Hello and introduction

**Howard Toronto** · 17th November 2006, 02:40 PM

Hi all -

It's been a few days since I registered - twice.
And I figure it's time for a little bit of an introduction.

I've been doing hobbyist-level woodworking since 1998.
Pretty well a full shop - no jointer though - in the garage.
It's unheated and Toronto winters can be pretty muderous, so I go out of commission late NOV and reappear late MAR/early APR.

I seem to do one woodworking project out of actual wood a year.
The rest of my projects are cabinets, bookcases and occasional tables made out of - get ready for this heresy - MDF.
My stuff relies on joints and glue - no nails or screws.
The best joints using MDF are housed joints - dadoes, grooves and rabbets.
I tend to experiment with lots of different finishes.
Milk paint and clear lacquer are my favourites (it's great not having to spell-check a word like favourite, as I have to do on US ww forums).

I originally got into MDF when I wanted to make a bookcase cheaply for my two boys, Genghis and Atilla, when they were really little and unusually destructive...

They couldn't be left alnoe for a micro-second before they'd start demolishing everything in their path like locusts. Figuring the stuff I'd make had a limited lifespan, MDF seemed like it came in at the right price....

As time has progressed, I've developed quite a bit of insight into engineering for MDF.
I've made desks, living room built-ins, bookcases, a grandfather-clock/bookcase and a hallway bench that's really a massive, multi-dimensional torsion box.

Although, this summer, I completed a nine-foot long patio table and a pair of benches near the bbq out of - no, not MDF - it's Toronto, remember - it snows half the year - ipe.
Murderous stuff, ipe is.
The splinters are like nails and it dulls blades and bits almost on contact...

Anyway, just wanted to say hi guys and I look forward to participating more fully here.

All the best.

Howard

BTW - tukka is food, right? Is that how you spell it? Or was I at the mercy of this old buddy's accent?

**Shedhand** · 17th November 2006, 02:44 PM

welcome mate. Photos photos photos.

And its tucker...rhymes with ummm err sucker and is any good food

ps: I was in Toronto and Montreal in 2003 averaged minus 20 F in the 6 days I was there. Got some wonderful Jackson-Tritt Ice Wine (yet to be imbibed).

**corbs** · 17th November 2006, 02:59 PM

Welcome to the forum... hope you have a sense of humour and on occasions a thick skin. Now where are the pics of all this stuff you have made?

Corbs

**bennylaird** · 17th November 2006, 03:00 PM

Come and have a beer in the Bar, Terry shout.

**Wood Butcher** · 17th November 2006, 03:16 PM

Waited for ages to use this one!

**keith53** · 17th November 2006, 03:24 PM

Welcome Howard,

Just a suggestion re the two terrors. We have a product here in Aus called the Besser Block. What you do is to do a couple of loops around the ankle of the micreant and padlock it. Do the same to the other end, but passing it thru the Besser Block first. Slows them down no end..

**Flowboy** · 17th November 2006, 03:28 PM

Originally Posted by Howard Toronto

Hi all -

I originally got into MDF when I wanted to make a bookcase cheaply for my two boys, Genghis and Atilla, when they were really little and unusually destructive...

They couldn't be left alnoe for a micro-second before they'd start demolishing everything in their path like locusts. Figuring the stuff I'd make had a limited lifespan, MDF seemed like it came in at the right price....

So.. with names like those, you expected maybe courteous Old English Butlers?

Someone here started a whole thread on the benfits of Ozito power tools, (reeealy, reealy cheap) and I thought I was having a nightmare then. MDF? Aaaaaarrrgh!!:eek:

Anyway, Howard welcome. (and its food that we eat.) If you want a great intro to some Oz phrases, go to the "Nothing to do with Woodwork" forum. Theres a thread on quotes you might enjoy.

Regards

Rob

**Harry72** · 17th November 2006, 10:06 PM

Welcome, glad the name worked!

**Honorary Bloke** · 17th November 2006, 10:25 PM

Howard, I posted my welcome in a former thread, BUT . . . that was before I learned you worked in M D F :eek: :eek:

Please keep that stuff north of the border, will you? I don't want it migrating down here.

**Ashore** · 18th November 2006, 12:20 AM

Howard has your shed got a fridge in it for the cold ones cause regardless of where you are you need a fridge with some coldies in it in case a forum member or mates drop in
check under the "code of conduct" for forum members for rules of propper use of the shed

Rgds

**Shedhand** · 18th November 2006, 12:48 AM

Speakin' of which:

I salvaged my fridge (and microwave) from the old kitchen. So if you call in I'll have a coldie ready.

See the pic here.

**Studley 2436** · 18th November 2006, 05:22 AM

Welcome in Howard. Actually guys in Toronto they use a heater to keep the beer up around 4ºC. Maybe we should make an addendum to the code.

What I want to know Howard is do you watch cricket and does Ice Hockey have rules? I've watched that game but all I can work out is that there are only some ways you can beat up the other players. If you beat them up the wrong way the ref gives you time in the sin bin.

Studley

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