Thread: Woodworking for Women

Them flamin' sheilas will be wanting us to do dishes and stuff next!!!! I say don't let 'er outa the kitc'n 'cept on Satdee night if I feel like a quicky!

Now that I have that off my my chest.... one of the little girlies who works in my wifes pharmacy is a carpenter by trade, she is a very competent tradeschick. She is also very feminine... if that matters... Working with U and Beaut at the woodshows I have talked to many WWWs' and have found them on average to be more astute than their male counterparts.... ifd you want a really dumb question it will usually come from a bloke and usually one who reckons he knows it all!

Originally Posted by Tikki

Bear in mind I'm talking about someone who has little/no knowledge of a particular craft, it's virtually impossible to research a product when you have no idea what you require to perform a specific task in the first place.

Tikki, as far as I'm concerned regarding this forum you are a member in very good standing, and should you ever in the future make a purchase without consulting the members of this forum first, then I shall be personally insulted.

Originally Posted by Termite

Tikki, as far as I'm concerned regarding this forum you are a member in very good standing, and should you ever in the future make a purchase without consulting the members of this forum first, then I shall be personally insulted.

Tikki, do whatcha like becausecwe have been "personally insulting" the flamin' white ant since he arrived here and he seems to thrive on it....

By the way, I was despatched by my god wife to buy some crochet hooks a couple of months back, the women in the sewing, knitting, cloth stuff shop were very helpful, not condescending and should I have requested a "Demo" then I am sure one would have been forthcoming. Two way street ????

Originally Posted by Woodlice

Whats wrong with safety pins?

J!

Nothing as long as you remember to close them properly...

I had the delightfull experience of fronting up at the counter of a hard ware store (which will remain nameless but it does not use dogs in its adds), not so long a go, with a "top of the line for them" down the list for most woodworkers ( I was desperate) chisel in hand. "If you are just going to open a paint tin or something there are some $3.00 ones in the bin over there" said the man behind the counter.

Bet the blokes don't get thaaat sort of comment!

Originally Posted by Christopha

Tikki, do whatcha like becausecwe have been "personally insulting" the flamin' white ant since he arrived here and he seems to thrive on it....

By the way, I was despatched by my god wife to buy some crochet hooks a couple of months back, the women in the sewing, knitting, cloth stuff shop were very helpful, not condescending and should I have requested a "Demo" then I am sure one would have been forthcoming. Two way street ????

Come on Chris, fess up.
You are crocheting a willy warmer, arnt you.

Al :eek:

Originally Posted by Woodlice

Whats wrong with safety pins?

J!

They must have been invented by a girl, I mean to say, they are safe.

Al

Originally Posted by ozwinner

Come on Chris, fess up.
You are crocheting a willy warmer, arnt you.

Al :eek:

Al, maaaate, there just ain't that much wool.......... actually I was making a beany, my wife called it a "Wally Warmer"

Thanks guys

And if any of you need assistance with dressmaking, knitting, crochet, etc, ask away

BTW Christopher My husband does the dishes at our place. It's a two way street

Tikki

I think I bought the first or second edition of the Woodworking for Women magazine and was highly unimpressed with it in the areas of price and content. Not a magazine for me, but other friends love it.

As for Bunnies/Mitre 10, I simply ignore the ignorant sales people who ignore me and deal with ones who realise I'm always there, whether it be browsing or buying. I've ended up making some good buddies at these shops and occasionally a good discount or heads up comes my way.

I've stunned a few people when they realise how passionate I am about wood working and that I'm actually not too bad at it. Then they actually become very supportive and willing to talk, teach and learn themselves even. Very Cool

I'm pretty used to working in a "man's" field so don't find the wood working arena too difficult to handle.

Cheers
RufflyRustic

Tikki, Lace & Rusty,

I was in Bunnies a few months ago in the plumbing department. I was looking for some gear, but it soon dawned on me that they do not have what I require as a single unit/pack. The young guy had no idea what I was on about and I asked if there was someone with knowledge about plumbing on their staff. He vanished and I heard one of the cashiers calling for some assistance in plumbing. Next minute this chic came down the isle.......to be honest I thought " Oh well, just more bull....... to listen to". Great was my surprise when this chic said, grab this, cut there attach to this, bent there etc etc etc and hey she was spot on!
I have seen here around the isles before and always thought....yeah ok, just another shelfstacker........... how wrong I was.
Guess the moral of the story : Do not judge a persons capabilities on their gender. I get a fair % of ladies in the woodturning classes, sometimes accompanied by husbands, partners etc. and mostly the knock the pants off their partners, maybe because they are keen, don't have an I know better attitude and most importantly : They listen and do what and how they are told!

Great to see female woodworkers out there!

Do not judge a persons capabilities on their gender

Spot on, Joe. I guess we all are guilty of that at times (and it goes both ways too, believe you me).

It takes a brave woman to stand up and be counted in the 'traditionally' male arenas - mostly because there will always be a few blokes who want to see them fail. My wife has been on the board of directors at a local club for a little while now and it's amazing how the daggers come out from both men and women because they don't believe she's up to it.

Recently a couple of the male directors resigned because they didn't get their way on a motion. If anyone is not up to it, I'd say it was them.

My washing machine needed repairs - again - and this time we had a female technician fix it. I was so impressed. Yep, she listened to me explain about the intermittant noise, found it and fixed it. Very Very Cool.

Cheers
RR

Originally Posted by Christopha

... one of the little girlies who works in my wifes pharmacy is a carpenter by trade, she is a very competent tradeschick. She is also very feminine... if that matters... Working with U and Beaut at the woodshows I have talked to many WWWs' and have found them on average to be more astute than their male counterparts.... ifd you want a really dumb question it will usually come from a bloke and usually one who reckons he knows it all!

Have to agree with stoppers, the female chippies I have encountered have all been better than average tradies. Maybe the klutz's drop out because of the male banter in the workplace.