Hello Everyone,
My name is Kelana and I am interested in learning more about woodworking. My father is a cabinetmaker and works full time as a furniture designer and maker in Chicago, IL. I guess he passed the bug on to me but my first passion is horses so I have never done much woodworking myself. I have limited experience but my father and I built me a tack trunk (box to hold horse equipment). With my boyfriend I have built a mounting block (steps to get up onto the horse), and jumping standards (for jumping horses). In the past I have also refinished a few tables, an end table, and I think a chair.
My boyfriend's has very limited experience with finish carpentry and so he and I often struggle to work together on these types of projects. He can build a house, a barn, etc, but doesn't have the patience required for finish work. I want to gain more experience so I can complete more projects one my own. I love detailed and exact work so woodworking seems to me to be a really fun hobby. I currently have several projects in mind that I want to start working on a soon as the weather clears up here. I need to refinish the aforementioned tack trunk, build a prettier mounting block, more jump standards, a bookcase, and a bin to store my horses' feed.
I am sure I will be posting for advise since my experience is so limited. I look forward to reading other people's posts to gain more knowledge, and learn what experienced woodworkers have to share.
Cheers!
Kelana
