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  1. 7th January 2009, 09:00 PM #1
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    Default A new bod with splinters.

    Evening wooden types.

    I have just joined up after lurking on and off for a year or so.

    Have been developing an interest in working with wood for some time but am now almost a grown up and figure that now is the time to start spending more time and money on the art/craft/hobby.

    I've been most impressed by the amount of knowledge shown on this forum when I have dropped in for a look and I am looking forward to being able to pick the brains of other members and maybe even contributing a bit of whiffle and piffle now and again.

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    G'day Virgil,
    Hope you have fun here.
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    Welcome Virgil, you are certain to get plenty of good info here. It's a matter of asking the right question.

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    Virgil ...
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    Do something that is stupid and fun today, then run like hell !!!
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    G'day Virgil! This is a great place so welcome to our world.
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    F.A.B. Virgil.

    (Always wanted to say that! )
    I may be weird, but I'm saving up to become eccentric.

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  8. 8th January 2009, 10:31 PM #8
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    You know, you're not the first...

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    And I'm sure it won't be the last time, either.

    But at least I've got it off my chest and can finally cross it off my list of "things I want to do before I die but probably never will."

    Anyways, you didn't say in you intro what type of woodwork you're interested in? Any specific area? Box-making? Furniture? Wood-turning? Or just "woodwork in general?"
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    Hi virgil and welcome to the forum.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Skew ChiDAMN!! View Post
    F.A.B. Virgil.

    (Always wanted to say that! )
    Quote Originally Posted by Virgil View Post
    You know, you're not the first...

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    I, for one, don't understand what hidden meaning is in the message - please explain.

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    Aaahh. I was too busy to watch TV back then.

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  15. 9th January 2009, 07:44 AM #15
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    Type of woodwork? Um, general working in wood type of woodwork.

    Probably a bit of boxmaking, some basic furniture, shelves etc. No real hankering for turning. I have a strong interest in using recycled timbers wherever possible and Australian timers at that. My bent for recycling and reusing extends to handtools as well. As much as I'd love a full collection of new Lie-Nielsen planes I just can't make myself save up and spend on them when I know that there is an old Stanley, Record or whoever out there waintg for a bit of fixing and fettling. I've always had a love for history so I guess this comes out in my interest in old tools. Who used this old thing before I did? Why di I get it and not his grandson etc.

    Ultimately I would like to make things that are square and cut dovetails in old timber with old tools with no jigs, guides or machines.

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