Describe Yourself as a Woodworker

[redtailvt]

Hey Tinker,

Indeed you have spent time amongst us, LOL. First welcome home and thank you. The attitude is pretty similar too, what they gonna do send us to Korea  I don't say "it is what it is" as that's throwing in the towel. It is what You make it, no pun intended. I was blessed to have a incredible people and friends thru out my journey and too this day. If only I had been a General my pension would allow me to buy more but I'm happy to save my pennies and get the best.

I once gave a talk to guys heading overseas to let them know that there is life after. Somewhere along the way I decided to take my chair of a "cliff", basically blew the thing apart and almost wet my pants laughing.
It was awesome and defiantly lightened the mood

Be well

 

[crazydave789]

Hmm well I work with it but I am not rightly sure that it is considered wood anymore.

closer to cardboard or squashed hamster bedding IMO. I'm not even sure it grows on trees anymore.

 

[Mr Heavy]

Describe Yourself as a Woodworker?

No, I wouldn't, really.

Impecunious toolaholic, maybe.

 

[Tinker]

Describe Yourself as a Woodworker?

No, I wouldn't, really.

Impecunious toolaholic, maybe.

I guess we all are, once we run into Festoys. ???
Tinker

 

[HCWWD]

I guess I am a professional wood worker but sadly most of my time is spent making sure we have work/bidding, getting projects we have done on time, getting our vendors are paid and making sure we get paid from our customers.  Thus is the life of a shop manager.

 

[roblg3]

Working Student

 

[Gadget01]

Greetings- My primary workshop power tool is the router. My router table setup is pretty solid (PC 7518, Incra PRL-v2, Incra LS-25, Wonderfence) but I "needed" to upgrade my plunge router. I tried getting by with my single-speed fixed-base Craftsman and cheapo pawn-shop routers with what you might consider "predictable" results. About a year ago, I bought the DeWalt DWP611 fixed/plunge kit and the dust collection attachments. It's a pretty capable little router, especially for the price.

I picked up a used/older Festool jigsaw some months ago and have been very pleased with it. I've been very curious about the OF1400 but the price... oy. Well, the same guy that sold me my 1st Festool sold me an OF1400, a guide rail, and a pair of clamps yesterday for a nice price that I couldn't refuse. What an amazing plunge router. It just needs a little cleanup/TLC.

So far, I mostly build speaker enclosures and plaques but I'm learning how to put my Incra positioner to better use for doing box/dovetail joinery. I'd like to start making furniture and eventually replace Pottery Barn as my wife's primary source.

I didn't have the advantage of growing up with a woodworker to apprentice under. I'm learning a lot via YouTube (Matthias Wandel, Frank Howarth, AskWoodMan, WoodWhisperer, and many others continue to be my teachers. What a fantastic contribution to the craft all those people make. Books are very helpful too, but watching someone show you how is ideal.

Someday when I get some time back I'll get back into flying R/C aircraft.

cheers,

Adam

 

[#Tee]

im not a woodworker, I just enjoy festool and started my collection 1 year ago. to justify my tool addiction i would have to make things out of wood.

 

[Kev]

Working Student

Paradox?

 

[roblg3]

Working Student

Paradox?

Exactly! [wink]  I get paid to do woodworking, quite well.  I consider my work "studying" to be better every chance I get.  I used to be a construction worker.  Meaning i constructed things other people designed.  I study about trees, different techniques, finishes, design and just about anything I can.  I CAN do plumbing, elec, tile, drywall, paint...hell, i can even install hvac.  But i'm shooting for expert in wood working as I lay on my death bed....if there's something after this life, we can decide if I made it or not!  (not likely)

 

[Bradleywerner.com]

Genius.

 

[sondich]

Hello All,

I'm new here. I do some woodworking for fun in my spare time. I've posted a few slab table projects on lumberjocks in the past. My skill set is very limited but because of my company, I have access to interesting left-over cuts of wood once in a while. So basically, low skills + decent material = mostly minimal rustic projects where the wood is featured over craftsmanship.  ;D I do appreciate seeing other people's work. I look forward to participating here.

 

[goko]

I am a danish carpenter and cabinetmaker/chairmaker (its combined under the same name over here). Ive been an apprentice as both carpenter and later cabinetmaker. Im selfemployed, and my bread and butter is kitchenfitting, on apartmentprojects with 10+ kitchens pr project. Besides that im doing carpentry with private customers, whos willing to pay the right price. Cheap, fast and easy, is not my style. I like the good stuff.

In my sparetime, I buy old classic scandinavian furniture, fix em up, and sell em for profit.

Im not really doing fine woodworking these days, but im spending some time in my weekends, to set up a shop where I have my storage for tools, wood, parts etc. Plan is to do own designs in the shop, and when the time is right, im getting a 1000-1500 square feet shop. Slowly moving away from carpentry and kitchen fitting. My heart is in the shop. Not at a construction site or at a private customer.

The furniture Ive done so far, is fine furniture in the simple scandinavian classic way. And I tend to keep it that way. We have a long history for classic handmade furniture, and I hope to carry that on, somehow.

For now, im a better carpenter than I am a cabinetmaker. I tend to change that very soon.