G'day.

[bobbo]

As a newcomer to your forum the Moderator suggested a few words. I'm a little in awe of the quality of work I see displayed here, and I love the friendly ambience. I have a lifetime of woodworking but very little carving experience. I wont be carving anything for a week or so because I touched the tip of my right index finger onto my tablesaw blade and it gobbled it up. The good news is that I missed the nail and and the bone but lost the meat. Before I turn this saw on it is my habit to make a prayer gesture and say.."Please dont bite me today." For once in many months I neglected to do this and the result is a holiday from carving and any other heavy work for awhile. I mention all this as a cautionary tale. The God of powertools is a jealous God! It will not be taken for granted.
I have already learned a lot and had many questions answered from browsing this forum and I look forward to enjoying the wisdom of it's members.
I live in the little town of Mackay, Queensland, Australia, which is a pretty nice place to do time on Planet Earth. All the best from Bobbo.

[Mark Dellinger]

Bobbo,
Welcome to the forum. Hate to hear about your finger but am thankful th.at it is not any worse than it is. Good luck with your carving endeavors. There are alot of great people here who are willing and better yet able to help you out.

Safe Carving and God bless,

Mark

[Mottles]

Hello, welcome Mark is right there are a lot of great people here. Take care of that finger.
Kathy

[Ron T]

Hello and welcome, Bobbo. It's nice to have you here with us. Take care of your finger. You're lucky, it could have been a lot worse.

[Joy]

Welcome to the group. You can use this "down-time" to enjoy all the archives. Hope the finger heals quickly.

[Riverman]

Hi Bobbo, welcome to the group! Good luck with the finger.
Bob

[Gulf Coast Handyman]

Welcome to the forum.

Dave

[bjbailey]

G'Day Mate,

Welcome to the Forum. If you can't find what you are looking for on this Forum - it doesn exist. Have only been a member myself since May 2009 so I guess we are classified as Newbies. Kind regards from the NSW Central Coast. Barrie.

[Curtscarving]

Bobbo-Great to have you here. Take care of that finger so you can carve and post on forum. One post you could look into is Blade Lock or?Block was very interesting.
Curt

[Dan Wegiel]

Welcome aboard Bobbo, this is a great place to learn and be inspired, hope your finger heals quickly.

Dan