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!

-KregRep

[Ben Chapman]

HI All

Ben from Melbourne, Australia, here. I had a bunch of flat-crap furniture for the kids fall apart so bought a heap of Kreg gear to build it properly with birch ply. Some cupboards, a wardrobe, wall shelves and custom Lego storage bed so far. Super easy, fast and strong. My only gripe is the 90 degree clamps wont go into my preferred micro holes. I would also like proper Kreg 19mm screws in coarse thread and also in 28mm (1 1/8), luckily Robertson screws have a suitable 28mm square drive pan head. Apart from that, it has been great. Aussie Kreg distributor is a bit lacking in range and stock as well so have been buying on Amazon and getting most of it shipped.

[dale garren]

hi, you can call me Pappa, i'm retired from the construction industry. i'm doing woodworking as a hobby lately and i love the kreg system. i have just about all of the kreg products. love using them for the furniture i build.

 

[James K RyN]

Hello I am one of the new member.  In fact i just register have not heard back on the approval.  Very new to wood working i plan on the go with me 30-35 years.  I am 62 did think that was so old funny how your views change over the years.  Live Greeley have to work from home I have a circular,Drill, Router,Table 

saw.  I need so much and have a lot of question, I don't want to wear-out  my welcome 

[Kelly]

Hi! My name is Kelly and I live in the Philadelphia are. I recently purchased a new home and am currently working on building a dining room table with my dad using the Kreg Jig. Really excited to continue with more projects using this tool! Good luck to all with current and future projects.

[Dave Holmden]

Hello, my name is Dave and I'm from Michigan. I've been working with wood on and off since I was a young child. My father owned a hand-made furniture shop when I was young and the smell of fresh cut wood and stain kinda stuck with me. I was medically retired out of the Army after 17 years last July, so I decided to get the wood shop set back up and work on making stuff for the house. Researching new types of tools and methods have came so far since I was young. Table saw sled, pocket hole jigs etc are amazing, and seems that it speeds up on the time it takes on a project. Much of the work I've seen on this site is amazing and hope to learn much more from everyone. Thank you for allowing me to join your group.

[Kirby Bubenik]

Hi ya'll my name is Kirby. I'm live in Orange, Tx which is about 3 miles from Louisiana. My story is similar to many of you. I am recently retired and have returned to wood working after many years. I recently completed a coffee table and 2 end tables for the daughter. That is when I discovered the Kreg pocket tool! I can't live without them now. They are truly an amazing set of tools. I look forward to seeing many new ideas in this discussion group to give me ideas for future projects. Also keep the tips coming.

[Steve Haber]

Steve here retired USAF & retired Firefighter. In process of setting up shop in my Garage. Purchased Pocket Jig K-4 kit last week. 1st project is making stand for my Router Table so that the work surface is same height as Radial Arm table so both work areas can share support each other.

[Ken Darga]

Thank you for your service, Steve.

Welcome to the Kreg Community

Steve Haber said:

>>>Steve here, retired USAF & retired Firefighter. .../div>

[Terry Sparks]

Hey Yall,
Terry here,from around Daytona I'm 64 years old and have been in remodeling and new construction pretty much all my life ...My Grandpa and uncles were all in the trades and I was probably at least 15 years old before I figured out my name wasn't "Tote Wood"....I've built a lot of different things over the years ...but the kreg pocket hole system makes a lot of those things a LOT easier....I just built a jewelry box from rough sawn black walnut with some wooden gears that when turned with a skeleton key (I made out of heart pine) opened up a shutter type compartment to reveal an engagement ring ...she said yes at the time ...but since I won't let her 21 to 28 year old boys (3 total) move in with us ....it looks doubtful at this point .......guess I'll have to find someone a little more engaging huh? oh well that's more info than you need but I'm a good craftsman and PROUD of it ...have a GREAT DAY !

[Boudreau May]

Woodworking has been picked up through the years I'm retired steel maker and finally getting around to building a shop.! I've built it in such a way to be able to have to fall back on if need be by adding a nice wood burner and be able to also cook on it which will be used for that all the time in the winter. Getting close finishing up on the Dust Collection. I must mention the rockers which will be built by an Amish friend custom fit in front that fire.So happy woodworking and a Blessed Thanksgiving ! (y) From: "My Old Kentucky Home"

[erik pettersen]

Hello all, my name is erik. I live in florida now. I use to be a commercial plumber but have long since retired. I like working with my hands an now i have all the time in the world. Well i hope my projects turn out half of goodvas i have seen on here. Thank you all now. 

[Everly E Spurrier Jr]

This is member Everly E Spurrier Jr........in case you haven't heard.......FREE energy, replicate food & water !!

www.keshefoundation.org    they have free work shops to show you how to build them or you can buy them. Tools to heal the body, save 70 % of fuel on cars. Check it out and pass it on.........THIS IS A WORLD CHANGER..........and no one can patent it !! I just got the materials to start mine !! ALL he wants is PEACE IN THE WORLD   They have blueprints to download also !!

Let me know what you think !!

Regards, Everly