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I am a High School English/Theory of Knowledge/Student Government teacher at a high school in Santa Rosa California. When my wife and I bought our home in early 2005, it needed some work and we ended up doing all the work ourselves with some help from my brothers. This entailed buying a bunch of tools which gave me the chance to finally get out rental hell and justify buying more tools to begin that hidden calling that had been nibbling at the back of my mind for a long time, makng sawdust as a primary pursuit and once in a while as a secondary pursuit turning out a few projects every once in a while. :)

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commented on	Workbench #5: Aprons, Vises, and Chisels in Fingers (Sorry, no pics of the injury)	04-20-2008 04:41 PM
added blog entry	Workbench #5: Aprons, Vises, and Chisels in Fingers (Sorry, no pics of the injury)	04-19-2008 04:26 PM
commented on	A small table that took a whole lot of work	04-10-2008 03:08 PM
added blog entry	Workbench #4: Table Top and bleeding	04-06-2008 05:37 PM
added blog entry	Workbench #3: Base and sundries	04-03-2008 04:19 AM

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Workbench #5: Aprons, Vises, and Chisels in Fingers (Sorry, no pics of the injury)

04-19-2008 04:26 PM by VTWoody

Ok, I am back with another installment from my workbench experience. Today’s post talks about putting on the aprons and endcaps, the vises, and the reasons why its not so great to shove a chisel into your finger… I didn’t tak...

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Workbench #4: Table Top and bleeding

04-06-2008 05:37 PM by VTWoody

A couple of you made reference to the empty bandaid wrapper on my bench right next to my old chisels. I have my stuff set up so that I get those emails with your comments when they are made, and to be honest, I was absolutely flummoxed when I rea...

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Workbench #3: Base and sundries

04-03-2008 04:19 AM by VTWoody

Ok, back to blogging. The next picture is me using the top on sawhorses in its first job as a workbench. I needed a good surface to clamp the legs to in order to scrape them even with the scrapers that are on the right in the picture. Who would...

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Workbench #2: Top and Base Glue-up

03-29-2008 04:13 PM by VTWoody

Okay, I think I failed to emphasize in the first post how much of a learning experience this was for me. I knew that I would learn a bunch before I started, but I definitely didn’t know how much. The more time I spend in the shop, the more...

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Workbench #1: Initial lumber and milling

03-27-2008 02:26 AM by VTWoody

Since I caught the sawdust bug, I have read many a book and blog, watched many a video and bought many a tool. I have even built some of my tools, and while I am a pretty frugal person, I like to only buy things once and do not like moving up the...

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Karson home \| projects \| blog 35221 posts in 5141 days #1 posted 04-17-2007 10:31 PM	Welcome to LumberJocks -- I've been blessed with a father who liked to tinker in wood, and a wife who lets me tinker in wood. Appomattox Virginia [email protected] †
David home \| projects \| blog 1969 posts in 4879 days #2 posted 04-17-2007 10:32 PM	Welcome to LumberJocks! Looking forward to your input and projetcs. -- http://foldingrule.blogspot.com
WayneC home \| projects \| blog 14358 posts in 4838 days #3 posted 04-17-2007 11:34 PM	Welcome. Enjoy the site. -- We must guard our enthusiasm as we would our life - James Krenov
Mark home \| projects \| blog 316 posts in 4874 days #4 posted 04-18-2007 02:34 AM	Good to have you with us. -- Mark
Max home \| projects \| blog 56000 posts in 5013 days #5 posted 04-19-2007 02:57 AM	Glad to see that you have made Lumberjocks a part of your Woodworking experience… Welcome… -- Max "Desperado", Salt Lake City, UT
oscorner home \| projects \| blog 4563 posts in 5051 days #6 posted 04-19-2007 07:03 AM	Welcome aboard. Show us some woodworking. -- Jesus is Lord!
VTWoody home \| projects \| blog 95 posts in 4798 days #7 posted 04-20-2007 05:16 AM	I would like to thank all of you for the warm welcome. It is a pleasure to start to become part of the community here. As soon as I get some pictures of the few pieces that I have that might actually be worthy, I will post them.
WayneC home \| projects \| blog 14358 posts in 4838 days #8 posted 04-20-2007 05:47 AM	Any and all are worthy…... -- We must guard our enthusiasm as we would our life - James Krenov
PanamaJack home \| projects \| blog 4483 posts in 4818 days #9 posted 04-20-2007 02:43 PM	Welcome to LJ! Enjoy. Need any questions answered? Somebody in here will know. -- Carpe Lignum; Tornare Lignum (Seize the wood, to Turn the wood)
Mark home \| projects \| blog 316 posts in 4874 days #10 posted 04-20-2007 03:30 PM	Welcome to the group. -- Mark
Dick, & Barb Cain home \| projects \| blog 8693 posts in 5040 days #11 posted 05-06-2007 11:14 PM	A delayed welcome to Lumberjocks. -- - You are never to old to set another goal or to dream a new dream **************** Dick, & Barb Cain, Hibbing, MN. http://www.woodcarvingillustrated.com/gallery/member.php?uid=3627&protype=1
TheAggie home \| projects \| blog 30 posts in 4805 days #12 posted 05-21-2007 11:54 AM	Here is a picture from American Woodworker: Watch the Video -- The Aggie in Sealy, Texas
kenndenn home \| projects \| blog 46 posts in 4582 days #13 posted 11-22-2007 08:13 AM	Are you a fan of ShopNotes? I have every issue in electronic pdf format. -- Kenn from Kennewick, WA
Bureaucrat home \| projects \| blog 18341 posts in 4392 days #14 posted 04-11-2009 01:17 AM	Happy Anniversary. In a few days you will have been a Lumber Jock for 2 years! Thanks for your participation and keep on posting! -- Gary D.

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