[FastFred]

First time I've been in a chat room - and not sure I can figure all this out, but here goes - I started carving about a year and a half ago intending to carve fish - started the fish ... never finished the fish! I've been doing mostly caricatures, some Santas, some birds and some woodburning - trying my hand at whatever I can learn. I belong to a local club and we have great classes - plus I carve one night a week with some club members.

I posted a question a little while ago and hope to get some good feedback. Since I'm not the computer person in the house, most likely my wife will be checking on it for me - gotta carve, not surf!

[Claude]

It's not surfing, Fred - it's giving the hands and wrists a rest break!

Claude

[Thomp]

fred im sure you will find something that appeals to you, if you stick with it here on the forum,,

in the tutorial forum you just might get a little know how as were starting to collect up some great tutorials and step by step how to's
the beginners forum is always got something going, as beginers discuss there problems or found they need some help....

check out the different things going on or just click on the new posts to catch up on whats been happining since your last visit,,,

[FastFred]

I'll be checking things out! As far as "not sure what I'm doing" - I meant with the computer stuff!

Thanks, Fred

[Thomp]

moving atound the site is quite easy once you learn how to navigate it

in the top of the page you see the advertizement that changes,, just below that you will see Woodcarving Illustrated Message Board click on that word and the page will change to a big menu with all the forums listed.
select the one your intested in and click it then read the topics of the post click onr and read your hearts content
to reply on a post just click the post reply button and get started..

if you get stuck holler surely someone will come to help you,,

[Tom H]

Fred, I am about to give the forum a real testimonial. Two weeks after I bought my first carving knife, I stumbled onto this forum. And it wasn't very long before that date that my kids bought me a computer. Since I've been retired so long, I never used a computer at work. In fact, I don't think Al Gore had invented the internet yet. So, you see, participating in the forum has taught me some computer skills as well as helped me improve my carving. Oh and made some great friends too. I am sure glad you're here - enjoy - and ask questions if you need too. As Thomp says, "help is just a click away". Tom H