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Location: Santa Clarita, CA
Website: www.MowryJournal.com
Woodworking began for me in an 8th grade industrial arts class. I made a serving tray, didn't understand how to use a plane at all ... and moved on. Woodworking really began for me in college. I worked in the scene shop of the theatre at the University of Missouri, and learned basic carpentry skills.
I built a plywood bookcase for our first apartment ... then a picnic table for our new house ... and woodworking then became a part of our home. I've made quite a bit of furniture over the last 25 years, including our kitchen cabinets, an entertainment center, desk, and more.
Skills keep improving, but I am a LONG way from having the skill to match my eye.
My focus changed in 2014, when my wife and our daughter-in-law, both Mrs M's, decided to start selling small batch, handmade skin care products at local craft fairs. I was, uh, "encouraged" to make some cheese boards for sale and do the heavy lifting. Of course. So, I was in ... and I got hooked.
Today, I'm doing as many as 30 craft fairs a year, selling cutting boards, serving pieces, games and home decor. All are made in my crowded shop that's no longer a garage in Southern California.
-- Henry Mowry, Santa Clarita, CA, http://www.MowryJournal.com
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Bureaucrat
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#1 posted 01-01-2010 10:22 PM
Welcome to Lumber Jocks! This is a great place to get – or give – advice about woodworking on the forums and the project posts are a wonderful source of new ideas. I look forward to seeing your projects and posts.
To get the most feedback on your projects, it’s best to only post 1 or 2 at a time. This way you will get feedback over several days and from a wide variety of members.
Please enjoy your membership.
-- Gary D.
cabinetmaster
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#2 posted 01-01-2010 10:29 PM
Welcome to LJ’s. We are here to help you with your woodworking endeavors. Feel free to ask for advise. But Be aware…this site can be very addictive…………LOL
-- Jerry--A man can never have enough tools or clamps
a1Jim
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#3 posted 01-01-2010 10:43 PM
Welcome to LJs a place were there are great people super projects and outstanding woodworkers. Enjoy
-- https://www.artisticwoodstudio.com/videos
Max
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#4 posted 01-01-2010 11:07 PM
Glad to see that you have made Lumberjocks a part of your Woodworking experience… Welcome
-- Max "Desperado", Salt Lake City, UT
SnowyRiver
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#5 posted 01-01-2010 11:59 PM
Welcome aboard. Nice to have you join us on Lumberjocks.
-- Wayne - Plymouth MN
Scott Bryan
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#6 posted 01-02-2010 06:40 AM
Hello Henry,
Let me welcome you to LJs. I am sure that you will find being a member of this group to be an interesting, as well as exciting, experience. Have fun and enjoy.
-- Challenges are what make life interesting; overcoming them is what makes life meaningful- Joshua Marine
Splinterman
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#7 posted 01-02-2010 07:03 AM
WELCOME to LJ’s ….the best place to enhance your woodworking skills and knowledge.
woodworm
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#8 posted 01-02-2010 02:29 PM
Welcome to Lumberjocks!
-- masrol, kuala lumpur, MY.
Innovator
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#9 posted 01-02-2010 04:44 PM
Welcome to Lumber Jocks. It is a GREAT place to get ideas for your projects and help when you get stuck. There is a ton of information to help you along the way.
Enjoy your time here
Innovator
-- Whether You Think You Can or You Think You Can't, YOU ARE RIGHT!!!
Karson
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#10 posted 01-06-2010 06:56 AM
Welcome to LumberJocks. Glad to have you aboard. †
-- 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] †
Bureaucrat
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#11 posted 12-26-2010 07:04 AM
Imagine that! A year has almost gone by since you became a Lumber Jock. Congratulations on your anniversary and happy holidays! I look forward to your posts.
-- Gary D.
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