Thread: Hello.

Hi.......welcome to the mad house.
What area of woodworking are you interested in.?? You will find many here who will be more than willing to offer their help and advice.
However you will need to cope with the Aussie humour.

Macca

Welcome Otilia,

Yes, please post up some pics of your grandfathers work.

G'day.

If you've never done any woodwork before, the best thing you can do is find a local woodwork club & go along to a few meetings. I think you will learn more from a club or lessons when you are getting started than you will from reading about it.
This forum is good for new ideas or sorting out problems that you may have, when you can understand the jargon. Some of us have started meeting up & having outings to other members workshops in our local areas but you are a VERY long way away to be able to join in with any of them we've held over here.
There are a few other UK members on this forum but I don't know if they are anywhere near where you live.
See if you can find a club in your area, best of luck.

hi Otilia and Welcome!

This is a wonderful place to be, as I'm sure you'll find out

I too started out with little idea of what some tools were for, and while there's still many tools I haven't used yet (or own), I've had the best time trying them out, making heaps of mistakes but overall thoroughly enjoying it all. Cliff's advise is sound. Find some fellow woodworkers and have some fun.

Cheers
RufflyRustic (aka Wendy)

Hi Otilia

It's also worth checking out the library or bookshop for a couple of good general woodwork reference books. I'm at work so cant remember the title of the good one I've got, but it gives an intro to all the basic hand and power tools, the different wood joints and finishes, different woods etc. Wont teach you everything, but it's a good starting point and later as a reference on how to do different operations.
Once you get some basic understanding and can make a simple item then it's easier to improve your skill / make use of new tools and techniques one step at a time.
And any time you aren't sure of something you can ask and usually be given 3 or 4 different opinions / options on how to do something

Cheers

Ian

Well this thread is filling up,I wonder why?.

Maybe it,s because of a newcommer.MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM!

How cynical! I'm sure if I put my piccy up all of these dedicated workers, with an eye only for wood, would respond in kind. Here ya go...

Originally Posted by Otilia

Hello everyone..
I'm glad to join this forum ... I have no clue about the tools

Welcome.

Do you have you grandfather's tools? Post pics and we can tell you what they're for (and have a drool). Old tools are usually good tools.

I learned lots from books ('cos I'm a bookish nerd). Just about any bookshop should have books on basic woodworking.

How do you know it is a pic of her?

After all, Landseeka is a middle aged bloke and therefore nothing like the gorgeous young thing in his avatar.

Welcome btw.

Hi Otilia,

Welcome to this slightly crazy, but fun and very informative place! Nice to see another woman interested in more than make-up, clothes & gossip. Be warned that you will become a threat to some other women around you, but all the interesting conversations you will have with others, and the thrill of creating lasting woodwork will well outweigh that. I am a homeschooling, owner-building mother of 5, and love to build furniture & houses....it balances all the mindless, thankless things a home-making woman does in a day!

My g/grandfather came out from the UK many yrs ago - a fine woodworker - was commissioned to make something for the Queen once, apparently. Built pianos and lots of fine furniture. I didn't score any of his tools, though, but have a few pieces of his furniture.

Happy learning - which will be something that goes on forever - new challenges, new timbers, new techniques, different styles, etc. - a never-ending source of fun and satisfaction.

Jill

Originally Posted by Jemoge

Well this thread is filling up,I wonder why?.

Maybe it,s because of a newcommer.MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM!

Be warned! I have it on good authority that the spelling of her name is actually the female version of Attilla! So just maybe the avitar is false.

Well, well, well..What a friendly community over here..As a matter of fact I never thought there would be so many persons willing to help me, thanks a lot to those people) I think I'll follow your advice and take a few basic lessons of woodworking with professionals and then try to figure our something on my own, with your help of course..About my grandfather's works, I'll post them a bit later, when there won't be any cinism over here, I wouldn't stand anyone criticising his works.

Concerning my photo, I know it's not really the ideal photo of a person who wants to do woodworkin, but hey ! it was the only one I had at that time,so excuse me:P....Regarding my name, it comes from the german Ottilia, so nothing to be scared about If you have any other "nice" comments, feel free, after all, if I want to be a woodworker, I'll have to get acquainted not only to your jargon, but also to your way of being.

Bye-bye!!!

Originally Posted by Otilia

I'll post them a bit later, when there won't be any cinism over here

Geez: like that won't take forever!

Concerning my photo, I know it's not really the ideal photo of a person who wants to do woodworkin

oh, yes it is!

I'll have to get acquainted not only to your jargon, but also to your way of being.

too right, cobber

I'm glad we all sorted that out...............Welcome to Aus Otilia,Regards.........AL