I'm Jeff, 61, and I'm addicted to sawdust. and have no desire to cure it. I started woodworking about 7 years ago. I am doing this on an extremely tight budget. I live in a second-floor one-bedroom apartment. Instead of a living room, I have my "workshop." 2 filing cabinets, and a door for the top. A folding table is used for assembly work. I built a coffee table, and tables, a kitchenette table and chair, and a platform bed for my apartment, mostly from what used to be inexpensive dimensional lumber. I've done some bookshelves and other pieces. I am now working on learning how to engrave signs with my compact router.
My choice of lumber has been dependant on the location of my workshop. I can't make too much noise, especially in the evenings. I do a lot of hand sawing with a Japanese backsaw. I have a miter saw, but to use it I have to haul a folding table, wood, tools, and the saw downstairs. Make my cuts, and haul it upstairs again. It's easier to use a miter box and a hand saw.
I envy those guys who have a $1K workshop and tools. I've been told that without a jointer, table saw, planer, and dust control system, woodworking can't be done. Well, I am here to prove people wrong. I find great satisfaction in completing a project using nothing but hand tools (save the drill for holes and screws). I hope to learn from the more experienced people on this board and to share any tidbits I've learned.
Jeff
My choice of lumber has been dependant on the location of my workshop. I can't make too much noise, especially in the evenings. I do a lot of hand sawing with a Japanese backsaw. I have a miter saw, but to use it I have to haul a folding table, wood, tools, and the saw downstairs. Make my cuts, and haul it upstairs again. It's easier to use a miter box and a hand saw.
I envy those guys who have a $1K workshop and tools. I've been told that without a jointer, table saw, planer, and dust control system, woodworking can't be done. Well, I am here to prove people wrong. I find great satisfaction in completing a project using nothing but hand tools (save the drill for holes and screws). I hope to learn from the more experienced people on this board and to share any tidbits I've learned.
Jeff