Hi All, Been here for a few months and noticed in my profile I never formally introduced myself.
My name is Casey. I use the handle "oka" mostly because when I first started typing on the internet I was so slow I wanted something easy to type. It means "Hill" in Japanese. Funny how many Japanese people think I am Japanese.
Anyway, I was originally from California grew up playing music but had some natural skill with building wood working. I got into playing music professionally for about 25 years, the 1st 11years was playing in symphonies in different locations. I am thankful for the music as it got me to many countries I otherwise would have never seen. In my teen years I built furniture and worked in art framing shop. It was during this time I built a number of musical instruments. Once I got old and tired of that work, I became a Contractor, then Construction Manager.
I am currently an Sr Construction Manager, that is what got me to North Carolina, really loved it. But, like all in construction, opportunities arise plus my wife wanted to live in Hawaii
so .... happy wife , happy life. We have a 13 year daughter.
When I found NC woodworkers I was dying to find a forum of real down to earth people, not pretentious, or pseudo experts, just real people. That is why I joined because this IS that place.
I am 18 months from Social Security........... but will work as long as I have the spirit to do so.
I can be defined as not what tools I have but rather, what tools I haven't gotten around to buying yet ....
That's me in a nutshell, just a happy guy that wishes people would see the beauty in the wood creations we all make way more than the Costco/Walmart furniture standard. Cie' la Vie
~~~ Casey (oka)
My name is Casey. I use the handle "oka" mostly because when I first started typing on the internet I was so slow I wanted something easy to type. It means "Hill" in Japanese. Funny how many Japanese people think I am Japanese.
Anyway, I was originally from California grew up playing music but had some natural skill with building wood working. I got into playing music professionally for about 25 years, the 1st 11years was playing in symphonies in different locations. I am thankful for the music as it got me to many countries I otherwise would have never seen. In my teen years I built furniture and worked in art framing shop. It was during this time I built a number of musical instruments. Once I got old and tired of that work, I became a Contractor, then Construction Manager.
I am currently an Sr Construction Manager, that is what got me to North Carolina, really loved it. But, like all in construction, opportunities arise plus my wife wanted to live in Hawaii
so .... happy wife , happy life. We have a 13 year daughter.
When I found NC woodworkers I was dying to find a forum of real down to earth people, not pretentious, or pseudo experts, just real people. That is why I joined because this IS that place.
I am 18 months from Social Security........... but will work as long as I have the spirit to do so.
I can be defined as not what tools I have but rather, what tools I haven't gotten around to buying yet ....
That's me in a nutshell, just a happy guy that wishes people would see the beauty in the wood creations we all make way more than the Costco/Walmart furniture standard. Cie' la Vie
~~~ Casey (oka)