Hi new friends,
I am at a life stage where I can finally set up a dedicated woodworking shop in my 2 car garage. I have old job site grade tools (some hand me downs, and some I've purchased over the past 15 years of tinkering). My plan is to upgrade to new tools - soon to buy a jointer, planer, bandsaw, drill press-all of which I do not currently own. I just bought a skil worm drive table saw, and plan to put build an outfeed table for it to sit in.
My question is this: has anyone else dealt with anxiety about trying to transition from rough carpentry to finer wood work? I'm tired of phrases like "do your best, caulk the rest" or "putty is my buddy". As I'm about to spend 3-5K on new tools, I want to manage my expectations about how better tools might improve my accuracy and precision. (I have a lot to learn!)
Just to give you an idea of where I am, I've built a 12x16 woodshed, a 10x20 treehouse (15' feet up between 5 trees--that was fun), a live edge platform bed, an oak trestle table, and an Adirondack Guide boat (with my father in law's expert oversight).
That was a lot of words to express that I'd love to hear from you about transitioning from rough to fine carpentry. Cheers! :thumbsup:
I am at a life stage where I can finally set up a dedicated woodworking shop in my 2 car garage. I have old job site grade tools (some hand me downs, and some I've purchased over the past 15 years of tinkering). My plan is to upgrade to new tools - soon to buy a jointer, planer, bandsaw, drill press-all of which I do not currently own. I just bought a skil worm drive table saw, and plan to put build an outfeed table for it to sit in.
My question is this: has anyone else dealt with anxiety about trying to transition from rough carpentry to finer wood work? I'm tired of phrases like "do your best, caulk the rest" or "putty is my buddy". As I'm about to spend 3-5K on new tools, I want to manage my expectations about how better tools might improve my accuracy and precision. (I have a lot to learn!)
Just to give you an idea of where I am, I've built a 12x16 woodshed, a 10x20 treehouse (15' feet up between 5 trees--that was fun), a live edge platform bed, an oak trestle table, and an Adirondack Guide boat (with my father in law's expert oversight).
That was a lot of words to express that I'd love to hear from you about transitioning from rough to fine carpentry. Cheers! :thumbsup: