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Well your in the right place to get started :thumbs_up
Hi Tiffany, congrats on taking a few steps into a very rewarding pursuit. As far as having no shop, you'd be surprised what you can do with tools you just take out and put away. Here's a site you might be interested in along these lines: eurekazone.com . I started with outdoor furniture, which doesn't need to be very exacting- all you need it a circular saw, a jigsaw, a drill and maybe a router/router table. Or you can go the handtool route...
Hello Tiffany, how are you? I'll tell you in my opinion you have possibly entered woodworking at a great time, due to the fact you are in school for your Phd. Nothing like woodworking, to take your mind into another world as you place those ear-plugs in your ears, turn a radio on and whether your sanding and finishing another table top, turning stock on a lathe into beautiful works of art, or whittling away at a piece of wood to fulfill a vision in one's minds eye.
Whatever it is, woodworking is the means whereby you can drift off into another world, and that may be just the medicine that your mind may need occassionally to relieve one of the overwhelming studies while in school.
Maybe you could talk to someone within your class about your newfound love and they or their parents may have a shop being you don't have one right now.
Most woodworkers love to have other woodworkers over and kind of piddle along together in a woodshop. I know i do...
Plus if you could meet someone in your class that either loves it or has a friend that is passionate about woodworking, it is amazing what you will learn about woodworking. The first thing is that it is an entirely new world of education in itself.
Anyway i think you will enjoy woodworking for life if you could meet some of those ol' timers and kindly pick their brains. but you really wouldn't need to do that because this discussion board here is flat out packed with knowledgeable woodworkers in all the facets of woodworking. Whether it's a technical issue, question, concerns, or the science behind woods and woodworking you will find it right here.
If you ever need anything please email myself or simply post a topic.
Take care, chris
Whatever it is, woodworking is the means whereby you can drift off into another world, and that may be just the medicine that your mind may need occassionally to relieve one of the overwhelming studies while in school.
Maybe you could talk to someone within your class about your newfound love and they or their parents may have a shop being you don't have one right now.
Most woodworkers love to have other woodworkers over and kind of piddle along together in a woodshop. I know i do...
Plus if you could meet someone in your class that either loves it or has a friend that is passionate about woodworking, it is amazing what you will learn about woodworking. The first thing is that it is an entirely new world of education in itself.
Anyway i think you will enjoy woodworking for life if you could meet some of those ol' timers and kindly pick their brains. but you really wouldn't need to do that because this discussion board here is flat out packed with knowledgeable woodworkers in all the facets of woodworking. Whether it's a technical issue, question, concerns, or the science behind woods and woodworking you will find it right here.
If you ever need anything please email myself or simply post a topic.
Take care, chris
Tiffany,
Welcome, I know what it is to need a shop to express your talent to work with wood. I fortunately had a very good friend that was more than willing to let me use his shop, and now I have taken over our new house's two car garage and have a shop to work in, but I am already looking forward to a larger shop and I guess it will never end. So for now if you need help just ask and I am sure that there is more than one woodworker that would be willing to help. Good luck with all of you endeavors.:icon_thum
Big Al
Welcome, I know what it is to need a shop to express your talent to work with wood. I fortunately had a very good friend that was more than willing to let me use his shop, and now I have taken over our new house's two car garage and have a shop to work in, but I am already looking forward to a larger shop and I guess it will never end. So for now if you need help just ask and I am sure that there is more than one woodworker that would be willing to help. Good luck with all of you endeavors.:icon_thum
Big Al
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