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Hi my name is John Hoskison and I am from the UK. My day time job is basically project management based around service assurance within a large multinational IT company. I am into woodwork because of my wife. Every time she asked me to do a job around the house I told her I was a certain tool short – basically to get out of doing it - next thing she buys me the tool in question. I now have so many tools I feel honour bound to do something with them. So I have cleaned out the garage and set up a workshop. The UK is a bit of a desert woodworking especially for decent timber, you guys in US have it made from what I can see. Oh well who knows one day I will stop reading about it and do something useful – keep the threads going as I am starting to think I might be able to do some of these things myself.
I'm Dave from Eastern Washington state. I'm medically retired after 20+ years in the Army, Active and Reserve. After being injured on my last deployment to Iraq I could no longer drive long haul truck with my wife, so I have become a stay at home husband while the wife works part time. I do a lot of scroll saw work, and have taken on some projects like building shadow boxes for the families of some of my Soldiers who have passed on.
I dabble in a lot of different woodworking and am learning as I go. I watch a lot of "how to" videos and then put them into practice in my shop.
I love the Kreg jigs that I have used and will eventually get more as money and time allow.
As for what goes on in the background of my shop, I listen to music ranging from Classic Rock, Country, Big Band, Classical, and books on tape.
Where on East side are you from
Dave Johnson said:I'm Dave from Eastern Washington state. I'm medically retired after 20+ years in the Army, Active and Reserve. After being injured on my last deployment to Iraq I could no longer drive long haul truck with my wife, so I have become a stay at home husband while the wife works part time. I do a lot of scroll saw work, and have taken on some projects like building shadow boxes for the families of some of my Soldiers who have passed on.
I dabble in a lot of different woodworking and am learning as I go. I watch a lot of "how to" videos and then put them into practice in my shop.
I love the Kreg jigs that I have used and will eventually get more as money and time allow.
As for what goes on in the background of my shop, I listen to music ranging from Classic Rock, Country, Big Band, Classical, and books on tape.
Welcome Dave. Thank you for your service in our military. Congrats on retirement, and now, just enjoy yourself with your new hobby. Take your time, be careful
Dave Johnson said:I'm Dave from Eastern Washington state. I'm medically retired after 20+ years in the Army, Active and Reserve. After being injured on my last deployment to Iraq I could no longer drive long haul truck with my wife, so I have become a stay at home husband while the wife works part time. I do a lot of scroll saw work, and have taken on some projects like building shadow boxes for the families of some of my Soldiers who have passed on.
I dabble in a lot of different woodworking and am learning as I go. I watch a lot of "how to" videos and then put them into practice in my shop.
I love the Kreg jigs that I have used and will eventually get more as money and time allow.
As for what goes on in the background of my shop, I listen to music ranging from Classic Rock, Country, Big Band, Classical, and books on tape.
Hey there everyone, my name is Leonard haag, by day or night or whenever they decide to call me, I am a locomotive engineer with the Union Pacific Railroad for 23 years now, I am somewhat of a newbie when it comes to quality woodworking, I've tried in the past with not much luck, I've always just tried to get by with whatever I had, but I'm trying to do it right the first time now, hope it works out better for me now then in the past
You will do great if you hang around this family. Welcome aboard !!!!!
leonard haag said:Hey there everyone, my name is Leonard haag, by day or night or whenever they decide to call me, I am a locomotive engineer with the Union Pacific Railroad for 23 years now, I am somewhat of a newbie when it comes to quality woodworking, I've tried in the past with not much luck, I've always just tried to get by with whatever I had, but I'm trying to do it right the first time now, hope it works out better for me now then in the past
For 40 years I was a public works inspector and had to take medical retirment back in Dec. 2009.
My Father was a cabinet maker and furniture restorer. I think I disappointed him when I didn't move on up to journeyman from apprentice to go to work for the state highway dept as a inspector.
My last job as a apprentice cabinet maker was for a old man who owned a shop in No. Dallas off of Polk and Central back in the late 60"s. Still remeber the smells of the different woods In Texas one way you moved up to journeyman back then was too build a tool chest for your tools you were expected to have. When you applied for a job they always wanted to look at the tool chest and the tools in it. Itold them alot about the man and the work he produced.
For 40 years I was a public works inspector and had to take medical retirment back in Dec. 2009.
My Father was a cabinet maker and furniture restorer. I think I disappointed him when I didn't move on up to journeyman from apprentice to go to work for the state highway dept as a inspector.
My last job as a apprentice cabinet maker was for a old man who owned a shop in No. Dallas off of Polk and Central back in the late 60"s. Still remeber the smells of the different woods In Texas one way you moved up to journeyman back then was too build a tool chest for your tools you were expected to have. When you applied for a job they always wanted to look at the tool chest and the tools in it. Itold them alot about the man and the work he produced.
When my Dad died I could not bring myself to go into his shop for about 3 months. By the time I did many of my relatives had been there and had gutted his hand tools and his tool box was tore up from them popping the lock.
Never did say anything to my mother did want to upset her.
I still have the hand auger and yankee screwdriver he used along with a small thumb plane he used for touch up draw slides.
When my Dad died I could not bring myself to go into his shop for about 3 months. By the time I did many of my relatives had been there and had gutted his hand tools and his tool box was tore up from them popping the lock.
Never did say anything to my mother did want to upset her.
I still have the hand auger and yankee screwdriver he used along with a small thumb plane he used for touch up draw slides.
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