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History/Background

Looking backward...

SINCE 1979

I STARTED IN WOODWORKING WITH A GIFT FROM MY WIFE OF A SMALL TABLE SAW FROM THE LOCAL HARDWARE STORE. THE FIRST PROJECT WAS A GUN CABINET, FROM THE WRONG WOOD TO THE WRONG FINISHING TECHNIQUE I LEARNED THE HARD WAY. BETTER TOOLS AND RESOURCES FOUND ME ACTUALLY MAKING DECENT FURNITURE. WRONG CHOICES FOR ALL OF THE ABOVE, IN IN ORDER TO DO WORK LIKE I HAD SEEN IN FINE WOODWORKING, CAUSED ME TO ALMOST GIVE UP. I READ ALL I COULD GET MY HANDS ON, AND IT PAYED OFF. THE NEW CHOICES FOR MATERIALS AND EQUIPMENT MADE A SIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENT, I WAS ON MY WAY.

My Background

PLAIN AND SIMPLE...I AM SELF TAUGHT, I BELIEVE IF YOU CAN READ YOU CAN DO ALMOST ANYTHING. THE ONE THING I LEARNED IN COLLEGE WAS TO THINK, THAT HAS BEEN THE BASIS FOR ALL MY LEARNING. HOWEVER, I WOULD HAVE GIVEN ALMOST ANYTHING TO GET THE RIGHT INFORMATION FROM A RELIABLE SOURCE, YOU WOULD BE SURPRISED HOW MANY OPINIONS THERE ARE ON WOODWORKING TECHNIQUES ECT..