Hi! I like to make things with wood also. Mostly right now...I just make sawdust! I have a ShopSmith and almost all the "junk" that goes with it. I am still learning how to use it. Maybe now that I need to find something else to do with my hands instead of eat, I'll read the book and learn how to make it work for me. My favorite tool right now is the scrollsaw. I am trying to make Christmas ornaments to give as gifts this year. It's kinda like learning to color as far as staying within the lines goes. I'm getting better with more and more practice. I guess the saying is true of "Practice makes Perfect". My shop is a cluttered 2 car garage/laundry area/storage side. One of these days, I'll just strip it down to the bare walls and rebuild it. I'm much better at demolition and hanging drywall up & painting.

Hiya. Yep, I also love woodworking. I mostly make smallish things but have made a mission style coffee table for my home. I especially love turning bowls and making small boxes. My shop is in my basement and includes a tablesaw, bandsaw, lathe, jointer, planer, OSS, belt/disc sander, scrollsaw, and router mounted in a table. To keep the house free of dust, I've built a dust collection system and use a Jet air cleaner. You can see some of the stuff I've made at http://www.theworks.baka.com/wood/wood.html Happy shavings, Diane Maluso Ithaca, NY

I knew I liked you. My husband prefers buying me power tools to buying me jewelry. I have built 14' of oak window seats for my diningroom---they are fronted with bookshelves and have storage chests in the benches; an 8' tall bookcase that wraps around an offcenter door in my hallway; an oak craftsman style 4 poster bed for my daughter and her husband, a cradle for #1 grandchild; an outdoor kitchen/bbq enclosure; and am currently putting crown moulding up in my livingroom and dining room. The tablesaw, sanders, router, sabersaw, circular saw, biscuit joiner, and power miter are all mine. They scare the big guy.