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    Default G'day

    Hi, my name is Michael. I discovered these forums by accident the other night.

    I have been working with wood as a hobby since 1988 when my wife got me making cut-outs for her folk art painting. I am into furniture making, woodturning and renovating our 100 year old house.

    By day I work as a Business Analyst, I also worked for twenty two years as a paint chemist.

    Current projects are helping my son make a bud vase for mothers day and finishing a display cabinet for my wife.

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    G'day Michael .
    Welcome aboard do you have photos of your work .
    I also started working with wood in 1988 . I make toys and also craft stuff out of MDF for people to do their folk art .
    Cheers Graham

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    Welcome Michael!
    .
    I know you believe you understand what you think I wrote, but I'm not sure you realize that what you just read is not what I meant.


    Regards, Woodwould.

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    Welcome Michael

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    Welcome to the forum. Some photos would be nice.

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    Michael

    Wood Butcher

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    Hi there and welcome to our busy little corner of the world.
    Reality is no background music.
    Cheers John

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    The folk art cut-outs gave me a good start. I made a couple for my wife, then she started coming back with orders from her classmates. Then the teachers started placing orders. The old jig saw was not fast enough so I bought a router and then a band saw. I was able to justify and buy a lot of machinery through them.

    These are some photos of things I have made. Getting these photos together has made me realise how much stuff I have made over the years. It is all around the house, we see it every day and just take it for granted.
    Attached Images Attached Images

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    Nice stuff. Sometimes you need to step back and take a look at what is in your environment to realize how much you have done and how much it is part of your life.
    Michael

    Wood Butcher

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    Very nice.

    Thank you for sharing the photos.

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    Welcome Michael. Love the pics, very nice work. Hoping to see more soon!

    Cheers
    Andrew

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