I have lurked on here for about two years now and looks like I registered in 2019 but have not done an introduction post yet. If you rated a woodworker’s experience from 0 to 10 I would be at a solid 0.1. Originally from Lake County, FL and moved up to the Hickory, NC area in 2015 due to a promotion at my civilian job. I am also a Marine and have been in the Reserves for over 17 years now doing logistics and operations planning and looking forward to retiring in a few years.
I have made some plywood table/carts for some of the tools and a workbench based on plans I came across online and picked up a benchtop planner and jointer which helped me make an office table out of Red Oak from West Penn. The wife and I had our son in 2019 and daughter in 2020 so the shop time has been non-existent for a while now but we are currently designing a garage and workshop to build which was put on hold when lumber prices went up this year. Right now I have my tools in our unfinished basement but pull them outside to cut anything to keep the sawdust out of the house which is a pain.
I appreciate everyone’s input and experiences shared on here as it has allowed me to start learning a trade that I never experienced growing up. There are so many different aspects to woodworking and the posts on here range all over which is helping me grasp what all can be created. For right now I am sticking with my simple power tools (saws mostly) but someday I hope to branch out into hand tools, turning, scrolling or wherever else this world takes me.
I have made some plywood table/carts for some of the tools and a workbench based on plans I came across online and picked up a benchtop planner and jointer which helped me make an office table out of Red Oak from West Penn. The wife and I had our son in 2019 and daughter in 2020 so the shop time has been non-existent for a while now but we are currently designing a garage and workshop to build which was put on hold when lumber prices went up this year. Right now I have my tools in our unfinished basement but pull them outside to cut anything to keep the sawdust out of the house which is a pain.
I appreciate everyone’s input and experiences shared on here as it has allowed me to start learning a trade that I never experienced growing up. There are so many different aspects to woodworking and the posts on here range all over which is helping me grasp what all can be created. For right now I am sticking with my simple power tools (saws mostly) but someday I hope to branch out into hand tools, turning, scrolling or wherever else this world takes me.
