second purpose of this post is to tell you of an auction this coming Monday in Statesville.
http://www.auctionzip.com/cgi-bin/auctionview.cgi?lid=806105&kwd=&zip=28104&category=0
Sometimes the auctions turn out to be dogs and sometimes there are deals to be had!

Brooks

 

[Bryan S]

Welcome Brooks glad you joined in. There are a lot of great folks here always willing to lend a hand or share some knowledge. There are quite a few here that make my skills look elementary and there are more than us that feel the same way. Join right in ask and post away.

 

[Ray Martin]

Hello Brooks,

Welcome. Glad you found us. Can you tell us a bit more about the kind of woodworking you like to do?

 

[red]

Welcome to the forum.

Red

 

[boxxmaker]

Welcome to the forum,like already said,a bunch of great folks here willing to help out if they can.

 

[bsquared]

I really have not focused on one particular type of woodworking. For the past couple of years I have been trying to learn new techniques of doing things. I have done some of my shop cabinets, several small decks, outdoor furniture and a bunch of bird houses. Enclosed is a photo of a Purple Martin House I did this past October.

View image in gallery​

 

[Canuck]

Welcome to the site, Brooks!!!:icon_thum

Glad to see you formally join us and look forward to your future posts.

Wayne

 

[skeeter]

Hello Brooks and welcome to the site.

 

[sapwood]

Welcome to NCWWer, Brooks!
Good luck with employment and woodworking :icon_thum

Roger

 

[LeftyTom]

Nah, Brooks, your woodworking skill are not elementary. They are rustic! :icon_thum

 

[Partman]

Welcome to the site, glad to have you join. :icon_thum


Danny

 

[McRabbet]

Welcome to the site, Brooks -- glad you've joined us!

 

[Makinsawdust]

Howdy neighbor! Welcome to the site. Sorry to hear of your employment situation. Lots of folks in that status right now.