Hello all, I'm a new member and looking forward to learning from the group. I hope I'll also be able to contribute over time, but I'll most likely show up as seeking advice at this stage. With my coming retirement, I'm finally setting up a small basement workshop and looking forward to building some skills using hand tools. I've always had a strong interest, but I've never made the investment of time. Now I am looking forward to correcting that.
For over 35 years, I've been largely an "armchair woodworker" who reads a lot but is not a maker. I do greatly enjoy living with well made handcrafted furniture and I greatly respect the skill with which it is made by people who have devoted the years to developing their craft. I never expect to approach the skill of the craftspeople who built the beautiful pieces in our home, but I look forward finally taking time to experience some of the process firsthand.
My first step is to clear some space in our basement, then build some sawhorses on which I can build a workbench. I'll be following Paul Seller's designs for both the sawhorses and the workbench because of the joinery involved with both designs. I figure I'll learn a lot about preparing my stock, planing, layout and accuracy of work in the process of these first projects. They also both require some good joinery!
Best wishes,
Rush
For over 35 years, I've been largely an "armchair woodworker" who reads a lot but is not a maker. I do greatly enjoy living with well made handcrafted furniture and I greatly respect the skill with which it is made by people who have devoted the years to developing their craft. I never expect to approach the skill of the craftspeople who built the beautiful pieces in our home, but I look forward finally taking time to experience some of the process firsthand.
My first step is to clear some space in our basement, then build some sawhorses on which I can build a workbench. I'll be following Paul Seller's designs for both the sawhorses and the workbench because of the joinery involved with both designs. I figure I'll learn a lot about preparing my stock, planing, layout and accuracy of work in the process of these first projects. They also both require some good joinery!
Best wishes,
Rush
