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Thread: Introduction
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9th March 2007, 05:26 PM #31
I think thats probably a good explanation - I would never have considered that it would be a bloke free zone. But I think its fair to say that women woodworkers are still in the minority (perhaps always will be) and, particularly for those who might be a bit overwhelmed about where to start, this might provide a starting point to leap into the rest of the forum.
Warning: rant about to commence
I think for all the advances that might have been made over the last century with regards to accessing previously presumed 'gender specific' activities, there is still an element of 'woodworking is for blokes, sewing is for women' about - and for some girls (and guys for that matter) it is still intimidating to attempt what is not considered the norm. It sucks, but it remains for real.
And please, don't get me wrong, I don't blame anyone in particular - ultimately it comes down to getting in, giving it a go, gaining knowledge and practicing skils...and maybe one day receiving recognition for your work, not because you're a girl or a bloke, but because you're bloody well good at whatever you've chosen to do!
And, I think that is what is what is so great about the ubeaut forum generally - virtually everyone is here because we all have the same love of working with wood.
Here endeth rant!!
LeanneI think, therefore I am... unable to get anything finished!
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9th March 2007, 06:10 PM #32
Hello Cabinet Girl, and welcome to the forum. It' great to see some new girls joining our group, especially since we have several girls on board already. I have just spent the last half hour reading through some of the comments from wendy,toni, andrea and leanne,I must admit I have not actually conversed with some of our girls as yet but a few of the comments were very interesting and I am sure we will be one big happy family.We are here to discuss woodwork of which we all enjoy working with and experimenting with.
Cheers,
Ron.
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12th March 2007, 10:09 AM #33Member
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I have a confession.....
I just COULDN'T think of a nom-de-plume when I was registering on the board, so, as I was doing some renovations at the time, based it on the name Handy Andy. However, since my name is actually Marie, the lightbulb doesn't always doesn't always "click on" when I'm addressed as Andrea. So, please forgive me if I seem slow, some days!
Regards
Marie...
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12th March 2007, 10:39 AM #34
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18th March 2007, 09:23 AM #35Member
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Waipukurau, just 48 km south of Hastings. We're an easy 2 1/2 hour drive from Wellington and about 2 3/4 hours from Taupo. Its a small town which services the rural areas of Central Hawkes Bay. I moved here 7 years ago, when I sold our dairy farm just north of Taupo and bought a "doer-upper". I've been laying new paths, scraping old paint and wallpaper, replacing the odd rotten board (not many, thank God), pulling up crusty old carpet, and redoing the lot, ever since! Sometimes there doesn't look like there's been a lot of progress, sometimes I think "WOW!!!! Did I do that?" Not far to go now....... just the most expensive bit.... the kitchen and lounge. Lounge is to be shifted to a bedroom next to the kitchen - new linings, french doors inserted to open to a new covered deck. Kitchen has to be totally gutted and walls ripped out so the whole area is open plan. I'll have builders in to do the work on this last bit. THEN, I can relax! (HA!!)
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18th March 2007, 07:10 PM #36
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