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   forestgirl | Jun 25, 2002 05:38am | #1

   Welcome, Kenco -- hope you have fun here and find it to be a Fine Community for Fine Woodworking.

   forestgirl -- you can take the girl out of the forest, but you can't take the forest out of the girl   ;-)

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   Kenco24 | Jun 25, 2002 08:18pm | #2

   Hi Forest Girl,Thanks for your welcoming comment.  Have you found this forum to be useful?  In what way?... and is your forest big or medium or small?

   Ken

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   forestgirl | Jun 25, 2002 10:08pm | #3

   Hi Kenco!  I find Knots extremely helpful and fun to boot (most of the time).  I'm a novice, so my questions are usually pretty basic, but the more advanced and professional WWers seem to get the help they need here too.  Hope you'll feel free to give your suggestions to us all.

   I'd say my forest is medium (if you consider all of our island here in Puget Sound "mine"), but I carry it with me spiritually-speaking at all times, so in that sense it evades the space-time continuum and just is -- a throwback to a few childhood years spent in rural North Carolina.

   How has the forum been helpful?  I've gotten help with tablesaw alignment problems, fuzzies on edge-routed wood, compressor selection, honing guide selection, understanding Danish oil finishes, good blues radio stations (that's in the Cafe section), safe use of my new jointer and more.  When I see a thread that I feel will help me in future projects I "Open in New Window" and print it out for my WWing notebook.

   If you have a digital camera or scanner, you can post pics of your work in the Gallery -- we'd all love to see it!

   forestgirl -- you can take the girl out of the forest, but you can't take the forest out of the girl   ;-)

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   sschefer | Jun 25, 2002 11:07pm | #4

   Hi Kenco, Welcome to the forum.

   My observations of this forum are that the folks that visit here offer a vast array of homestyle, friendly opinions and advice. There's serious intelectual shop talk, light hearted shop talked thats mixed with humor and sometimes just some good old fashioned funnin around.

   If I were to classify my skill level I would have to be a beginner because I am  blown away daily by the skills and knowledge of the folks here.

   Please be sure to ask questions whenever you have them. We all learn from each other and thats how the vast array of information available on this forum has been developed.  I have to warn you though, you also must contribute if you want to remain a member of the family, (hey, I told you about the humor thing) :-)) LOL  

   Welcome.....Stick around and you'll find yourself learning to do things you never believed possible.

   Steve - in Northern California

   Edited 6/25/2002 4:08:45 PM ET by Steve Schefer

   Edited 6/25/2002 4:09:04 PM ET by Steve Schefer

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   uncommontree | Jun 26, 2002 06:38am | #5

   Welcome Kenco.................

   I must say that I have had a wonderful time here,some folks are just getting started in WW others have been at it for a coons age, but we all have learned somthing here,everything from wood finishing to the best miter saw to buy to what tastes best in a ice cold Corona ,lemon or lime,(lime).As you move about you will find out how easy it is.Have fun........Remember the only stupid question is the one you dont ask. Rick...

    Hay F_G....Did ya get your new Jesda yet?I used mine today on some Hickory(again)This is really a nice bit, you made a wise choice.Going to post some shop pics as soon as the paint is on ,a week or so,Its been hot, damn hot,I work out in this during the day so nights are saved for inside shop work.Im building my work bench ,im down to finishing the trim and paint and tracking down a friend who knows a friend who knows this guy who has these bowling ally lanes in a barn that he thinks he will give away real cheap that is if the barn hasent fallen down.........Ever been there? Ill keep you all posted on this one.....Take care & stay cool..............RICK.....

      Hi Steve...What is this Humor thing anyway?

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   forestgirl | Jun 26, 2002 07:59am | #6

   Hiya Rick, nope haven't had a chance to use it.  Woodworking is on the back burner until after Saturday (unexpected company arriving soon), but am looking forward to trying it out.

   Speaking of bowling alleys, seems to me there was a thread not long after the Prospero conversion that involved a piece of bowling alley.  There might be some interesting challenges there -- maybe try a search for "bowling" "Since the beginning of time" and see if you can find it.

   Stay cool!forestgirl -- you can take the girl out of the forest, but you can't take the forest out of the girl   ;-)

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   TomMGTC | Jun 26, 2002 10:36pm | #8

   A word of caution when using bowling alleys to make workbenches. They are FULL of nails. I just recently completed a 10 ft long workbench using a section of bowling alley for the center peice and it was probably mor work than starting from scratch with rough lumber. Each board had nails every 2-3 inches. I ended up taking the whole thing apart, numbering each board, removing the nails on any section that was going to be milled or routed and re assembling the whole thing with glue. (it was not glued originally. The bench came out great and I will post some pics when I get some taken. I have a few more section of bowling alley and will probably also make work tables with them but just be aware of what you are getting yourself into.

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   uncommontree | Jun 27, 2002 12:34am | #9

   Tom.......

   Sounds to me like the 2- 4x8 sheets of underlayment plywood I was going to use before the bowling ally incident will be the way to go .My friend told me you might find a few nails when you go to cut this stuff and he laughed,what a funny guy.I think he was pulling my chain.Just hope he doesnt stop buy with 2 ton of bowling in his truck now that I showed a interest.Need to make a few phone calls tonight.I was looking for a quick and easy and cool looking top,bowling alley lanes do not fit my discription. Thanks for the tip Tom and F_G I will look back and see what I can find about them could be a fun read.............Be good       Rick..........

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   forestgirl | Jun 26, 2002 08:03am | #7

   Hi Dave, Chapel Hill -- cool!  My grandfather retired outside of Greensboro ages ago (he's gone now) and had 17 acres of farm, forest and bass pond.  I spent summers there from the age of 5 to 7 yrs.  He had a modern house, truck, tractor et al., but the "neighbors" (a mile or so away) still farmed with a mule and had no indoor plumbing.  It was quite a contrast.  Still remember eating watermelon underneath a huge shade tree and feeding the rinds to the mule!

   forestgirl -- you can take the girl out of the forest, but you can't take the forest out of the girl   ;-)