New Members: Please Introduce Yourself!

[KregRep]

Welcome to the Kreg Owners' Community!
 
This thread is the best place to introduce yourself and let other Community members get to know you. Please include your name, where you're from, your experience building with wood, why you joined this Community, and any other interesting facts about yourself. Also, feel free to share links to your blog, personal website, etc.

Once you've introduced yourself, be sure to check out Helpful Tips for New Members.

We hope that you find great use and enjoyment from the Kreg Owners' Community!

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[Therdsak Srisap]

My name is Therdsak Srisap an computer consultant from Bangkok, Thailand. I'm 56 now. I'm starting to set up my workshop in my garage for hobby. Most of my hand tools and power tools were bought locally, except the Kreg products which can not find them local woodworking store. I just imported the Kreg K4 Jig from US. It's good jig as expected.
Glade to talk to everybody in this forum.

[Robert Brennan]

Hello Therdsak

 

Welcome to the Kreg Forum and website.

You will find a multitude of skills here including information, lots of plans, plenty of practical experience advice and lots of photos of members projects.

 

As there is a lot of interesting timber available to you in Thailand so I am sure you will enjoy yourself.

 

I was impressed with the gold leaf work at your temples when I visited many years ago.

 

Regards

 

Robert Brennan

The Castle

Morningside

Queensland

Australia 

[Gene Frenkle]

Hi!  My name is Nick...I'm in Oregon.  Actually inherited a Kreg Jig and many other woodworking tools both small and large.  Very much a beginner but looking forward to putting some stuff together.

[Les Ames]

Good morning,

My name is Les Ames

I have been using Kreg for several years and love it.  I retired 3 years ago and have a lot more time to spend on wood working.  I build furniture and cabinets for our house.  The bedroom is about done, family room next then time to start on the kitchen.  The Kreg jig gets a work out on almost everything I build.  I like to build my stuff in sections, put it together for final check, then take it apart and finish.

[Steve Kwon]

hello, 

 

please tell me the infomercial and reviews are real.  i only say this b/c it's the first time i've watched a video and said "geesh... i can do that."  but then i am saying, "that looks to easy"

 

i am a professional and what that means to me is that i'm trained to do one thing well... but only one thing.  this would be outside my comfort zone but i've always wanted to build wood stuff myself or just be able to fix stuff myself (made of wood) but when looking at the options... just decided to buy something or chuck it away.  so... is it really that simple?  

[raymond spooner]

hi steve,

             all i can say is that its easy,but remember to alway check wood size and to check jig is set on right settings.like you im out of my comfort zone, ive made a few mistakes, but im having fun building better items in less time.the only other thing i can think of is to read and watch as many things about  the kreg  jig as you can several time

Steve Kwon said:

hello, 

 

please tell me the infomercial and reviews are real.  i only say this b/c it's the first time i've watched a video and said "geesh... i can do that."  but then i am saying, "that looks to easy"

 

i am a professional and what that means to me is that i'm trained to do one thing well... but only one thing.  this would be outside my comfort zone but i've always wanted to build wood stuff myself or just be able to fix stuff myself (made of wood) but when looking at the options... just decided to buy something or chuck it away.  so... is it really that simple?  

[David Kessel]

Hey, my name is David.  Live in WV near Charleston.  Have been building with wood for years.  Mostly decks, boat docks and shelving around the house.  Have begun outfitting a small shop and need some cabinets, storage bin holders and such.  Thought the Kreg Jig would work well for those things and it has.  Haven't done anything too complicated yet, but I'm working on it.  Look to learn a lot from you guys.

[Robert Brennan]

Hello and welcome Les,

 

I was admiring your night stand and media center, the 45 deg front edges at the front look very nice.

So much that they intrigued me as to how you made them.

So out with the pencil and paper and started drawing a exploded view.

I thought the two front sections are cut with 1 x 45 deg angle on the face next to the drawer (as its flush in the photo) and then 1 x 22.5 angle to match the sides, and the resulting section is in fact triangular, is this correct?

 

Robert Brennan

Brisbane

Queensland

Australia 

Les Ames said:

Good morning,

My name is Les Ames

I have been using Kreg for several years and love it.  I retired 3 years ago and have a lot more time to spend on wood working.  I build furniture and cabinets for our house.  The bedroom is about done, family room next then time to start on the kitchen.  The Kreg jig gets a work out on almost everything I build.  I like to build my stuff in sections, put it together for final check, then take it apart and finish.

[Les Ames]

Good evening Robert,

Sorry if I have posted something that didn't make sense, but I am trying to find my way around the forum.  I assume there is a way to send and receive a private message?  If so send me one and I will try and show you how I construct it.  

 

I guess you are getting into spring down there?  New beginnings I guess

 

Les

[Robert Brennan]

Hello again Les,

 

If you want to  you can email me directly my email address is

[e-mail]

 

The post made sense al right, in fact that was what attracted the interest.

Dont be surprised if there is more members commenting later as well.

I would certainly appreciate some assembly details.

After taking a second more detailed look at the pictures, you may have just used 45 Deg angle on the front, then butted onto 90 deg angle at the sides, as this would give you the offset as well and allow the stock for the rear legs and the front legs to be the same !

Regards

 

Robert Brennan

Otherwise its into the workshop and make up a prototype to satisify the mystery

 

Good evening Robert,

Sorry if I have posted something that didn't make sense, but I am trying to find my way around the forum.  I assume there is a way to send and receive a private message?  If so send me one and I will try and show you how I construct it.  

 

I guess you are getting into spring down there?  New beginnings I guess

 

Les

[Charles]

Hi, my name is Charles.

I'm an Aussie, so please don't call me "Chuck". I know it's short for Charles, but in Australia to chuck is to vomit.

I'm now semi-retired and getting into woodwork. I saw the videos on Youtube for the Kreg Jig and am very pleased I bought one. I've already made a bench for my mitre saw, and a new fence for my old mitre saw using pocket hole joinery. (I broke the last fence cutting up scrap for firewood. Grrrr.) I've also fixed an antique mahogany chair. The Kreg Jig is just great!

My (adult) daughter is into "shabby chic" furniture and accessories and has umpteen projects lined up for me. So does my wife, of course!

I Look forward to trying out some of the projects with free plans here.

Charles

[John Edmondson]

Hi, My name is John. I recently retired from the Navy and now have time to work on projects that I have put off for years. I have started buying good quality tools to replace the "good enough" compromise tools that I have had over the years. Each move in the Navy has weight restrictions so I have had to wait for a long time. I enjoy DIY projects and woodworking. We bought a new home this past Summer after renting houses forever and are glad to have a place to call our own. It is nice not to have to move anymore and look forward to setting up my shop. I finally bought the Kreg Jig Master Set after eyeing for the past couple of years. I wish I would have bought this system sooner!