How did you get into Woodworking?
I had always said that I wanted to do woodworking like it was something in the future that I was going to do. My wife and I focused on school first – we got our bachelors and masters. But finally she asked me about 5 years ago – Why later? Why not now? She even looked into it for me and found the woodworking classes through RCC that were taught by Stephen Youngerman and they were very inexpensive. I got to do his classes twice before RCC shut them down, but I’ve kept it up.
What is your favorite tool?
I’d have to say the Powermatic 66 tablesaw that Ken helped me acquire from Craigslist (: I had a fire in my shed that had my woodworking tools – so I went from a portable Dewalt to replacing it with a really tank of a machine.
Who has influenced you the most in woodworking?
I’d have to say it was Stephen Youngerman- my teacher. Showing me the basics and the tools.
What has been your biggest stumbling block?
I’d say experience. I don’t have a ton of projects completed in the time I’ve been woodworking, and we bought an old 1899 Craftsman here in Riverside and we’ve been working on fixing it up- Which hasn’t left a lot of time for woodworking.
How has the internet influenced your work?
Its shown me how creative you can be with woodworking. There are some spectacular Instagram and youtubers out there making really impressive things.
My wife runs an Instagram Account for our house projects – @movedhouse. We’ve found a whole new wonderful old house community where we’ve shared ideas and best practices. The internet and technology today is amazing