NEW Shop Shots!

10/17/05, 12:17 PM #1

David Yoho
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NEW Shop Shots!

David Yoho

>Our four newest Shop Shots are up!

From one man's answer for moving large assemblies around, to a youngster who shares a shop with members of earlier generations, to a benevolent chairmaker, or the toolmaker that's crazy about wooden clocks, Shop Shots is right there to bring you a closer look. I think you'll enjoy this latest batch.

I still have a number of shots waiting in the wings and I can tell you I'm excited about getting them ready for you to see. There's more awesome work on the work!

Nice work, gentlemen!

David Yoho

Editor - Shop Shots

NEW Shop Shots!

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I live in Mechanicsville, VA (not far from Richmond) and I've been building furniture and cabinetry for well over 20 years now. It all started with my frustration of not being able to cut a straight line with a hand saw. About this same time, a guy named Norm appeared on my local PBS station. The more I watched, the more I learned. I also started thinking, "Hey, I can do that"! And so, I began with small projects and soon found myself moving up to increasingly advanced work. Word of mouth started the ball rolling and before I knew it, I was building all kinds of things for people. While this is not what I do to pay the bills, it has provided me with a means of equipping my shop over the years. The main downside to all of this is when my wife looks at a finished project and says, "I want one of those" and I know I don't have the time to make that happen right then. I take advantage of any slack time between commissions to work on things we want and this seems to keep her "on my side". She even surprised me one day with a new Tormek sharpening system. Sometimes it pays to leave that tool catalog lying around open! For me, woodworking is a type of therapy. I can go out to the shop and totally forget about the world outside. There have been days when I get out there early and before I know it, it's dark outside and I have no idea where the time went! I also enjoy challenging my skills and learning new things. Most of the time, since the majority of my work tends to be custom pieces, I'm working on projects I�ve never built before. While this takes me longer than if I were doing production work, I find it more appealing because there's always something new to learn. I haven't had any formal training in woodworking. My teachers have been experience, the many books and magazines I've read, WoodCentral, and of course, a guy named Norm.

Re: NEW Shop Shots!

10/17/05, 6:33 PM #2

Ellis Walentine
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And nice work, David!

Ellis Walentine

>You have really come into your own as editor of our Shop Shots, right down to the punchy headlines and tasteful layouts, not to mention how you manage to coax the excellent descriptions out of our contributors. I think I speak for a lot of folks who really enjoy this feature of WoodCentral, and you can now take all the credit for a job well done.

Thanks so much.

Ellis

Re: NEW Shop Shots!

10/18/05, 11:41 AM #3

David Yoho
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Re: And nice work, David!

David Yoho

>Wow, and to think I might have missed seeing this with my schedule. Thank you for the compliments, Ellis. They mean a lot coming from you!

David

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I live in Mechanicsville, VA (not far from Richmond) and I've been building furniture and cabinetry for well over 20 years now. It all started with my frustration of not being able to cut a straight line with a hand saw. About this same time, a guy named Norm appeared on my local PBS station. The more I watched, the more I learned. I also started thinking, "Hey, I can do that"! And so, I began with small projects and soon found myself moving up to increasingly advanced work. Word of mouth started the ball rolling and before I knew it, I was building all kinds of things for people. While this is not what I do to pay the bills, it has provided me with a means of equipping my shop over the years. The main downside to all of this is when my wife looks at a finished project and says, "I want one of those" and I know I don't have the time to make that happen right then. I take advantage of any slack time between commissions to work on things we want and this seems to keep her "on my side". She even surprised me one day with a new Tormek sharpening system. Sometimes it pays to leave that tool catalog lying around open! For me, woodworking is a type of therapy. I can go out to the shop and totally forget about the world outside. There have been days when I get out there early and before I know it, it's dark outside and I have no idea where the time went! I also enjoy challenging my skills and learning new things. Most of the time, since the majority of my work tends to be custom pieces, I'm working on projects I�ve never built before. While this takes me longer than if I were doing production work, I find it more appealing because there's always something new to learn. I haven't had any formal training in woodworking. My teachers have been experience, the many books and magazines I've read, WoodCentral, and of course, a guy named Norm.

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