Hi Everyone
Hobbyist woodworker who started woodworking about 25 years ago to help relieve job-related stress........retired 16 years ago from a 30 year banking career. Over the years, I've enjoyed woodworking & indeed, obtained a great deal of satisfaction from working with my hands. I filled out my profile so there's more info there. As you can see from my tool list, most of them are power tools.....hate to admit it but I'm pretty clutsey with my hands. My main claim to fame was building my own kitchen cabinets from rough maple milled myself. Custom design based on my wife's requirements.....that tested a very good 52 (presently) marriage. Raised panel doors, angled corner cabinets with lazy susans, pull out shelves & a custom counter top. Other than that I've stuck mainly to small projects like coffee & end tables, picture frames & lots of outdoor furniture.
My search for a router led me to this forum. For the past 16 years I've had an Hitachi M12 router mounted in a Lee Valley Veritas table....still going strong today. Excellent combination but just getting tired of mounting & un-mounting it for handheld purposes. Narrowed it down to a DeWalt, Porter Cable & a Bosch......leaning towards the Bosch 1617 EVSPK with the fixed & plunge bases.....Good choice???????
Just browsing the sections & subjects it looks like I'm going to learn a ton from you guys.....glad to be here.
Hobbyist woodworker who started woodworking about 25 years ago to help relieve job-related stress........retired 16 years ago from a 30 year banking career. Over the years, I've enjoyed woodworking & indeed, obtained a great deal of satisfaction from working with my hands. I filled out my profile so there's more info there. As you can see from my tool list, most of them are power tools.....hate to admit it but I'm pretty clutsey with my hands. My main claim to fame was building my own kitchen cabinets from rough maple milled myself. Custom design based on my wife's requirements.....that tested a very good 52 (presently) marriage. Raised panel doors, angled corner cabinets with lazy susans, pull out shelves & a custom counter top. Other than that I've stuck mainly to small projects like coffee & end tables, picture frames & lots of outdoor furniture.
My search for a router led me to this forum. For the past 16 years I've had an Hitachi M12 router mounted in a Lee Valley Veritas table....still going strong today. Excellent combination but just getting tired of mounting & un-mounting it for handheld purposes. Narrowed it down to a DeWalt, Porter Cable & a Bosch......leaning towards the Bosch 1617 EVSPK with the fixed & plunge bases.....Good choice???????
Just browsing the sections & subjects it looks like I'm going to learn a ton from you guys.....glad to be here.