Yanis Posted September 26, 2014 Report Share Posted September 26, 2014 Hi all, John here from Adelaide Australia. I have jsut restarted after many years of just doing the absolute necessary. I was taught in school and was alos helped by an older brother but it has been many years since I did any serious woodworking. I moved to this new place about 3 years ago and the shed was a real mess. 15mx7m (50x22 ft) and I recently bought several tens of meters of steel shelving and spent many days in there getting the shed into a useable state. The previous owner was a builder and he left a LOT of stuff behind with a lot of mess as well. Over the years I have embarked on the odd project including several floating floors, some flat pack kitchen cupboards but nothing really serious in terms of proper woodworking. I also do metalworking and of course there is the general farm work to consider . In terms of tools I have a smattering of general hand tools, some of which I inherited from my father (a really nice old routing plane for instance) and some of which I inhereted from my wife's uncle. I also found a Stanley 110 block plane in a pile of rubbish (literally) left behind by the previous owner, which I cleanerd up but that is another story. For power tools I have a Jet table saw I picked up for $200 from and old neighbour, a 1.5 hp dust extractor, a Bosh sliding mitre, a Roybi table saw (in need of brushes) a Dewalt table top (jet powered!) thickneser, drill press (two) and a lathe. So far I have been just building my skills by wathching and listening to all for Mark and Matts back catallogue, subscribing to Fine Woodworking and building shed projects. I am building a series of boxes from 12mm ply for storage in the steel shelves and I also built Mark's outfeed table for the table saw. The table saw also came with a side table but it was a sheet of mdf resting on a card table on small castors. I made a new top using 12mm ply and 10mm threaded rod through the table with nuts to adjust the top's height. Works like a treat and I can use the side or outfeed tables as assembly tables or move them both easily if required. So far I am really enjoying getting out into the shed and making things. I think my first serious project will be a new kitchen so any ideas and thoughts will be greatly appreciated. I think the most important skill I have learnt since I started woodworking agin is sharpening. I have a series of 320 to 6,000 grit water stones and I am gradually getting all of my planes and chisels up to shinny. Again some of which I inhereted from my dad who was a cabinetmaker. My favourite tool is a Lee Neilson block plane. I went to buy a new blade for the Stanley 110 and came back with a new Lee Neilson low angle, go figure and I am loving it. It is my favourite tool. Back to my day job now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tpt life Posted September 26, 2014 Report Share Posted September 26, 2014 Welcome to the forum! People here may not solve all your problems, but they sure try:-) After reading your other post, I am looking forward to seeing some of what you make! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhighlander Posted September 26, 2014 Report Share Posted September 26, 2014 Welcome in, John! It's great to have members from around the globe, sharing knowledge and perspective! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardA Posted September 26, 2014 Report Share Posted September 26, 2014 Welcome, enjoy the forum, the folks here will help any way possible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yanis Posted November 16, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 16, 2014 Started a new blog to share my journey. http://hancockshardwarehouse.blogspot.com.au/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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