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

[Ray Lattman]

Thanks this is my fourth one since 1981. they are all different. The Kreg jig makes it very easy to build.
jigman said:

I have alwasy wanted to make a rolled top desk.   Maybe one of these days.  Looks good finished.

[Mario Perret-Gentil]

Hello, My name is Mario and I live NW North Carolina, I started woodworking at the age of 11, making toys and small furniture. also build and repaird boats done cabinet work and house remodeling.

Getting ready to remodel a hitchen cabinet, thats why i get the Kreg tool.

[Thomas Persch]

Thnaks for the welcome.  Why did Kreg change the manufacturer for their pocket screws?  The older ones had a thinner shaft, better machined and held the square drive better.  The square drive slips out of the new screws and rounds he driver quite rapidly.  Are the older screws still manufactured and is there a source them

Thanks

[Thomas M Foster]

roll top desk shouldn;t be too hard. The tambor is a cloth with slats affixed with glue. the track for the tambor is done with a router. The rest is pretty basic.  probably get plans on line or at the library. try it. it should be fun. TF

[Thomas M Foster]

Hey, Jigman. I seem to spend most of my time on projects requiring some type of jig or another. If you don't take time to jig up correctly it will usually cost you a piece of good wood. If you have a knack for jigs your in the right hobby. TF

jigman said:

Hello everyone,   I am jigman,   now that name comes from two sources.  One is woodworking and the other is fishing.    It seems I am always making some sort of jig to get something done in wood working.  I think we all do that.  The other is fishing.   Jigging is one form of fishing that we do for saltwater fishing.   I have been doing wood working for years and  I am self taught.  I will never be a craftsman in the field of woodworking.    I just see  what I want to make and make it.  Nothing special about that.  

[jigman]

I make jigs all the time.  Most are disposable after I use them.  They are usually speciality jigs.   I made one for my drillpress to drill holes for a bookcase shelves.  It finally warped over the years.  I will have to make another stronger one.  I will be doing a couple or more bookcases this summer.  Now not all my jigs are for wood working.   I make all kinds of things in my small shop.  

[jigman]

 I plan on taking my drawing desk design and making it into a roll top desk on my next one.   It wil be used for a fishing tackle work station.  I will see which type top will work best.


Thomas M Foster said:

roll top desk shouldn;t be too hard. The tambor is a cloth with slats affixed with glue. the track for the tambor is done with a router. The rest is pretty basic.  probably get plans on line or at the library. try it. it should be fun. TF

[Robert Brennan]

Good work on the tambour door Ray

 

Ray Lattman said:

[Ray Lattman]

I can e-mail you the plans I have from the 1980's. I also have full size plans for a 50x30 roll top desk. let me know, my e-mail is [e-mail]

jigman said:

 I plan on taking my drawing desk design and making it into a roll top desk on my next one.   It wil be used for a fishing tackle work station.  I will see which type top will work best.


Thomas M Foster said:

roll top desk shouldn;t be too hard. The tambor is a cloth with slats affixed with glue. the track for the tambor is done with a router. The rest is pretty basic.  probably get plans on line or at the library. try it. it should be fun. TF

[Michael Byrne]

Wow...that is beautiful Ray...

Robert Brennan said:

Good work on the tambour door Ray

 

Ray Lattman said:

[Mitchell Poland]

Hello everyone.  I have been looking at all of the beautiful work and decided I would join this group so I can comment and maybe ask a question once in a while.  I should have gotten one of these Kreg jigs years ago. What a genius tool.  My name is Mitch Poland.

[adrian val]

IM Adrian And I just started to cut me some wood, Im looking for some plans to start using my Kregg Jig.