Hello everyone,
I wanted to reach out and thank you for allowing me to join this forum. It’s a pleasure to be part of such a knowledgeable community.
I’ve been involved in woodworking for pretty much my whole life. My father and grandfather were both carpenters and builders, and I grew up in the fifties and sixties spending a lot of time in the garage with them. They handled everything from new house construction and renovations to crafting custom kitchen, bathroom, and store display cabinets. After my grandfather "retired," he focused on custom staircases—including spirals—for my dad’s business.
While our shop didn't have high end cabinet making tools like a shaper, they were still able to turn out some truly respectable work using a table saw, a radial arm saw, a band saw, a 4” joiner, a 6” belt sander, and a router, all Craftsman tools, which were what they could afford at the time.
I didn't follow directly into the family trade. Instead, I spent 41 years working at a nuclear power plant, first as a machinist and eventually as a planner for the maintenance department.
My woodworking skills were put to good use during my time off, though, as I handled renovations on our own homes, including four complete kitchens and seven bathrooms.
Nowadays, my wife and I love antique furniture. We enjoy restoring or repurposing it together, with me handling the wood restoration and her working her magic on the finishes.
I actually found this forum while trying to identify a mystery slab of wood I’ve had since the late seventies. I see that there is a separate forum for such, so I’ll post it there.
Thanks again for having me!
Best regards,
Phil
I wanted to reach out and thank you for allowing me to join this forum. It’s a pleasure to be part of such a knowledgeable community.
I’ve been involved in woodworking for pretty much my whole life. My father and grandfather were both carpenters and builders, and I grew up in the fifties and sixties spending a lot of time in the garage with them. They handled everything from new house construction and renovations to crafting custom kitchen, bathroom, and store display cabinets. After my grandfather "retired," he focused on custom staircases—including spirals—for my dad’s business.
While our shop didn't have high end cabinet making tools like a shaper, they were still able to turn out some truly respectable work using a table saw, a radial arm saw, a band saw, a 4” joiner, a 6” belt sander, and a router, all Craftsman tools, which were what they could afford at the time.
I didn't follow directly into the family trade. Instead, I spent 41 years working at a nuclear power plant, first as a machinist and eventually as a planner for the maintenance department.
My woodworking skills were put to good use during my time off, though, as I handled renovations on our own homes, including four complete kitchens and seven bathrooms.
Nowadays, my wife and I love antique furniture. We enjoy restoring or repurposing it together, with me handling the wood restoration and her working her magic on the finishes.
I actually found this forum while trying to identify a mystery slab of wood I’ve had since the late seventies. I see that there is a separate forum for such, so I’ll post it there.
Thanks again for having me!
Best regards,
Phil
