ve enjoyed Woodworking
as a hobby for about 25 years, beginning seriously in the early
70's. My only formal woodworking training was my general wood
& metal shop class I took in the 8th grade back in 1963.ve enjoyed Woodworking
as a hobby for about 25 years, beginning seriously in the early
70's. My only formal woodworking training was my general wood
& metal shop class I took in the 8th grade back in 1963.
When I bought my second house, I started my own woodworking shop in my garage. My first powertool was an electric drill my wife bought me for my birthday. A saber saw followed, and later my first stationary tool, a Montgomery Wards Radial Arm Saw. The collection has grown and changed over time. Elsewere in this web site, I'll list the major tools in my collection.
My love of tools and gadgets has led my neighbors to dub me the "Tool Meister". The small size of my shop dictates rather small projects. I've specialized in jewerly boxes, toys, kitchen utencils, rocking horses, etc.. I enjoy turning projects on the lathe and have made lamps, rolling pins, bowls, trays, candle holders, salt & pepper shakers, tool handles, and I've completed well over 100 sets of pens and pencils.
I've restored a few antiques, with my wife's Great Grandfather's Clock as the center-piece of this type of work. It was purchased new the day her Great Grandfather was born, in 1845. We had the mechanism reconditioned by a master clockmaker and she and I rebuilt and refinished the case. Next, I'm tackling a 100 year old desk.
A few years ago, I really went nuts and tackled a 13.5' by 9.5' computer workstation wall unit. Quite a feat for a 11x12 shop! (see the photo below) Keep an eye on my site, as I will be posting some project pictures as I get them scanned.
For a more complete history and my thoughts on tools for the woodworking hobbiest, follow this link to My Tool and Woodworking History
Following are some sites regarding tools,
techniques, and projects. If you've seen some good ones, send
me some E-Mail.
The Beginnings of my Hot-Links
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My Tool and Woodworking History
I've enjoyed woodworking as a hobby for about 25 years, beginning seriously in the early 70's. My only formal woodworking training was my general wood & metal shop class I took in the 8th grade back in 1963. My Grandfather was a PROFESSIONAL handyman and he was good with all types of tools. I still have three of his hand-planes. (Sadly, they were not Stanley's). His father was an accomplished carpenter, and used the skill to suppliment his farm income. My dad is NOT a woodworker by any meausre, and never even owned a Skill or Jig saw until after I was grown and married. However, he is an above average mechanic. He ran a lawnmower and small-engine repair shop for several years, as a retirement career, but had to close it when he moved to a newer house which was not zoned for home businesses. I have been blessed with a love of woodworking and all things mechanical. My dad and I joke that it's a "skip-generation" type of thing, with me getting the wood working from my Grandfather and Great Grandfather and my mechanical ability from Grandfather and my Dad!
When I bought my second house, I started my own woodworking shop in my garage. My first powertool was an electric drill my wife bought me for my birthday. A saber saw followed, and later my first stationary tool, a Montgomery Wards Radial Arm Saw. I was always facinated by the concept of the Shopsmith, and remember watching the early "infomercials" showing Post-War American, how every head-of-the-household should be a self sufficent handyman. When the Shopsmith was reborn in the early 70's my interest was rekindled again. I added a 1950's vintage Shopsmith model 10ER to my growing collection of tools, and the collection really started to grow. Later, I replaced the 10ER with a Mark V, and later a Model 510 Mark V. Last spring, I purchased a 1955 Sawsmith, and completely rebuilt it. Elsewere in this web site, I'll list the major tools in my collection.
My love of tools and gadgets has led my neighbors to dub me the "Tool Meister". The small size of my shop dictates rather small projects. I've specialized in jewerly boxes, toys, kitchen utencils, rocking horses, etc.. I enjoy turning projects on the lathe and have made lamps, rolling pins, bowls, trays, candle holders, salt & pepper shakers, tool handles, and I've completed well over 100 sets of pens and pencils.
I've restored a few antiques, with my wife's Great Grandfather's Clock as the center-piece of this type of work. It was purchased new the day her Great Grandfather was born, in 1845. We had the mechanism reconditioned by a master clockmaker and she and I rebuilt and refinished the case. Next, I'm tackling a 100 year old desk.
A few years ago, I really got nuts and tackled a 13.5' by 9.5' computer workstation wall unit. Quite a feat for a 11x12 shop! (see the photo below)
Keep an eye on my site, as I will be posting some project pictures as I get them scanned.
Some of my favorite tool manufacturers are:
Taylor Design - Incra Jig positioning systems
Bridge City Tools - The Rolex of Tool Companies
Porter Cable - This stuff will give you a full day's work, day after day, after day,......
Hitachi Routers - Not very pretty, but built like a tank.
Shopsmith - An incredible power-tool shop SYSTEM for craftspersons with limited space.
Inline Industry's Dubby Miter Fixture for table saws - a years-old idea refined and made simple. It just works as advertised.
Oak Park Router Products - Reciepes for router success.
Emco Meier - Metal lathes and mills with old-world quality and new-world inovation.
And of Course - - - Delta, the anchor of any fine shop.
Here's a partial list of my major
shop tools:
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