MGW

I am an amateur woodworker who finds that I enjoy the "quiet" of the planer after a long day's work. I like turning pens, projects for my wife and kids, and challenging myself with new and harder projects.

I look forward to learning from the amazing amount of knowledge on this site!

Adding more now that I have more time.

I started woodworking when I got married just over 10 years ago. My grandparents gave us a 10x10 outbuilding as a wedding gift, so needless to say, the first hour and last hour of any day's work was me carrying my tools out and setting them up in the yard.
After a couple of years, my wife and I purchased an abandoned historical home and spent 2 years making it livable (during which time I started and finished graduate school and our first child was born). As we worked on the new house, we planned for a garage, but money ran out. I held on, though, and shortly after our second child was born, I began building the garage and shed. It took a couple of years because I refused to borrow money for it and truthfully had no idea what I was doing, but it's finally as finished as it has to be right now. And I'm able to pick my hobby back up and I have found that I can lose track of time in there breathing sawdust!

I have enjoyed looking through projects and blogs. I know that I'll never catch up but the site is easy to search, so as I think of an interest, I seem to be able to find plenty.

Thanks everybody!

-- Michael, North Carolina -- Whittling away the time making fine lumber into perfect fire stove fuel.