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Jamesis

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No, I'm not Austin Powers, International Man of Mystery:cool:

I'm James, just James.

I've been woodworking as a hobbyist for about 13 years, then 2 years ago I started renting an outbuilding from a friend and putting together my own woodshop. In August the Printing company I was working for went out of business and I became a "dislocated worker". The New York Dept. of Labor has a Self-employment program which was the break I needed to start my own wood craft business. I'm still in the start up stages. My shop.jpg logo.jpg
I started turning a year and a half ago when I bought a cheapie tabletop lathe at Harbor Freight just to play around with and fell in love with turning. I've since upgraded to a Rikon lathe, which is how I found this place. Searching for a replacement belt I found a thread here and decided to join.

I like to make "practical" things for the home, such as clocks, lamps, vases, candle holders, coat racks, benches, and I've made a few live edge tables. I like to use the most beautiful and unique pieces of wood I can find, and buff everything to a high gloss shine.

Here are a few pics of some of my more recent work, but in no way covers everything I've made over the years.

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I've even made a couple musical instruments, but I stopped because I'm no musician, and they take a long time to make.

This looks like a pretty good forum, and I'm looking forward to meeting and learning from you all.

Thanks,
James
 

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James, Welcome from South Texas! Great intro, very nice work, I think you'll fit in just fine! Tony
 

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Welcome, James! Looking forward to seeing more of your handiwork!
 

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Welcome James lots of great wood and even more good people. Nice work

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Welcome from Virginia. Nice intro and work. Congrats on the start up. Hope all goes well for you!
 

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Howdy James, welcome to the club....

Glad you liked the rikon topic. My lathe has been good since then.
 

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What do you use for finishes on your projects?
 

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Welcome to Woodbarter!

Are you a man of wealth and taste? :sarcastic:
 

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Welcome from California! Your creations are super nice! Jump right into the discussions on this site! Chuck
 

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Welcome aboard James! Looking forward to following your new business adventure....
 
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