New to Forum, Saying Hello!

My wife and I build all sorts of things together. I have always enjoyed woodworking and did a lot as a kid growing up. I left the hobby for a number of years when I was in the military and starting my career. Eventually I picked it up again a few years ago to do home improvement stuff and it has sort of branched out from there for the most part.

I enjoy tinkering and building just about anything, doesn't need to be wood, I just tend do more woodworking than anything else because it is what I am most comfortable working with at this point. My wife and I do run a home based business that relies on quite a bit of woodworking, mostly milling/sign making. I joined this forum for the knowledge and community here, so out of respect I won't advertise our business outright. We do post a lot on Instagram, and the username is the same as my username on routerforums, if anyone is super interested in that aspect of what we make.

Because we make a bunch of random stuff with the business I guess I will pick my personal favorite NON business project. That was a outdoor bar I built for our patio. The bar was 95% constructed with reclaimed materials which was HUGE since we just spent quite a bit on the patio. I found an old swingset a neighbor was tossing that was PT lumber and broke that down for the framing. I used leftover decking from a job I did for a client to construct the side panels and built the cabinets faceframes and doors from pallet and crate lumber. The only materials I purchased were two corrugated steel roofing panels for the sides, a sheet of 3/4" melamine and about 8 bags of concrete. I constructed a form from the melamine and poured the concrete in place. Once it cured I paid a few buddies with beers and cigars to come over and help me flip the top.

Thanks!