Thread: G'day All

Hi Wayne,
Welcome from Perth,W.A.
You have come to the right place to learn about woodworking, from all the knowledgeable members on the forum.

Originally Posted by KTS350

G'day All,
My name is Wayne thought stop by and introduce myself, din't really have a lot of wood working skills or experience but recently moved and now I have a garage to play in it's time for me to try my hand at making some things.
First thing on my agenda is make a work bench as I don't have one at the moment, looking forward to gaining some knowledge and tips from the forum.

cheers,
Wayno

Welcome to the forum.

Just in case you had not taken a look at the work bench section of the forum here is the link.

https://www.woodworkforums.com/f213

One thing to note is to not get to hung up on the various designs.

G'Day & Welcome to a top forum "Wayne".
There are a heap of members in & around the Sydney and surrounding areas.......
You'll find a heap of helpful & knowledgeable blokes & ladies on the forum and for most very willing to assist.
Make sure you show off your handiwork as everyone loves a photo, especially WIP [Work In Progress] photos with build notes.
Enjoy the forum.
Enjoy your woodwork....
Cheers crowie

PS - Watch out for a Sydney area "get together" at Katoomba....good to met and chat....

thanks for the welcome guys, I'm searching for some scrap wood to make my bench out of only doing something simple and want to use scrap wood as it will be the biggest thing I've made and I won't worry if I mess something up with scrap wood. Next stop though is a mitre saw although can't really afford to spend a lot of dollars the minister for finance and war would love it if I spent under $100 not liking my chances though.
Maybe my next project could be a dog house big enpugh for me and the dog.

Originally Posted by KTS350

thanks for the welcome guys, I'm searching for some scrap wood to make my bench out of only doing something simple and want to use scrap wood as it will be the biggest thing I've made and I won't worry if I mess something up with scrap wood. Next stop though is a mitre saw although can't really afford to spend a lot of dollars the minister for finance and war would love it if I spent under $100 not liking my chances though.
Maybe my next project could be a dog house big enpugh for me and the dog.

G'Day Wayne,
My bench isn't fancy, just 2 secondhand solid core doors from a throughout plus some 4x2 pine for the frame bolted and screwed together.
It has worked well this past 6yrs.... make sure you add a thread with the project and enjoy the build...
On the tools, look for "deceased estates", "garage sales" and or "clearance sales" as you could pickup a good quality older tool.....
Cheers, crowie

Welcome to the forum

Originally Posted by KTS350

.... Next stop though is a mitre saw although can't really afford to spend a lot of dollars the minister for finance and war would love it if I spent under $100 not liking my chances though......

Could always use a handsaw as I would think most of the cuts would be relatively short cross grain. Might even be worth going to The Traditional Tool Group sale in Thornleigh this Sunday 22nd of February.

More information on this link. https://www.woodworkforums.com/f12/sunday-22-february-2015-diary-182357

Originally Posted by Christos

Could always use a handsaw as I would think most of the cuts would be relatively short cross grain. Might even be worth going to The Traditional Tool Group sale in Thornleigh this Sunday 22nd of February.

More information on this link. https://www.woodworkforums.com/f12/sunday-22-february-2015-diary-182357

Was thinking the same thing I've got about 5 hand saws and a mitre box i inherited from dad when he died 2 yrs ago and I did get a circular saw and belt sander given to me.
Im still trying to work out the circular saw so far my cuts havent been that straight guess that will improve with more practice.

Welcone aboard Wayne, hope you do a build thread on your work bench

Dave TTC
Turning Wood Into Art

Originally Posted by DaveTTC

Welcone aboard Wayne, hope you do a build thread on your work bench

Dave TTC
Turning Wood Into Art

Thanks mate will do for sure, still havent found any wood for the frame but im going to mark out the top and trim it tomorrow.
plan on taking lots of pics.
WSife gave me a list of stuff she needs built so I told her I need to make my bench first, trying to get some scrap wood off some friends for the frame so I can finish it I want to get it done within the next 2 weeks.

Gumtree is good for free stuff to be repurposed if you live near a city. Lots of timber and demo free or very cheap.

Looking forward to your build. Hope i see it when you start it

Dave TTC
Turning Wood Into Art

Welcome to the forum Wayne.