Introduction

[Carl Prentiss]

Hello,
  I've been reading here for quite a while and registered early this year. I've obtained loads of useful information from reading here (thanks for that) and thought I should introduce myself before I started posting. I started woodworking three years ago and retired two years ago. I've had a woodmizer for about 15 years and have made a lot of lumber.  I built a 28 x 36 garage to store dried lumber. About this time I became interested in hand planes. I acquired a couple of Lie Nielsen's and moved my 30 year old craftsman from the basement, put in heat, and discovered shop time. I had a lot of pine so decided to finish the inside of the garage in v-groove. I bought a CT48 and an RO150 to finish smooth the pine and was hooked. Over the last two years I've added: 
Boom arm
MFT/3, clamps, qwas dogs
Workshop Cleaning Set
DTS 400
TS 75
OF 2200
Domino DF 500
Domino DF 700
SysLite
Guide rails 1400, 1900, and 3000
I'm probably one of the worlds slowest woodworkers but it seems that every time I get to feeling confidant I find new and improved ways of committing faux pas so I find it best to just plod along. OK so now I feel like I can post without feeling rude.
Regards,
Charlie

 

[NYC Tiny Shop]

Going slow, enjoying the work, having patience, and being careful ...are all good things when it comes to woodworking and most things in life. This is a good forum with many helpful and kind people.  Even I, might have an occassional moment. Welcome, Charlie.

 

[dltflt]

[welcome] to Fog. It sounds like you are well on your way with your woodworking skills.  Everyone makes mistakes, it's how well you cover them up is what makes you good. Well that's my philosophy since I always make mistakes.

 

[Slappy]

Welcome Charlie !
looks like your off to a good start with those Festools .

 

[sancho57]

Charlie,

Welcome to the FOG.

I wish Id slow down, makes things more enjoyable and I wouldnt be screwing up as much.

Nice start to your festool collection

 

[Carl Prentiss]

Thanks for the kind welcome. I'm sure I will continue to learn lots here.

 

[builderbob]

Welcome Charlie!  Glad you've started posting!  Looking forward to seeing your projects...enjoy the journey!

 

[leer]

Charlie,

I'm close to full-time retirement, and find that having a fair amount of spare time has made me slow down my woodworking projects a little.  I do not feel compelled to rush to conclusion on a project, since I often know I can work on it for the next few days, rather than waiting for the next free weekend.  It is kind of liberating, and projects turn out better.  And yes, I still make mistakes, but I think they are fewer and less noticeable!

My track saw is scheduled to arrive Monday, and I can hardly wait (my first Festool tool).  I'm already planning to get a Domino pretty soon, and have one project I want to start, but really would prefer to have a Domino on hand for it. The list is growing, but hard to prioritize.

Gotta run ... my wife has given me a list of projects for Christmas gifts.  Only about 5 weeks to get them done.