G'day from cintamate

[cintamate]

Hi to anyone out there. I am new to the forum and have been tinkering with wood for a little while. Attending a girls secondary college I didn't have classes in woodwork. I chose to learn a bit about it at a TAFE in Melbourne in hobby woodwork. Great course except I was disappointed because (and I appreciate the intent) when we would leave our projects until the next weeks class, a fairy carpenter would come in and fix the mistakes. My gues it was about students ending up with a finished project. Although I didn't get to learn from my mistakes. I then did a second course a bit further advanced to learn how to operate some power tools. several years later I became interested again and started with a Triton workbench. I have a few tools now and with the help of my brother and some of his larger tools we have built a coffee table and my most recent attempt was a bookcase with doors. Love the forum and will also connect with the women woodwhisperers. Have found it very helpful so far. Love your work

[bsrlee]

Remember, woodworking tools (all tools really) are like a strange dog - treat them with respect & don't show fear, then everything will be fine.

Most accidents/injuries are a result of not 'respecting' the tool for potential problems, and being afraid of a tool is an easy way of getting into the same place.

There is no such thing a stupid question, just stupid answers

[munruben]

Hi there and welcome to the forum, nice to have you aboard.

[Christos]

Welcome to the site.

As mention ask questions.