innhouse
New member
I have been retired since mid 2014. I have not had a boring day yet. Before retiring I spent a lot of energy with my occupation and only had the tools around that I needed to fix the occasional problem around the house or make some simple projects, or specific tools for specialized projects such as making knife sheaths and magazine carriers out of Kydex and leather. I also have a lot of memories retained from when I was growing up watching my father and grandfather build things around the house.
Since retiring I had the opportunity to help our contractor on some of the simpler non critical jobs of building our house in a fairly remote area. I learned a lot of new skills in the process. I had an interest in woodworking which I dabbled in prior to retirement, so I set aside some shop space connected to the garage and over time acquired the essential tools (mostly hand tools) to start learning to work wood in earnest. I have since made two beds and my workbench using basic joinery and hand tools along the way. A dining table is next on the agenda.
Since moving to a remote area I needed to learn the skills to maintain my plow truck, skid steer, chainsaws and other implements necessary for processing firewood, removing hazard trees, reducing fire danger and maintaining the road leading to my house. This has meant judicious purchases of tools as I have needed them.
Garage Journal has been a great resource for making informed decisions in my tool purchases. Plus I enjoy reading about what other people do in their shops and garages. I have been a long time lurker here and hope to contribute as I can.
Since retiring I had the opportunity to help our contractor on some of the simpler non critical jobs of building our house in a fairly remote area. I learned a lot of new skills in the process. I had an interest in woodworking which I dabbled in prior to retirement, so I set aside some shop space connected to the garage and over time acquired the essential tools (mostly hand tools) to start learning to work wood in earnest. I have since made two beds and my workbench using basic joinery and hand tools along the way. A dining table is next on the agenda.
Since moving to a remote area I needed to learn the skills to maintain my plow truck, skid steer, chainsaws and other implements necessary for processing firewood, removing hazard trees, reducing fire danger and maintaining the road leading to my house. This has meant judicious purchases of tools as I have needed them.
Garage Journal has been a great resource for making informed decisions in my tool purchases. Plus I enjoy reading about what other people do in their shops and garages. I have been a long time lurker here and hope to contribute as I can.