[FlipH]

Live or Waste Away, I choose to Live

I have decided to chronicle my woodworking journey as part of my therapy and boy do I need it! I am 65 years old, a husband, father, grandfather, great grandfather and a disabled Vietnam Veteran. Oh yea, I'm also a Pastor of a Christian Church here in Waco, Texas. You'd think I had plenty to keep me active. So why would I want to add "Woodworker" to my titles?

It's simple, I have Liver Cancer and PTSD from Vietnam. Agent Orange isn't so good for the liver.

I came to a point, after fighting this cancer for two years where I had to ask myself, "Do I live each day to my best ability or sit around and wait to die?". I ran across LumberJocks and a bell went off in my head, "I can do this too!" I started to get excited! I ran out to my man cave, that is currently a junk room and said, "This is going to be my woodworking shop!"

I'm not a TV preacher (Thank God) so I have limited funds. My shop space will be only 10×10, but it's all mine! Just starting to clear the room out has already proved therapeutic results both for my cancer and my PTSD. Obviously my first "Project" is simply to clear, plan the layout and come up with a plan of attack. I'll be posting my progress and looking for YOUR INPUT as I start this new adventure.

I have a second reason for blogging this journey, which just occurred to me, maybe some of you could use a little inspiration to get off your pew warmers (butts for the nonspiritual among you) .

One final thought. I said this is for therapy. Understand that if I don't stay busy with a variety of activities, I'll sit here and focus on the bad, I choose to focus on the good. From what I've already seen, there are a lot of GOOD Folks here on LumberJocks.

Finally, if sharing an occasional Bible verse offends you, then just don't read them.
Philippians 4:13 I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.

I read your bio and was reminded that Jesus was also a carpenter. Lot's of good feelings come from working with wood. Thanks for sharing.

 

[Momcanfixit]

Live or Waste Away, I choose to Live

I have decided to chronicle my woodworking journey as part of my therapy and boy do I need it! I am 65 years old, a husband, father, grandfather, great grandfather and a disabled Vietnam Veteran. Oh yea, I'm also a Pastor of a Christian Church here in Waco, Texas. You'd think I had plenty to keep me active. So why would I want to add "Woodworker" to my titles?

It's simple, I have Liver Cancer and PTSD from Vietnam. Agent Orange isn't so good for the liver.

I came to a point, after fighting this cancer for two years where I had to ask myself, "Do I live each day to my best ability or sit around and wait to die?". I ran across LumberJocks and a bell went off in my head, "I can do this too!" I started to get excited! I ran out to my man cave, that is currently a junk room and said, "This is going to be my woodworking shop!"

I'm not a TV preacher (Thank God) so I have limited funds. My shop space will be only 10×10, but it's all mine! Just starting to clear the room out has already proved therapeutic results both for my cancer and my PTSD. Obviously my first "Project" is simply to clear, plan the layout and come up with a plan of attack. I'll be posting my progress and looking for YOUR INPUT as I start this new adventure.

I have a second reason for blogging this journey, which just occurred to me, maybe some of you could use a little inspiration to get off your pew warmers (butts for the nonspiritual among you) .

One final thought. I said this is for therapy. Understand that if I don't stay busy with a variety of activities, I'll sit here and focus on the bad, I choose to focus on the good. From what I've already seen, there are a lot of GOOD Folks here on LumberJocks.

Finally, if sharing an occasional Bible verse offends you, then just don't read them.
Philippians 4:13 I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.

Wow - we are housebound at the moment because of another huge snow storm. Getting to church is out of the question because the roads aren't even plowed yet. And I happened upon your blog at the beginnings of what could easily turn into a pity party for one today.

Coincidence? Absolutely not. Grateful to have stumbled on this post and will be reading the rest of your blog.

 

[cdaniels]

Live or Waste Away, I choose to Live

I have decided to chronicle my woodworking journey as part of my therapy and boy do I need it! I am 65 years old, a husband, father, grandfather, great grandfather and a disabled Vietnam Veteran. Oh yea, I'm also a Pastor of a Christian Church here in Waco, Texas. You'd think I had plenty to keep me active. So why would I want to add "Woodworker" to my titles?

It's simple, I have Liver Cancer and PTSD from Vietnam. Agent Orange isn't so good for the liver.

I came to a point, after fighting this cancer for two years where I had to ask myself, "Do I live each day to my best ability or sit around and wait to die?". I ran across LumberJocks and a bell went off in my head, "I can do this too!" I started to get excited! I ran out to my man cave, that is currently a junk room and said, "This is going to be my woodworking shop!"

I'm not a TV preacher (Thank God) so I have limited funds. My shop space will be only 10×10, but it's all mine! Just starting to clear the room out has already proved therapeutic results both for my cancer and my PTSD. Obviously my first "Project" is simply to clear, plan the layout and come up with a plan of attack. I'll be posting my progress and looking for YOUR INPUT as I start this new adventure.

I have a second reason for blogging this journey, which just occurred to me, maybe some of you could use a little inspiration to get off your pew warmers (butts for the nonspiritual among you) .

One final thought. I said this is for therapy. Understand that if I don't stay busy with a variety of activities, I'll sit here and focus on the bad, I choose to focus on the good. From what I've already seen, there are a lot of GOOD Folks here on LumberJocks.

Finally, if sharing an occasional Bible verse offends you, then just don't read them.
Philippians 4:13 I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.

hey steve,
Thanks for your service man I really do appreciate your sacrifices. In your message to me you said you've just started working with wood for about 6 months? I've been teaching myself for a few years and went ahead and got a college degree in furniture making and cabinetry(which proved to be nothing more than a refresher that took waaaaay too long) but I did get some good books and tips along the way. I'm proud to call you my new brother and I think we can learn a lot from each other. I'm only 26 but I've been in more places and seen more things than a good percentage of the united states so I may be able to lend a helping hand here and there. One thing I'd suggest is looking into Paul Sellers woodworking masterclass program. He's actually the one that inspired me to going back to only hand tools and since I can't very well be going to college fulltime for woodworking while i'm active duty in japan, I like to watch his videos because he teaches you everything about the tools your using as well as braking everything down so that a simpleton such as myself can understand everything. Can't wait to get to know you brother.
Amen
Iron Sides

 

[pastorsteve70x7]

WOW! Fast results!

A week ago I had to take a nap every afternoon and spent much of my day sitting on my butt reading, watching TV and surfing the net. Zero energy had become my new normal. Oh, I had a legitimate excuse, "Well, I have cancer. What do you expect?" Then my wife bought me a miter saw and suggested woodworking. Wow! I never would have thought this would have a such a fast positive effect on my energy and mental well being!

I joined LJ, got some great advice right away, and some very encouraging comments! Within a few days I found myself scooting around Lowes in one of those old man electric chairs. (I had a little pride issue at first) I spent hours scooting around, getting some ideas and advice and picking up some stock for my first projects. The staff at Lowes was awesome, helpful and friendly! They even got me coffee! BTW, if you are a Veteran, don't forget to ask for your 10% discount at Lowes.

They made a few pre-cuts for me so I could handle the material for my work bench top and loaded all my purchases for me.

Then I went to Harbor Freight to pick up a few clamps. Several of you told me HF was a good place to pick up clamps and it was, but what a different experience from Lowes. One work, "JUNK". Enough said about HF.

Now my first need was for a couple of saw horses. I started to cut my 2×4s and noticed the cuts were rough and slow. This wouldn't have bothered me before, but hey, I'm now an official LumberJock! So back to Lowes and my scooter. I picked up two new blades for my old 10" circular saw, one for rough cuts and one for fine cuts. When I got home I almost ran to my saw, installed the new blade (yes I unplugged it and made my next cut. WOW! Like a hot knife through butter and smooooooooth! I finished my first saw horse and then noticed something…......

It was 9:00PM, no nap and I still had energy. I think it's the saw dust. Boy, did I have fun! I got up this morning and with my first cup of coffee in hand and still wearing my bath rob, I found myself outside making measurements, squaring and marking cut lines for saw horse #2.

I have one question. Is this addictive?

 

[NinjaAssassin]

WOW! Fast results!

A week ago I had to take a nap every afternoon and spent much of my day sitting on my butt reading, watching TV and surfing the net. Zero energy had become my new normal. Oh, I had a legitimate excuse, "Well, I have cancer. What do you expect?" Then my wife bought me a miter saw and suggested woodworking. Wow! I never would have thought this would have a such a fast positive effect on my energy and mental well being!

I joined LJ, got some great advice right away, and some very encouraging comments! Within a few days I found myself scooting around Lowes in one of those old man electric chairs. (I had a little pride issue at first) I spent hours scooting around, getting some ideas and advice and picking up some stock for my first projects. The staff at Lowes was awesome, helpful and friendly! They even got me coffee! BTW, if you are a Veteran, don't forget to ask for your 10% discount at Lowes.

They made a few pre-cuts for me so I could handle the material for my work bench top and loaded all my purchases for me.

Then I went to Harbor Freight to pick up a few clamps. Several of you told me HF was a good place to pick up clamps and it was, but what a different experience from Lowes. One work, "JUNK". Enough said about HF.

Now my first need was for a couple of saw horses. I started to cut my 2×4s and noticed the cuts were rough and slow. This wouldn't have bothered me before, but hey, I'm now an official LumberJock! So back to Lowes and my scooter. I picked up two new blades for my old 10" circular saw, one for rough cuts and one for fine cuts. When I got home I almost ran to my saw, installed the new blade (yes I unplugged it and made my next cut. WOW! Like a hot knife through butter and smooooooooth! I finished my first saw horse and then noticed something…......

It was 9:00PM, no nap and I still had energy. I think it's the saw dust. Boy, did I have fun! I got up this morning and with my first cup of coffee in hand and still wearing my bath rob, I found myself outside making measurements, squaring and marking cut lines for saw horse #2.

I have one question. Is this addictive?

That's great to hear, Steve! I can definitely relate to your excitement. Post some pictures of your saw horse when you get time. Half the fun of woodworking is looking at other people's accomplishments (for me, anyway).

 

[54curly]

WOW! Fast results!

A week ago I had to take a nap every afternoon and spent much of my day sitting on my butt reading, watching TV and surfing the net. Zero energy had become my new normal. Oh, I had a legitimate excuse, "Well, I have cancer. What do you expect?" Then my wife bought me a miter saw and suggested woodworking. Wow! I never would have thought this would have a such a fast positive effect on my energy and mental well being!

I joined LJ, got some great advice right away, and some very encouraging comments! Within a few days I found myself scooting around Lowes in one of those old man electric chairs. (I had a little pride issue at first) I spent hours scooting around, getting some ideas and advice and picking up some stock for my first projects. The staff at Lowes was awesome, helpful and friendly! They even got me coffee! BTW, if you are a Veteran, don't forget to ask for your 10% discount at Lowes.

They made a few pre-cuts for me so I could handle the material for my work bench top and loaded all my purchases for me.

Then I went to Harbor Freight to pick up a few clamps. Several of you told me HF was a good place to pick up clamps and it was, but what a different experience from Lowes. One work, "JUNK". Enough said about HF.

Now my first need was for a couple of saw horses. I started to cut my 2×4s and noticed the cuts were rough and slow. This wouldn't have bothered me before, but hey, I'm now an official LumberJock! So back to Lowes and my scooter. I picked up two new blades for my old 10" circular saw, one for rough cuts and one for fine cuts. When I got home I almost ran to my saw, installed the new blade (yes I unplugged it and made my next cut. WOW! Like a hot knife through butter and smooooooooth! I finished my first saw horse and then noticed something…......

It was 9:00PM, no nap and I still had energy. I think it's the saw dust. Boy, did I have fun! I got up this morning and with my first cup of coffee in hand and still wearing my bath rob, I found myself outside making measurements, squaring and marking cut lines for saw horse #2.

I have one question. Is this addictive?

Yes Very addictive!! You'll be dumpster diving for lumber in the near future or looking at standing trees and saying wow what I could make out of that!! have Fun!!!

 

[poospleasures]

WOW! Fast results!

A week ago I had to take a nap every afternoon and spent much of my day sitting on my butt reading, watching TV and surfing the net. Zero energy had become my new normal. Oh, I had a legitimate excuse, "Well, I have cancer. What do you expect?" Then my wife bought me a miter saw and suggested woodworking. Wow! I never would have thought this would have a such a fast positive effect on my energy and mental well being!

I joined LJ, got some great advice right away, and some very encouraging comments! Within a few days I found myself scooting around Lowes in one of those old man electric chairs. (I had a little pride issue at first) I spent hours scooting around, getting some ideas and advice and picking up some stock for my first projects. The staff at Lowes was awesome, helpful and friendly! They even got me coffee! BTW, if you are a Veteran, don't forget to ask for your 10% discount at Lowes.

They made a few pre-cuts for me so I could handle the material for my work bench top and loaded all my purchases for me.

Then I went to Harbor Freight to pick up a few clamps. Several of you told me HF was a good place to pick up clamps and it was, but what a different experience from Lowes. One work, "JUNK". Enough said about HF.

Now my first need was for a couple of saw horses. I started to cut my 2×4s and noticed the cuts were rough and slow. This wouldn't have bothered me before, but hey, I'm now an official LumberJock! So back to Lowes and my scooter. I picked up two new blades for my old 10" circular saw, one for rough cuts and one for fine cuts. When I got home I almost ran to my saw, installed the new blade (yes I unplugged it and made my next cut. WOW! Like a hot knife through butter and smooooooooth! I finished my first saw horse and then noticed something…......

It was 9:00PM, no nap and I still had energy. I think it's the saw dust. Boy, did I have fun! I got up this morning and with my first cup of coffee in hand and still wearing my bath rob, I found myself outside making measurements, squaring and marking cut lines for saw horse #2.

I have one question. Is this addictive?

Love your story. Hate the cause. My hats off to you. Just keep it up. If any of us can we will help. Welcome.

 

[pastorsteve70x7]

WOW! Fast results!

A week ago I had to take a nap every afternoon and spent much of my day sitting on my butt reading, watching TV and surfing the net. Zero energy had become my new normal. Oh, I had a legitimate excuse, "Well, I have cancer. What do you expect?" Then my wife bought me a miter saw and suggested woodworking. Wow! I never would have thought this would have a such a fast positive effect on my energy and mental well being!

I joined LJ, got some great advice right away, and some very encouraging comments! Within a few days I found myself scooting around Lowes in one of those old man electric chairs. (I had a little pride issue at first) I spent hours scooting around, getting some ideas and advice and picking up some stock for my first projects. The staff at Lowes was awesome, helpful and friendly! They even got me coffee! BTW, if you are a Veteran, don't forget to ask for your 10% discount at Lowes.

They made a few pre-cuts for me so I could handle the material for my work bench top and loaded all my purchases for me.

Then I went to Harbor Freight to pick up a few clamps. Several of you told me HF was a good place to pick up clamps and it was, but what a different experience from Lowes. One work, "JUNK". Enough said about HF.

Now my first need was for a couple of saw horses. I started to cut my 2×4s and noticed the cuts were rough and slow. This wouldn't have bothered me before, but hey, I'm now an official LumberJock! So back to Lowes and my scooter. I picked up two new blades for my old 10" circular saw, one for rough cuts and one for fine cuts. When I got home I almost ran to my saw, installed the new blade (yes I unplugged it and made my next cut. WOW! Like a hot knife through butter and smooooooooth! I finished my first saw horse and then noticed something…......

It was 9:00PM, no nap and I still had energy. I think it's the saw dust. Boy, did I have fun! I got up this morning and with my first cup of coffee in hand and still wearing my bath rob, I found myself outside making measurements, squaring and marking cut lines for saw horse #2.

I have one question. Is this addictive?

NinjaAssassin asked for pics of the saw horses. My daughter thought they were too tall, but I'm 6'3" and she's, well, built closer to the ground than I am. I also put a 5ft cross member so I can build my next project which will be a new door for my storage building. The old one rotted away.

 

[NinjaAssassin]

WOW! Fast results!

A week ago I had to take a nap every afternoon and spent much of my day sitting on my butt reading, watching TV and surfing the net. Zero energy had become my new normal. Oh, I had a legitimate excuse, "Well, I have cancer. What do you expect?" Then my wife bought me a miter saw and suggested woodworking. Wow! I never would have thought this would have a such a fast positive effect on my energy and mental well being!

I joined LJ, got some great advice right away, and some very encouraging comments! Within a few days I found myself scooting around Lowes in one of those old man electric chairs. (I had a little pride issue at first) I spent hours scooting around, getting some ideas and advice and picking up some stock for my first projects. The staff at Lowes was awesome, helpful and friendly! They even got me coffee! BTW, if you are a Veteran, don't forget to ask for your 10% discount at Lowes.

They made a few pre-cuts for me so I could handle the material for my work bench top and loaded all my purchases for me.

Then I went to Harbor Freight to pick up a few clamps. Several of you told me HF was a good place to pick up clamps and it was, but what a different experience from Lowes. One work, "JUNK". Enough said about HF.

Now my first need was for a couple of saw horses. I started to cut my 2×4s and noticed the cuts were rough and slow. This wouldn't have bothered me before, but hey, I'm now an official LumberJock! So back to Lowes and my scooter. I picked up two new blades for my old 10" circular saw, one for rough cuts and one for fine cuts. When I got home I almost ran to my saw, installed the new blade (yes I unplugged it and made my next cut. WOW! Like a hot knife through butter and smooooooooth! I finished my first saw horse and then noticed something…......

It was 9:00PM, no nap and I still had energy. I think it's the saw dust. Boy, did I have fun! I got up this morning and with my first cup of coffee in hand and still wearing my bath rob, I found myself outside making measurements, squaring and marking cut lines for saw horse #2.

I have one question. Is this addictive?

That's great stuff, man. Keep up the good work!

 

[Dal300]

WOW! Fast results!

A week ago I had to take a nap every afternoon and spent much of my day sitting on my butt reading, watching TV and surfing the net. Zero energy had become my new normal. Oh, I had a legitimate excuse, "Well, I have cancer. What do you expect?" Then my wife bought me a miter saw and suggested woodworking. Wow! I never would have thought this would have a such a fast positive effect on my energy and mental well being!

I joined LJ, got some great advice right away, and some very encouraging comments! Within a few days I found myself scooting around Lowes in one of those old man electric chairs. (I had a little pride issue at first) I spent hours scooting around, getting some ideas and advice and picking up some stock for my first projects. The staff at Lowes was awesome, helpful and friendly! They even got me coffee! BTW, if you are a Veteran, don't forget to ask for your 10% discount at Lowes.

They made a few pre-cuts for me so I could handle the material for my work bench top and loaded all my purchases for me.

Then I went to Harbor Freight to pick up a few clamps. Several of you told me HF was a good place to pick up clamps and it was, but what a different experience from Lowes. One work, "JUNK". Enough said about HF.

Now my first need was for a couple of saw horses. I started to cut my 2×4s and noticed the cuts were rough and slow. This wouldn't have bothered me before, but hey, I'm now an official LumberJock! So back to Lowes and my scooter. I picked up two new blades for my old 10" circular saw, one for rough cuts and one for fine cuts. When I got home I almost ran to my saw, installed the new blade (yes I unplugged it and made my next cut. WOW! Like a hot knife through butter and smooooooooth! I finished my first saw horse and then noticed something…......

It was 9:00PM, no nap and I still had energy. I think it's the saw dust. Boy, did I have fun! I got up this morning and with my first cup of coffee in hand and still wearing my bath rob, I found myself outside making measurements, squaring and marking cut lines for saw horse #2.

I have one question. Is this addictive?

Steve, if you are so fond of Lowes and the other box stores, hop in the SUV, take an hours drive down here and I'll load you up with projects and wood.
I even have a place for you to take a nap if you need to when you get here.

Don't let pride stand in your way. Be Ye Not Proud, LOL, says the pot calling the kettle black!

Seriously, I am not able to ride for an hour anymore without a lot of pain.

If you want to build a storage shed door, design it and come down to use the shop. I'm sure there is probably enough wood around here to "Get'r'dun!"
Just decide if you want a solid wood door or a plywood door. Oak? Cedar? Elm? ..... among others, your choice.

 

[a1Jim]

WOW! Fast results!

A week ago I had to take a nap every afternoon and spent much of my day sitting on my butt reading, watching TV and surfing the net. Zero energy had become my new normal. Oh, I had a legitimate excuse, "Well, I have cancer. What do you expect?" Then my wife bought me a miter saw and suggested woodworking. Wow! I never would have thought this would have a such a fast positive effect on my energy and mental well being!

I joined LJ, got some great advice right away, and some very encouraging comments! Within a few days I found myself scooting around Lowes in one of those old man electric chairs. (I had a little pride issue at first) I spent hours scooting around, getting some ideas and advice and picking up some stock for my first projects. The staff at Lowes was awesome, helpful and friendly! They even got me coffee! BTW, if you are a Veteran, don't forget to ask for your 10% discount at Lowes.

They made a few pre-cuts for me so I could handle the material for my work bench top and loaded all my purchases for me.

Then I went to Harbor Freight to pick up a few clamps. Several of you told me HF was a good place to pick up clamps and it was, but what a different experience from Lowes. One work, "JUNK". Enough said about HF.

Now my first need was for a couple of saw horses. I started to cut my 2×4s and noticed the cuts were rough and slow. This wouldn't have bothered me before, but hey, I'm now an official LumberJock! So back to Lowes and my scooter. I picked up two new blades for my old 10" circular saw, one for rough cuts and one for fine cuts. When I got home I almost ran to my saw, installed the new blade (yes I unplugged it and made my next cut. WOW! Like a hot knife through butter and smooooooooth! I finished my first saw horse and then noticed something…......

It was 9:00PM, no nap and I still had energy. I think it's the saw dust. Boy, did I have fun! I got up this morning and with my first cup of coffee in hand and still wearing my bath rob, I found myself outside making measurements, squaring and marking cut lines for saw horse #2.

I have one question. Is this addictive?

Glad to hear woodworking is doing the trick ,keep on trucking,great start.

 

[j1212t]

WOW! Fast results!

A week ago I had to take a nap every afternoon and spent much of my day sitting on my butt reading, watching TV and surfing the net. Zero energy had become my new normal. Oh, I had a legitimate excuse, "Well, I have cancer. What do you expect?" Then my wife bought me a miter saw and suggested woodworking. Wow! I never would have thought this would have a such a fast positive effect on my energy and mental well being!

I joined LJ, got some great advice right away, and some very encouraging comments! Within a few days I found myself scooting around Lowes in one of those old man electric chairs. (I had a little pride issue at first) I spent hours scooting around, getting some ideas and advice and picking up some stock for my first projects. The staff at Lowes was awesome, helpful and friendly! They even got me coffee! BTW, if you are a Veteran, don't forget to ask for your 10% discount at Lowes.

They made a few pre-cuts for me so I could handle the material for my work bench top and loaded all my purchases for me.

Then I went to Harbor Freight to pick up a few clamps. Several of you told me HF was a good place to pick up clamps and it was, but what a different experience from Lowes. One work, "JUNK". Enough said about HF.

Now my first need was for a couple of saw horses. I started to cut my 2×4s and noticed the cuts were rough and slow. This wouldn't have bothered me before, but hey, I'm now an official LumberJock! So back to Lowes and my scooter. I picked up two new blades for my old 10" circular saw, one for rough cuts and one for fine cuts. When I got home I almost ran to my saw, installed the new blade (yes I unplugged it and made my next cut. WOW! Like a hot knife through butter and smooooooooth! I finished my first saw horse and then noticed something…......

It was 9:00PM, no nap and I still had energy. I think it's the saw dust. Boy, did I have fun! I got up this morning and with my first cup of coffee in hand and still wearing my bath rob, I found myself outside making measurements, squaring and marking cut lines for saw horse #2.

I have one question. Is this addictive?

There is just something raw and natural about woodworking, getting back to our prehistoric selves, which brings peace to the body and mind. I love your story so far and I am sure it will get even better. Keep it up!

 

[dakremer]

WOW! Fast results!

A week ago I had to take a nap every afternoon and spent much of my day sitting on my butt reading, watching TV and surfing the net. Zero energy had become my new normal. Oh, I had a legitimate excuse, "Well, I have cancer. What do you expect?" Then my wife bought me a miter saw and suggested woodworking. Wow! I never would have thought this would have a such a fast positive effect on my energy and mental well being!

I joined LJ, got some great advice right away, and some very encouraging comments! Within a few days I found myself scooting around Lowes in one of those old man electric chairs. (I had a little pride issue at first) I spent hours scooting around, getting some ideas and advice and picking up some stock for my first projects. The staff at Lowes was awesome, helpful and friendly! They even got me coffee! BTW, if you are a Veteran, don't forget to ask for your 10% discount at Lowes.

They made a few pre-cuts for me so I could handle the material for my work bench top and loaded all my purchases for me.

Then I went to Harbor Freight to pick up a few clamps. Several of you told me HF was a good place to pick up clamps and it was, but what a different experience from Lowes. One work, "JUNK". Enough said about HF.

Now my first need was for a couple of saw horses. I started to cut my 2×4s and noticed the cuts were rough and slow. This wouldn't have bothered me before, but hey, I'm now an official LumberJock! So back to Lowes and my scooter. I picked up two new blades for my old 10" circular saw, one for rough cuts and one for fine cuts. When I got home I almost ran to my saw, installed the new blade (yes I unplugged it and made my next cut. WOW! Like a hot knife through butter and smooooooooth! I finished my first saw horse and then noticed something…......

It was 9:00PM, no nap and I still had energy. I think it's the saw dust. Boy, did I have fun! I got up this morning and with my first cup of coffee in hand and still wearing my bath rob, I found myself outside making measurements, squaring and marking cut lines for saw horse #2.

I have one question. Is this addictive?

Movement (exercise) is literally a nutrient to your brain….Its actually the most important nutrient to your brain (and possibly to your whole ecosystem).

It would seem that if you ate all day and didn't exert any of that energy, that you'd have energy stored up and have tons of energy, right? But we all know that just makes us have even less energy! Now, if you are up moving around all day, you feel energized afterwards. Thats because movement energizes our brains!! Science!

I'm glad you found something to get energized! Be safe!! ...and Welcome to Lumberjocks!!!

 

[HillbillyShooter]

WOW! Fast results!

A week ago I had to take a nap every afternoon and spent much of my day sitting on my butt reading, watching TV and surfing the net. Zero energy had become my new normal. Oh, I had a legitimate excuse, "Well, I have cancer. What do you expect?" Then my wife bought me a miter saw and suggested woodworking. Wow! I never would have thought this would have a such a fast positive effect on my energy and mental well being!

I joined LJ, got some great advice right away, and some very encouraging comments! Within a few days I found myself scooting around Lowes in one of those old man electric chairs. (I had a little pride issue at first) I spent hours scooting around, getting some ideas and advice and picking up some stock for my first projects. The staff at Lowes was awesome, helpful and friendly! They even got me coffee! BTW, if you are a Veteran, don't forget to ask for your 10% discount at Lowes.

They made a few pre-cuts for me so I could handle the material for my work bench top and loaded all my purchases for me.

Then I went to Harbor Freight to pick up a few clamps. Several of you told me HF was a good place to pick up clamps and it was, but what a different experience from Lowes. One work, "JUNK". Enough said about HF.

Now my first need was for a couple of saw horses. I started to cut my 2×4s and noticed the cuts were rough and slow. This wouldn't have bothered me before, but hey, I'm now an official LumberJock! So back to Lowes and my scooter. I picked up two new blades for my old 10" circular saw, one for rough cuts and one for fine cuts. When I got home I almost ran to my saw, installed the new blade (yes I unplugged it and made my next cut. WOW! Like a hot knife through butter and smooooooooth! I finished my first saw horse and then noticed something…......

It was 9:00PM, no nap and I still had energy. I think it's the saw dust. Boy, did I have fun! I got up this morning and with my first cup of coffee in hand and still wearing my bath rob, I found myself outside making measurements, squaring and marking cut lines for saw horse #2.

I have one question. Is this addictive?

Hang in there with that energy issue-you just have to fight through it to get going or it will get the best of you, at least that has been my experience with health challenges. You fight through it and everything get better, and you find energy you thought you'd lost. Otherwise, you just loose huge chunks of what time there is. Just MHO.

 

[pastorsteve70x7]

WOW! Fast results!

A week ago I had to take a nap every afternoon and spent much of my day sitting on my butt reading, watching TV and surfing the net. Zero energy had become my new normal. Oh, I had a legitimate excuse, "Well, I have cancer. What do you expect?" Then my wife bought me a miter saw and suggested woodworking. Wow! I never would have thought this would have a such a fast positive effect on my energy and mental well being!

I joined LJ, got some great advice right away, and some very encouraging comments! Within a few days I found myself scooting around Lowes in one of those old man electric chairs. (I had a little pride issue at first) I spent hours scooting around, getting some ideas and advice and picking up some stock for my first projects. The staff at Lowes was awesome, helpful and friendly! They even got me coffee! BTW, if you are a Veteran, don't forget to ask for your 10% discount at Lowes.

They made a few pre-cuts for me so I could handle the material for my work bench top and loaded all my purchases for me.

Then I went to Harbor Freight to pick up a few clamps. Several of you told me HF was a good place to pick up clamps and it was, but what a different experience from Lowes. One work, "JUNK". Enough said about HF.

Now my first need was for a couple of saw horses. I started to cut my 2×4s and noticed the cuts were rough and slow. This wouldn't have bothered me before, but hey, I'm now an official LumberJock! So back to Lowes and my scooter. I picked up two new blades for my old 10" circular saw, one for rough cuts and one for fine cuts. When I got home I almost ran to my saw, installed the new blade (yes I unplugged it and made my next cut. WOW! Like a hot knife through butter and smooooooooth! I finished my first saw horse and then noticed something…......

It was 9:00PM, no nap and I still had energy. I think it's the saw dust. Boy, did I have fun! I got up this morning and with my first cup of coffee in hand and still wearing my bath rob, I found myself outside making measurements, squaring and marking cut lines for saw horse #2.

I have one question. Is this addictive?

Started on the shed door today and had fun. My daughter wanted to help so I got some scrap 1/4 ply and had her cut out some corner braces. We had a blast and laughed our tails off. She did good and only cut off one of my fingers. Kidding.

 

[gfadvm]

WOW! Fast results!

A week ago I had to take a nap every afternoon and spent much of my day sitting on my butt reading, watching TV and surfing the net. Zero energy had become my new normal. Oh, I had a legitimate excuse, "Well, I have cancer. What do you expect?" Then my wife bought me a miter saw and suggested woodworking. Wow! I never would have thought this would have a such a fast positive effect on my energy and mental well being!

I joined LJ, got some great advice right away, and some very encouraging comments! Within a few days I found myself scooting around Lowes in one of those old man electric chairs. (I had a little pride issue at first) I spent hours scooting around, getting some ideas and advice and picking up some stock for my first projects. The staff at Lowes was awesome, helpful and friendly! They even got me coffee! BTW, if you are a Veteran, don't forget to ask for your 10% discount at Lowes.

They made a few pre-cuts for me so I could handle the material for my work bench top and loaded all my purchases for me.

Then I went to Harbor Freight to pick up a few clamps. Several of you told me HF was a good place to pick up clamps and it was, but what a different experience from Lowes. One work, "JUNK". Enough said about HF.

Now my first need was for a couple of saw horses. I started to cut my 2×4s and noticed the cuts were rough and slow. This wouldn't have bothered me before, but hey, I'm now an official LumberJock! So back to Lowes and my scooter. I picked up two new blades for my old 10" circular saw, one for rough cuts and one for fine cuts. When I got home I almost ran to my saw, installed the new blade (yes I unplugged it and made my next cut. WOW! Like a hot knife through butter and smooooooooth! I finished my first saw horse and then noticed something…......

It was 9:00PM, no nap and I still had energy. I think it's the saw dust. Boy, did I have fun! I got up this morning and with my first cup of coffee in hand and still wearing my bath rob, I found myself outside making measurements, squaring and marking cut lines for saw horse #2.

I have one question. Is this addictive?

Steve, Keeping busy always keeps me from dwelling on negative thoughts which I feel is very important when trying to get well. I fought the big C 18 years ago and so far I'm winning. Best of luck to you and know you have a lot of folks keeping you in their prayers.

 

[NinjaAssassin]

WOW! Fast results!

A week ago I had to take a nap every afternoon and spent much of my day sitting on my butt reading, watching TV and surfing the net. Zero energy had become my new normal. Oh, I had a legitimate excuse, "Well, I have cancer. What do you expect?" Then my wife bought me a miter saw and suggested woodworking. Wow! I never would have thought this would have a such a fast positive effect on my energy and mental well being!

I joined LJ, got some great advice right away, and some very encouraging comments! Within a few days I found myself scooting around Lowes in one of those old man electric chairs. (I had a little pride issue at first) I spent hours scooting around, getting some ideas and advice and picking up some stock for my first projects. The staff at Lowes was awesome, helpful and friendly! They even got me coffee! BTW, if you are a Veteran, don't forget to ask for your 10% discount at Lowes.

They made a few pre-cuts for me so I could handle the material for my work bench top and loaded all my purchases for me.

Then I went to Harbor Freight to pick up a few clamps. Several of you told me HF was a good place to pick up clamps and it was, but what a different experience from Lowes. One work, "JUNK". Enough said about HF.

Now my first need was for a couple of saw horses. I started to cut my 2×4s and noticed the cuts were rough and slow. This wouldn't have bothered me before, but hey, I'm now an official LumberJock! So back to Lowes and my scooter. I picked up two new blades for my old 10" circular saw, one for rough cuts and one for fine cuts. When I got home I almost ran to my saw, installed the new blade (yes I unplugged it and made my next cut. WOW! Like a hot knife through butter and smooooooooth! I finished my first saw horse and then noticed something…......

It was 9:00PM, no nap and I still had energy. I think it's the saw dust. Boy, did I have fun! I got up this morning and with my first cup of coffee in hand and still wearing my bath rob, I found myself outside making measurements, squaring and marking cut lines for saw horse #2.

I have one question. Is this addictive?

Steve, look at that. Not only are you enjoying a new hobby and feeling better, in general, you're making memories with your daughter. Not much can top that in my book!

 

[grumpy749]

WOW! Fast results!

A week ago I had to take a nap every afternoon and spent much of my day sitting on my butt reading, watching TV and surfing the net. Zero energy had become my new normal. Oh, I had a legitimate excuse, "Well, I have cancer. What do you expect?" Then my wife bought me a miter saw and suggested woodworking. Wow! I never would have thought this would have a such a fast positive effect on my energy and mental well being!

I joined LJ, got some great advice right away, and some very encouraging comments! Within a few days I found myself scooting around Lowes in one of those old man electric chairs. (I had a little pride issue at first) I spent hours scooting around, getting some ideas and advice and picking up some stock for my first projects. The staff at Lowes was awesome, helpful and friendly! They even got me coffee! BTW, if you are a Veteran, don't forget to ask for your 10% discount at Lowes.

They made a few pre-cuts for me so I could handle the material for my work bench top and loaded all my purchases for me.

Then I went to Harbor Freight to pick up a few clamps. Several of you told me HF was a good place to pick up clamps and it was, but what a different experience from Lowes. One work, "JUNK". Enough said about HF.

Now my first need was for a couple of saw horses. I started to cut my 2×4s and noticed the cuts were rough and slow. This wouldn't have bothered me before, but hey, I'm now an official LumberJock! So back to Lowes and my scooter. I picked up two new blades for my old 10" circular saw, one for rough cuts and one for fine cuts. When I got home I almost ran to my saw, installed the new blade (yes I unplugged it and made my next cut. WOW! Like a hot knife through butter and smooooooooth! I finished my first saw horse and then noticed something…......

It was 9:00PM, no nap and I still had energy. I think it's the saw dust. Boy, did I have fun! I got up this morning and with my first cup of coffee in hand and still wearing my bath rob, I found myself outside making measurements, squaring and marking cut lines for saw horse #2.

I have one question. Is this addictive?

What a heart warming story and man I got to say your hooked. Also it only gets more addictive from here on. So keep on keeping on and stay young in your heart, it works wonders.

 

[Thuzmund]

WOW! Fast results!

A week ago I had to take a nap every afternoon and spent much of my day sitting on my butt reading, watching TV and surfing the net. Zero energy had become my new normal. Oh, I had a legitimate excuse, "Well, I have cancer. What do you expect?" Then my wife bought me a miter saw and suggested woodworking. Wow! I never would have thought this would have a such a fast positive effect on my energy and mental well being!

I joined LJ, got some great advice right away, and some very encouraging comments! Within a few days I found myself scooting around Lowes in one of those old man electric chairs. (I had a little pride issue at first) I spent hours scooting around, getting some ideas and advice and picking up some stock for my first projects. The staff at Lowes was awesome, helpful and friendly! They even got me coffee! BTW, if you are a Veteran, don't forget to ask for your 10% discount at Lowes.

They made a few pre-cuts for me so I could handle the material for my work bench top and loaded all my purchases for me.

Then I went to Harbor Freight to pick up a few clamps. Several of you told me HF was a good place to pick up clamps and it was, but what a different experience from Lowes. One work, "JUNK". Enough said about HF.

Now my first need was for a couple of saw horses. I started to cut my 2×4s and noticed the cuts were rough and slow. This wouldn't have bothered me before, but hey, I'm now an official LumberJock! So back to Lowes and my scooter. I picked up two new blades for my old 10" circular saw, one for rough cuts and one for fine cuts. When I got home I almost ran to my saw, installed the new blade (yes I unplugged it and made my next cut. WOW! Like a hot knife through butter and smooooooooth! I finished my first saw horse and then noticed something…......

It was 9:00PM, no nap and I still had energy. I think it's the saw dust. Boy, did I have fun! I got up this morning and with my first cup of coffee in hand and still wearing my bath rob, I found myself outside making measurements, squaring and marking cut lines for saw horse #2.

I have one question. Is this addictive?

This was a great read. If you work inside, you might invest in a good dust mask or a dust management system-the dust is very bad for you, and not being bothered by dust will mean you'll be able to spend more time in your workshop! Keep the updates coming!

 

[stefang]

WOW! Fast results!

A week ago I had to take a nap every afternoon and spent much of my day sitting on my butt reading, watching TV and surfing the net. Zero energy had become my new normal. Oh, I had a legitimate excuse, "Well, I have cancer. What do you expect?" Then my wife bought me a miter saw and suggested woodworking. Wow! I never would have thought this would have a such a fast positive effect on my energy and mental well being!

I joined LJ, got some great advice right away, and some very encouraging comments! Within a few days I found myself scooting around Lowes in one of those old man electric chairs. (I had a little pride issue at first) I spent hours scooting around, getting some ideas and advice and picking up some stock for my first projects. The staff at Lowes was awesome, helpful and friendly! They even got me coffee! BTW, if you are a Veteran, don't forget to ask for your 10% discount at Lowes.

They made a few pre-cuts for me so I could handle the material for my work bench top and loaded all my purchases for me.

Then I went to Harbor Freight to pick up a few clamps. Several of you told me HF was a good place to pick up clamps and it was, but what a different experience from Lowes. One work, "JUNK". Enough said about HF.

Now my first need was for a couple of saw horses. I started to cut my 2×4s and noticed the cuts were rough and slow. This wouldn't have bothered me before, but hey, I'm now an official LumberJock! So back to Lowes and my scooter. I picked up two new blades for my old 10" circular saw, one for rough cuts and one for fine cuts. When I got home I almost ran to my saw, installed the new blade (yes I unplugged it and made my next cut. WOW! Like a hot knife through butter and smooooooooth! I finished my first saw horse and then noticed something…......

It was 9:00PM, no nap and I still had energy. I think it's the saw dust. Boy, did I have fun! I got up this morning and with my first cup of coffee in hand and still wearing my bath rob, I found myself outside making measurements, squaring and marking cut lines for saw horse #2.

I have one question. Is this addictive?

Wonderful to hear that you are experiencing the miracles that woodworking includes Steve.