G'day from the Nations Capital.
Or, Chilly Canberra, as today's turned out to be a bit "fresh". :)
Anyhoo, my names Mick, I'm 32 in a week, IT is my profession of "choice", and I'm not and alcoholic.
I haven't really done a lot in terms of woodwork, but I'm fairly good with my hands, and enjoy the little things I get to make around the place. Be it chucking together some flat-pack wardrobes, or (as I'm soon to attempt) scratch building a bench seat type arrangement under a window in the study.
My old man was a GP, and he always had a fairly decent shed full of tools.
My uncle turns wood as a hobby, and one x-mas me and my brother scored a sweet billy cart off him. :)
My brother apprenticed as a stair-builder and stayed on for a 10-odd years there, and has recently gotten his builders ticket, so is always good for "family rates" around the house. (So long as I supply beer and a sausage sizzle).
So it kind of runs in the family. I don't know what possessed me to join the work force stuck behind a computer screen all day, but if nothing else, its made me appreciate my weekends away from the office, and get into the hands-on side of things.
Me and my wife are home owners, or a small little 3 bedder (or 2br + study, in reality) in NE Canberra. And are about 6-odd months off expecting our first child. Well, technically we're expecting it already, but not expecting them to arrive until 6 months down the track.
Recently I've somehow stumbled across a YouTube channel called "Wood Working for Mere Mortals" which is good for a bit of a laugh (not sure of the forum rules on posting links to things like this, but more than happy to message if anyone's interested), and shows off some decent techniques and projects. Its got me thinking that maybe I should put on hold the dream of Mustang ownership (at least till the Lotto pulls through), and get into woodworking, and flex those creative muscles a bit.
My shed / garage currently houses (among a bunch of my brother-in-law's stuff) some basic power tool goodness (circ saw, jig saw, cheapo drill press, drills, drivers etc) that have been mainly focused on house maintenance, but having recently picked up a Makita plunge router, I'm tempted now to focus on some more single-use items, like a router table or a table saw and get stuck into some fun projects.
I've found mentions of using an old car jack (which I knew i squirreled away for a reason!) as a router lift, so that's in the back of my mind as something to build when I get some beloved garage space back.
That about sums it up for me at the moment, I've just realized that 5.30's past, and its time to get out of the office for the day. :D
oh, I really should set up a sig...
G'day from the Nations Capital.
Welcome Mick. There's a few of us from Canberra here so you're in good company. I started out exactly like you, building things round the house and have moved (partly) into furniture and other such projects. There's always lots of ideas to inspire on here and good advice on how to do it and what to do it with.
Final advice is that, if there aren't photos, it didn't happen!
Trav
Re: G'day from the Nations Capital.
Welcome to the forums finally mate haha good to see thicknesser has been unpacked. Had a chance to turn the pseudo blades on yet? ;-)
