pwarren
24th October 2017, 03:46 PM
G'day folks,
I've recently started my woodworking journey, I _think_ I've finished the Gear Acquisition Syndrome phase, and am starting to learn the ins and outs of all the tools I've bought :) Lots of fun so far! The only project I've taken photos of so far is my drill and grinder bench, images available at https://imgur.com/a/eeAhW.
I have a single car carport in suburban Canberra that's been covered with sheet metal that I'm using as a workshop, now have a dodgy bandsaw handmade in the 50s, a Tanner jointer of similar vintage, a ryobi thicknesser, table saw and mitre saw, and a bunch of hand tools of varying vintages
I mostly got started by wanting to build a proper handle for my grandfather's hatchet (Photos: https://imgur.com/a/9YfnI), and found that my hand tools took waaaay too long to cut through the spotted gum, but when I got the bandsaw, the rough shaping took less than 10 minutes! Finished off with the spokeshave and files and fits my hand perfectly.
Then I thought about all the other stuff I could build, and now have a rather long list of projects that necessitated power tool purchases and should keep me going for a good while, no doubt generating their own dependant projects on the way.
It's been very informative reading through these forums, so thanks all for making this place a great resource!
I've recently started my woodworking journey, I _think_ I've finished the Gear Acquisition Syndrome phase, and am starting to learn the ins and outs of all the tools I've bought :) Lots of fun so far! The only project I've taken photos of so far is my drill and grinder bench, images available at https://imgur.com/a/eeAhW.
I have a single car carport in suburban Canberra that's been covered with sheet metal that I'm using as a workshop, now have a dodgy bandsaw handmade in the 50s, a Tanner jointer of similar vintage, a ryobi thicknesser, table saw and mitre saw, and a bunch of hand tools of varying vintages
I mostly got started by wanting to build a proper handle for my grandfather's hatchet (Photos: https://imgur.com/a/9YfnI), and found that my hand tools took waaaay too long to cut through the spotted gum, but when I got the bandsaw, the rough shaping took less than 10 minutes! Finished off with the spokeshave and files and fits my hand perfectly.
Then I thought about all the other stuff I could build, and now have a rather long list of projects that necessitated power tool purchases and should keep me going for a good while, no doubt generating their own dependant projects on the way.
It's been very informative reading through these forums, so thanks all for making this place a great resource!