jigmaker

Hi: My name is Jim i am 66 yrs. old and i am retired from the local school system after working there for thirty yrs.. I have been involved in carpentry and woodworking for the last fifty or so yrs. i started working with my dad when i was a teenager building houses, as a maintenance man for the schools i did a lot of general carpentry work and built a lot of cabinets and classroom furniture.i am also involved in French and Indian war reenacting, i am a member of a local group and a member of the American Mountain Men, i have been doing this for thirty yrs. i have a 24x32 woodworking shop and enjoy making funiture and other projects now that i have the time to do the work for my self.

remember safety first...jigmaker

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harrysin

Welcome to the forum Jim, you can be sure that most of us will be envious of the size of you're workshop. If you've been peeping into the forum you would know that we enjoy photo shoots during the making of projects so that we can all improve our skills. I look forward to seeing you as a regular poster in the future.

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Mike

Jim, welcome to the forums. A project you might really enjoy is Woodcrafts Civil war lantern. I believe it was from the first issue of Woodcraft magazine. This is authentic in all respects except the glass is not hand blown. Even this is not a problem for the yankees since commercial glass was available in the north then. Here is a photo of one I made.

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jigmaker

Thanks for the picture, i have made several of these in the past, some with plain glass and some with 3 out of 4 panes done with stained glass.

Joe Lyddon

JimLabowsky

Hi Jim,
My name is Jim also. I am 61 and retired from 3M. I also got started in woodworking at a very young age. My father died when I was 7, but I was fortunate enough to have a sister 17 years older then my self. She married a wood pattern maker who work for American Motors a he instilled in me a love for woodworking of all kinds. Like you, I now have the time to pursue whatever I want.