We've probably done this before but I'd like to hear it again. How did you *really* get started in woodworking? What project kicked it off?
Yes, my Dad always made simple things for our house and for me and my sister. I always caught the offcuts from his jigsaw or circular saw. Fast forward 20 years and I'm living in San Diego with my wife. We're living in our first apartment and our mattresses are lying on the floor. She'd like to actually step out of bed rather than roll onto the floor every morning. We have no money so I explore my DIY options.
Turns out Rockler comes up for all the hits and they are less than 5 miles away. I get the knock down bed brackets, redwood lumber from HD for the frame, and 1x3s for the slats. I knock it together and we had our first bed!
Have you ever made anything to sit or sleep on and don't quite trust how strong it is? That first night in the bed around 2am, I was awoken to the bed shaking (we were past the honeymoon phase by then) and I could feel a wave travelling down the bed from head to toe. The slats rattled. I thought for sure I did something wrong and the bed was going to fall apart. Just as quickly as it started, it stopped. We had just experienced our first earthquake.
I thought Rockier was the coolest store. The city published a booklet with available adult ed classes. My wife took up sewing and I found a beginning WWing class taught in a HS shop class. I bought my BT3100 and then took classes at Palomar College, subscribed to wood magazines and joined this site, and just consumed everything woodworking. 11 years later I'm glad the passion is still there.
Paul
Yes, my Dad always made simple things for our house and for me and my sister. I always caught the offcuts from his jigsaw or circular saw. Fast forward 20 years and I'm living in San Diego with my wife. We're living in our first apartment and our mattresses are lying on the floor. She'd like to actually step out of bed rather than roll onto the floor every morning. We have no money so I explore my DIY options.
Turns out Rockler comes up for all the hits and they are less than 5 miles away. I get the knock down bed brackets, redwood lumber from HD for the frame, and 1x3s for the slats. I knock it together and we had our first bed!
Have you ever made anything to sit or sleep on and don't quite trust how strong it is? That first night in the bed around 2am, I was awoken to the bed shaking (we were past the honeymoon phase by then) and I could feel a wave travelling down the bed from head to toe. The slats rattled. I thought for sure I did something wrong and the bed was going to fall apart. Just as quickly as it started, it stopped. We had just experienced our first earthquake.
I thought Rockier was the coolest store. The city published a booklet with available adult ed classes. My wife took up sewing and I found a beginning WWing class taught in a HS shop class. I bought my BT3100 and then took classes at Palomar College, subscribed to wood magazines and joined this site, and just consumed everything woodworking. 11 years later I'm glad the passion is still there.
Paul
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