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So a little intro huh? 
I live in Edmonton, Alberta, home of the worlds largest shopping maul (yeah, that's what I call it.. try shopping there during the holiday seasons, oy vey! ) .
By trade, I'm a computer geek and electronics technician. The most enjoyable time I ever spent in school was shop class, and when after I graduated high school and had to choose a career, I decided on two choices.. electronics, or woodworking. Both are trades in Alberta, so the gov't pays for your training and you're responsible for books and materials. Sadly, finances dictated which trade I ended up taking (books are much cheaper for electronics than forking out for books _and_ materials needed for the woodworking trade).
So many years later, I decided to find a new hobby for relaxation, and woodworking was the first that came to mind. I guess you can say I'm pretty new to most of this, my abilities were limited to using a cordless drill and a handsaw *laughs*. A couple years ago I asked for some tools for xmas, namely a miter saw and a router (after watching a couple episodes of The Router Workshop and thought "man, that is such a cool tool!"). I've built a few minor things since, but have spent alot of time thinking about building some custom furniture. I'm in the process of reading and learning everything I can before I lay a tool to wood, some people say that's a weakness, better to learn as you go, but I want to keep all my appendages in the process!
So here I am, eager to absorb all the wonder these forums hold..
Christopher.
I live in Edmonton, Alberta, home of the worlds largest shopping maul (yeah, that's what I call it.. try shopping there during the holiday seasons, oy vey!
) .By trade, I'm a computer geek and electronics technician. The most enjoyable time I ever spent in school was shop class, and when after I graduated high school and had to choose a career, I decided on two choices.. electronics, or woodworking. Both are trades in Alberta, so the gov't pays for your training and you're responsible for books and materials. Sadly, finances dictated which trade I ended up taking (books are much cheaper for electronics than forking out for books _and_ materials needed for the woodworking trade).
So many years later, I decided to find a new hobby for relaxation, and woodworking was the first that came to mind. I guess you can say I'm pretty new to most of this, my abilities were limited to using a cordless drill and a handsaw *laughs*. A couple years ago I asked for some tools for xmas, namely a miter saw and a router (after watching a couple episodes of The Router Workshop and thought "man, that is such a cool tool!"). I've built a few minor things since, but have spent alot of time thinking about building some custom furniture. I'm in the process of reading and learning everything I can before I lay a tool to wood, some people say that's a weakness, better to learn as you go, but I want to keep all my appendages in the process!
So here I am, eager to absorb all the wonder these forums hold..
Christopher.
