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

[Cheryl Halweg]

Hello fellow Kreg jiggers! I am Cheryl, I am from Chicago, Illinois, and I am new to the community. I received the jig from my husband for mothers day and I cant wait to get started building everything!!!!! I plan to customize my whole house!! Thanks for having me and I hope that I can learn a lot from everyone here.

[Danny Richardson]

Danny from North TX.  No experience to speak of but always  thought i might enjoy.  The wife wants to turn spare room into her closet and wanted some free standing shoe shelves so this will be my starting place.  Got a Kreg Jig for Christmas and picked up a Dewalt bench top table saw the other day.  Looking forward to this and many future projects.  Any help for this rookie would be appreciated.

[Kate Arnold]

Hi, I'm Kate from Victoria BC, Canada.  I have been in business refinishing and upcycling furniture for the past 2 years now,  Just this past Christmas, I was gifted a Kreg Jig, and have never looked back!  I have built several tables and mirrors for clients, and cant wait to try new plans over the summer!  I am really enjoying the new avenues Kreg has taken me and my business Dovetail Creative Furnishings.

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Dovetail-Creative-Furnishings/241618...

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instagram username: dovetailcreativefurnishings

I am happy to be part of the community!

Kate

[LANEY REECE]

hello, my name is laney reece i live in nt. louisana. i have not been doing much woodworking but i have on a wood lathe. i have done none pocket hole joinery but, it looks easy with kreg system  

[Greg Shwaga]

Hi there,

My name is Greg Shwaga.  I am from vanguard, Saskatchewan and teach shop to Grades 7-12 students.  I have used the Kreg Jig for two years now.  It has changed the options that my students have for woodworking projects. Previously we were limited because of complex and expensive joinery methods.  The Kreg Jig makes woodworking much simpler for beginners such as us.

 

[Renny Jose Galindez Fontecha]

Hola mi nombre es Renny y vivo en Venezuela recientemente compre mi kreg jig porque me parece super util y facil de usar, ojala pueda contar con la comunidad pra mis proyectos!

[William]

Hello and greetings from Southern California!  My name is Billy.

I saw the info-mercial and I thought to myself "Gimme some that".  I have never done anything in the way of finish woodwork and I figured this is a good way to get started.

[Everett]

Hi my name is Everett I live in Ill. I am totally new to woodworking .so please have passions with me thank you.

[Tom Campbell]

  Hello, my name is Tom and I live St. Paul MN. I have been doing wood working out of need. Owning a house you must be able to woodworking and or repairs So I have decided to start doing projects that would be fun or help me organize my tools. The Kreg  tools have peeked my interest, to get started building things that I liked creating. The Kreg joinery has made the completion of projects stronger and easier. I'm looking forword to learning new skills and ideas. I like the mix of pro and amateur skill levels to learn from. I also think tool review is very helpful for the rookies to help us in are decision making on equipment and supply's.

[Paul Steiner]

Hello, My name is Paul Steiner and I live in Woodbridge Virginia.  I teach carpentry at a local high school and I also do a lot of woodwork at home. I bought my first Kreg jig about 8 years ago and I have been hooked.  As for skill level I am probably an expert or close to it.  As far as projects I build furniture, lots of shop stuff, lots of cutting boards and lathe work.  I really like this site and forum lots of woodworkers to interact without discussions turning into debates on who has the bigger saw.  

[Violet Getz]

I am a older type lady that likes to work with wood . I also work at Gaurdian  Inc. or now name costume glass solution . I do the wood working in my spare time . love to make things out of wood . I live in Ohio and my name is Violet . I just made a picture frame with the jig and it was really easy to make. Hoping to find plans for my next project.

[Bruce Lewis]

Gooday,

My name is Bruce and I live in Blackmans Bay which is15 Km, (10 Miles) south of Hobart in Tasmania, Australia.

I am 66 and I retired at the end of September last year. My wife and I sold up our house in Melbourne and we have settled in a slightly cooler, but much more beautiful area of Australia.

During my working life as a Hydraulic Engineer I spent 16 years working for a timber company and was involved in the designing of plant and equipment ranging from the handling of green sawn timber through to air and kiln drying, grading, machining and marketing of our product.

The local "product" being a wide range of Eucalypt and various other hardwood species. During this time I developed an interest in making furniture out of the kiln dried product and found it very satisfying.

I have not had the opportunity to do a great deal over the past 15 years but now that I am retired I am well and truly intending to dive back in.

I recently purchased a Kreg Master System and I am delving into the great unknown, so to speak, I have a Saw Bench, Router Table, Thicknesser and numerous other Power Tools so there isn't too much that I am not willing to have a go at.

Tasmania is somewhat famous for its local species including Sassafras, Myrtle & Huon and Celery Top Pine. The first project is a table out of Celery Top Pine for the new 57" TV and it is progressing quite well.

Enough for now, I am curious to follow the workings of this Community, it seems very interesting and helpfull.