jdavisward
6th January 2016, 01:10 PM
Hello everybody. My name is Joel, and I thought I'd introduce myself before I posted in the main woodworking forum asking for advice. So, here's a bit about myself:
I'm currently living in Adelaide with my fiancé, studying Agricultural Sciences at Adelaide Uni. She's also at uni, studying a B.Science, double-majoring in soil science and ecology. We're planning on eventually moving to Tassie to start our own polyculture farm (i.e farming/growing many different things, rather than just a few). I'd love to be able to build things for the farm from timber I've milled myself, and grow trees for our future generations to enjoy. I'd also like to build the tiny house we plan on living in.
I haven't done a whole lot of woodworking in the past - some during high school (though at the time I treated it like a bludge class and wasted most of my time), a short stint as a carpentry apprentice, and some various small/easy projects - nothing special. I've always liked working with wood though, and even the smell of freshly-cut wood is enough to make me dream of a life spent woodworking in a shop nestled in a forest. I love it. I've recently become interested in Japanese woodworking, architecture, and joinery - it probably suits my detail oriented, perfectionist personality - and have been considering starting woodworking as a relaxing, useful hobby. I don't have many tools though, or much money, being a student, and woodworking certainly isn't a cheap hobby, so before I committed myself I thought I'd come here and get some advice from the people most likely to be able and willing to help me :)
i look forward to hearing what you all have to say and learning from your experience. Hope you all had a good Christmas and New Year!
I'm currently living in Adelaide with my fiancé, studying Agricultural Sciences at Adelaide Uni. She's also at uni, studying a B.Science, double-majoring in soil science and ecology. We're planning on eventually moving to Tassie to start our own polyculture farm (i.e farming/growing many different things, rather than just a few). I'd love to be able to build things for the farm from timber I've milled myself, and grow trees for our future generations to enjoy. I'd also like to build the tiny house we plan on living in.
I haven't done a whole lot of woodworking in the past - some during high school (though at the time I treated it like a bludge class and wasted most of my time), a short stint as a carpentry apprentice, and some various small/easy projects - nothing special. I've always liked working with wood though, and even the smell of freshly-cut wood is enough to make me dream of a life spent woodworking in a shop nestled in a forest. I love it. I've recently become interested in Japanese woodworking, architecture, and joinery - it probably suits my detail oriented, perfectionist personality - and have been considering starting woodworking as a relaxing, useful hobby. I don't have many tools though, or much money, being a student, and woodworking certainly isn't a cheap hobby, so before I committed myself I thought I'd come here and get some advice from the people most likely to be able and willing to help me :)
i look forward to hearing what you all have to say and learning from your experience. Hope you all had a good Christmas and New Year!