[dhammer]

Hello all,

This is my first post and I thought an introduction would be appropriate.

I am an amateur cabinet maker/woodworker who got interested in carving after working on some built up door mouldings for my coworker's house. I viewed some of the restoration woodworking catalogs and was immediately taken by the beautiful carvings of period architectural woodwork.

Until recently I was strictly a power tool type of woodworker. I naturally gravitated to hand tools.. planes, scrapers, chisels etc and find work with handtools immensely more satisfying and I might add, more accurate.

Anyway, that is how I ended up on your doorstep. I am looking forward to this next learning experience . This forum looks like a great place to start.

[Mark N. Akers]

Dhammer:
Welcome to the site,hope you enjoy it here.

[Joy]

Welcome This is a great place to learn

[slather]

Welcome to the site Dhammer. looking forward to seeing your work.

Al

http://picasaweb.google.com/al.hillis/WOODCARVINGSMINE

[eric maycroft]

Nice to see someone else interested in working the old fashioned way!When i am making repro furniture i like to work the way it was done centuries ago, i carve everything totally by hand myself aswell as hand planing the oak,bet they never had the great chisels that we,ve got now though.If you want the work to look slightly authentic its the way you gotta go.

[Eddy Smiles]

Greetings and Salutations!

[dhammer]

Originally Posted by eric maycroft

Nice to see someone else interested in working the old fashioned way!When i am making repro furniture i like to work the way it was done centuries ago, i carve everything totally by hand myself aswell as hand planing the oak,bet they never had the great chisels that we,ve got now though.If you want the work to look slightly authentic its the way you gotta go.

Thanks everyone for the warm welcome!

Eric, The more I work with wood the more I appreciate and use hand tools. I can't quite say that I am completely eschewing power tools.. they have their place, but there isn't anything quite like the sound of a plane or sharp chisel doing what it is designed to do.. sure beats the whine of a router.

[squbrigg]

Welcome aboard. All tools have their place, power or edged, some just have a better feeling when you use them. Some are work....some are pleasure.

Enjoy the board, it's a great place to learn, teach, share and make friends.

Bob