Just retired in Southern California - Hello Group (00/25)
I was browsing the groups when I ran across u-all.
I retired last year from 32 years in Hi-Tech Aerospace electronics. First thing on my to-do list was to fool-round with wood working. I liked wood shop in school; well I liked anything that had to do with working with my hands making stuff, leather, plexiglas, silver, gold, really all the crafts. So I decided I would try my luck building some bedroom furniture. The wife said "don't waste the wood; we should just buy the stuff". The challenge was cast with that sarcastic remark! So I purchased the necessary shop tools and wood and started my first project, a bedroom night stand. No purchased plans mind-u, just some rough sketches and measurements. Although I did do a lot of research on the internet looking at fabricated items to get some idea of what I had in mind. And read a lot about wood joinery, some practice with dowels and biscuit joiner too. I ended up building two night stands, a chest of drawers, wall cabinets with a bridge for down lights between the cabinets, and a bed frame w/ headboard anf footboard. I also installed a DLP projector and 5.1 sound speakers in the ceiling. The DVD player and amp. is in another room and controlled with remote wireless Infrared system devices. So take a look at the pics. Let me know what you think or any questions you might have. Adapt, Improvise, Overcome - Duty, Honor, Country. Viet Vet 69-70. Measure twice - cut once. U-all take care. Fran |
Just retired in Southern California - Hello Group (00/25)
"ghost" wrote in message ... I was browsing the groups when I ran across u-all. I retired last year from 32 years in Hi-Tech Aerospace electronics. First thing on my to-do list was to fool-round with wood working. I liked wood shop in school; well I liked anything that had to do with working with my hands making stuff, leather, plexiglas, silver, gold, really all the crafts. So take a look at the pics. Let me know what you think or any questions you might have. Now that you've mastered woodworking, take a lesson in how to post photos that we can see, in a decent size, say 100 to 150 kb. All I see is garbage. Check out www.irfanview.com |
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