Yanis
19th December 2014, 10:22 AM
Hi all. John form Willunga, about 50k south of Adelaide.
I loved working with wood ever since I did it as a subject in high school. I did a little when I was first married, 35 years ago and a small amount in between. I built a very nice book shelf with my brother some time ago using veneered chipboard but not much else. I have been somewhat intimidated by the skills required to build fine furniture until recently.
Over time I had accumulated some tools and machinery, to whit a couple of table saws (my go to is the old 10" jet) a dust collector (1 hp Jet twin bag) a lathe, a Bosch compound sliding mitre saw, a drill press, a couple of bench grinders, and a nice collection of hand tools. Saws planes and chisels, some of which I inherited form my dad who practiced woodworking from about 1920 to when he retired in the 50s.
I recently started watching woodworking videos and listening to pod casts and it inspired me to take it up in earnest. One of the motivators personally was when my wife bought 4 pallet loads of nice second hand industrial steel shelving (Brownbuilt) which I put up in my shed. It enabled me to get all of the "stuff" in my shed organised and put away and allowed me to get to the benches. (Long (even longer) story.)
I started by using some old (very old) sheets of 1/2" ply to make some wooden boxes for the shed in which to store my stuff. I used them to practice some of my newly discovered techniques such as cutting wood square and to a dimension. Box (finger) joints. Dovetails (hand cut) and glue ups. I also got some practice with hand planes and most importantly honing and sharpening.
I started to buy some more tools to supplement my collection. One of my wife's uncles also gave me some very nice hand tools as well which he had lovingly maintained such as a rebate plane and a couple of Stanly planes, no. 4 and no. 5. A quick run across the sharpening stones and they came up as good as new.
I also built an outfeed table based on one Mark Spagnolo built and a new adjustable top for the table saw side table. I have in mind some further shed projects including converting a robust set of shelves (about 1m x 1.2m x 400mm) into a mobile tool chest by outfitting with drawers and castors. Also rebuilding one of the jarrah topped benches into a proper work bench but the latter is a ways of yet.
My first furniture projects will be a medicine/bathroom cabinet and some picture frames. I am still on a steep learning curve but every time I get into the shed and do your actual woodworking I feel my skill level increasing.
I am constantly inspired by looking at what other woodworkers, both professional and hobbyists are doing.
All I need now is to get back into the shed and cut some wood :).
I loved working with wood ever since I did it as a subject in high school. I did a little when I was first married, 35 years ago and a small amount in between. I built a very nice book shelf with my brother some time ago using veneered chipboard but not much else. I have been somewhat intimidated by the skills required to build fine furniture until recently.
Over time I had accumulated some tools and machinery, to whit a couple of table saws (my go to is the old 10" jet) a dust collector (1 hp Jet twin bag) a lathe, a Bosch compound sliding mitre saw, a drill press, a couple of bench grinders, and a nice collection of hand tools. Saws planes and chisels, some of which I inherited form my dad who practiced woodworking from about 1920 to when he retired in the 50s.
I recently started watching woodworking videos and listening to pod casts and it inspired me to take it up in earnest. One of the motivators personally was when my wife bought 4 pallet loads of nice second hand industrial steel shelving (Brownbuilt) which I put up in my shed. It enabled me to get all of the "stuff" in my shed organised and put away and allowed me to get to the benches. (Long (even longer) story.)
I started by using some old (very old) sheets of 1/2" ply to make some wooden boxes for the shed in which to store my stuff. I used them to practice some of my newly discovered techniques such as cutting wood square and to a dimension. Box (finger) joints. Dovetails (hand cut) and glue ups. I also got some practice with hand planes and most importantly honing and sharpening.
I started to buy some more tools to supplement my collection. One of my wife's uncles also gave me some very nice hand tools as well which he had lovingly maintained such as a rebate plane and a couple of Stanly planes, no. 4 and no. 5. A quick run across the sharpening stones and they came up as good as new.
I also built an outfeed table based on one Mark Spagnolo built and a new adjustable top for the table saw side table. I have in mind some further shed projects including converting a robust set of shelves (about 1m x 1.2m x 400mm) into a mobile tool chest by outfitting with drawers and castors. Also rebuilding one of the jarrah topped benches into a proper work bench but the latter is a ways of yet.
My first furniture projects will be a medicine/bathroom cabinet and some picture frames. I am still on a steep learning curve but every time I get into the shed and do your actual woodworking I feel my skill level increasing.
I am constantly inspired by looking at what other woodworkers, both professional and hobbyists are doing.
All I need now is to get back into the shed and cut some wood :).