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03-14-2008, 11:27 AM
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#1 | | Hi from Chapel Hill Name: Wes City: Chapel Hill State: NC County: Orange Join Date: Mar 2008 Age: 31  03-14-2008, 11:27 AM
Hey all, I just got word of this site from the guys over at Woodcraft. I am starting woodworking as a way to fix up my house. Most of my projects are done b/c I have some need at the house, built ins, shoe cabinet, etc. I've never worked with anyone else and I'm sure I must do some stuff totally wrong but most projects come out all right 
My two recent projects were reef aquariums and stands for my office(cube) and to replace one a home.
Here are a couple of pics 
More pictures http://www.kicbak.com/pictures/ListP...D=55&nGroupID= 
Whole build process http://www.kicbak.com/pictures/ListP...D=53&nGroupID=
Thanks
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03-14-2008, 11:33 AM
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#2 | | Senior Administrator
Name: Bas City: Raleigh State: NC County: Wake Join Date: Aug 2007 Age: 36 Avg Visit Freq/Week
= 6.96 over 180 days | Re: Hi from Chapel Hill
Hi Wes, and welcome to North Carolina Woodworker! Those projects did indeed come out right, very nice work  . . . We love to see pictures on this site, so you've made a terrific introduction here.
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03-14-2008, 11:45 AM
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Name: Wayne City: Hillsborough State: NC County: Orange Join Date: Apr 2006 Avg Visit Freq/Week
= 5.02 over 180 days | Re: Hi from Chapel Hill
Wes,
Good looking tanks. Man you must have one heck of a office cube!!! | |
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03-14-2008, 11:51 AM
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Name: Wes City: Chapel Hill State: NC County: Orange Join Date: Mar 2008 Age: 31 Avg Visit Freq/Week
= 4.94 over 180 days | Re: Hi from Chapel Hill
Been about 10 minutes and two replies...pretty quick. The office tank is only 6 gallons, don't let the lack of scale fool you. Even the bigger tank is only 22"x25".
If everyone likes pictures I should go around the house taking snapshots of some of the stuff I've built.
Wes | |
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03-14-2008, 11:57 AM
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Name: Alan Schaffter City: Washington State: NC County: Beaufort Join Date: Dec 2005 Avg Visit Freq/Week
= 6.69 over 180 days | Re: Hi from Chapel Hill
Nice!! Welcome. We like pics!!! The more the better. And . . . the rule for gloats and all other posts ; "No pics, didn't happen!" | |
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03-14-2008, 12:06 PM
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Name: Jonathan City: Greenville State: NC County: Pitt Join Date: Mar 2008 Age: 27 Avg Visit Freq/Week
= 0.31 over 180 days | Re: Hi from Chapel Hill
Hey Wes & welcome! Those Tank stands are awsome growing up I always had a fish tank! Even the fresh water ones were alot to maintain I cant imagine how much care & work goes into a saltwater tank take plenty of pictures when you get it all set up so we can see!
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03-14-2008, 12:16 PM
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Name: Wes City: Chapel Hill State: NC County: Orange Join Date: Mar 2008 Age: 31 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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03-14-2008, 01:05 PM
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#8 | | Moderator
Name: Wayne City: Cary State: NC County: Wake Join Date: Dec 2005 Age: 62 Avg Visit Freq/Week
= 7.16 over 180 days | Re: Hi from Chapel Hill
Welcome Wes!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I woodworker AND a great photographer, to boot!!! You are going to fit in very well here with the rest of these Sawdusters!    :eus a_danc
Those reef collections are unreal. If you haven't had a chance, go to your Gallery here on North Carolina Woodworker a create some albums to show off some of the projects you have goin' on.
And post often and join in on some of great conversation here at out great site! 
Wayne
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03-14-2008, 01:44 PM
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#9 | | Executive Vice-President
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Name: Rob City: Hendersonville State: NC County: Henderson Join Date: Nov 2005 Age: 67 Avg Visit Freq/Week
= 6.88 over 180 days | Re: Hi from Chapel Hill
Welcome to the website, Wes -- happy you found us and BBTW, your pics are superb -- the reef aquarium is beautiful (reminiscent of my younger days spent in the depths of reefs in the Caribbean). Great photos -- let's see some of your ww projects and shop, too!
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03-14-2008, 01:50 PM
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#10 | | Moderator
Name: Bob City: Hillsborough State: NC County: Orange Join Date: May 2007 Avg Visit Freq/Week
= 7.00 over 180 days | Re: Hi from Chapel Hill
Welcome to the site Wes . It's good to have another OC woodworker in the group. | |
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03-14-2008, 02:07 PM
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Name: Bill City: Winston Salem State: NC County: Forsyth Join Date: Dec 2007 Age: 43 Avg Visit Freq/Week
= 5.44 over 180 days | Re: Hi from Chapel Hill
Welcome Wes,
I'm fairly new here also. You will find these are a great bunch of guys and gals. As somebody who used to have a saltwater tank, all I can say is, yours is amazing! Beautiful clown fish also. I look forward to seeing more of your tanks and your wood working projects.
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03-14-2008, 02:10 PM
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Name: Wes City: Chapel Hill State: NC County: Orange Join Date: Mar 2008 Age: 31 Avg Visit Freq/Week
= 4.94 over 180 days | Re: Hi from Chapel Hill
Thanks for the great welcome. I post most of my pictures on my website, but I'll make sure I post some of the finished stuff here as well..once I take some pictures.
My shop is the spare bedroom in my little A-frame house. Don't have too many tools.
Sliding miter saw
Couple routers and a table
Festool circ saw - since space is small I use instead of a table saw.
I'll post some pictures of the shop/bedroom when I take some.
On another note to people get together and go over projects or techniques? I'm pretty sure I do alot of stuff in the longer and harder way just b/c I don't know any better. I've never seen anyone else work and I'm curious how others do projects. I don't want to drive hours anywhere but something in a surrounding county would work.
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03-14-2008, 02:12 PM
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Name: Will Goodwin City: Raleigh State: NC County: Wake Join Date: Jan 2008 Age: 36 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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Welcome Wes....great work. Keep those pics coming.
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03-14-2008, 02:37 PM
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Name: Charles City: Wilmington State: NC County: New Hanover Join Date: Nov 2005 Age: 62 Avg Visit Freq/Week
= 4.82 over 180 days | Re: Hi from Chapel Hill
Hello Wes and welcome to the site. Awesome aquariums!! | |
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03-14-2008, 03:57 PM
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Name: Trent Mason City: Wrightsville Beach State: NC County: New Hanover Join Date: Feb 2008 Age: 29 Avg Visit Freq/Week
= 6.77 over 180 days | Re: Hi from Chapel Hill
Wes,
Welcome, very nice work! I used to have a reef tank for a few years and I ruined it by introducing fish from one of my friend's tanks (for mine to eat). His fish were infected with something and killed all of my fish and pretty much everything else.  
You have one of those in your cubicle? NICE!
Much nicer than mine  
I really look forward to your input and seeing some more of your work!
Trent 
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