Category: Crafts and Hobbies
lmao ok I'll lay off the homy shit, but seriously. if you're into woodworking I have a fledgling site and blog right here at www.art-of-woodworking.com/a> just put /blog/ after the com for the blog. Also has an amazon store as part of the blog for books, (sadly only in print, sorry folks), and tools.
Have fun.
Cheers,
Simon
Lol! Woodworking sounds cool! I built something but not very much so like it. It was just something little for kids, what I did. I think it was at a water park when I did it in the third grade.
Awesome. Well my site, if ya fancy a look, will hopefully give you some ideas of things to do now. It's easier than you might at first think. I know I was surprised.
Cheers,
Simon
Well! I ballsed the first post up didnt' I. So the site is www.art-of-woodworking.com.
Cheers,
Simon
Thanks, i'll have to have a look at it. After all the horror stories my woodshop teacher back in middle school told me about kids getting fingers chopped off, (sighted kids, mind you), I'm not so sure I'll be using power tools anytime soon. lol One kid I know, actually did lose a couple of fingers. I think he's doing okay, now.
lol Well you have to be careful of course. But with the proper precautions, and a little training, which you can get quite cheaply if you know where to look, it's fine.
I used to do wood work. I loved it. I didn't use all the power tools, because I was blind, and the class just taught the basics. I made a birdhouse for a friend of mine.
I work ata blindness training center here in Maryland.
We require woodworking as on of our classes. Everything's done under sleepshades and we use power toolis like anyone else. You just have to follow the proper safety procedures and pay attention to what you're doing.
Overall, I love woodworking and wish I had my own shop someday.
Lol! I only built a tree house with my dad and the rest of my sunday school church class back then.
Stargazer777, why lol? Dont' see anything funny here. And the point of your post was? ... sheesh.
James, exactly sir. As long as you are careful, and kno what you're doing, it's fine. Come on folks, give it a go, it's fun. Can be useful also. Check out the Blind Handyman Show on ACB radio as well, for other things we can do if we put our minds to it.
Simon
Blind folks can use power tools. IT's done in Centers all the time, and I know of several blind wood workers who use them. I've wanted to get more into wood working, but have never really had the opportunity, except for when I went through the Colorado Center for the Blind a few years ago. I loved building things. I wonder how I would find out more about wood working resources locally? Simon, I haven't checked out your website yet, but I'll give it a look sometime tonight, probably. Thanks for posting this!
NP sister dawn, it's exactly why I did. It's fun, can be useful, is very doable, and doesnt' have to be expensive either. I have a section of the site, about learning the craft, also, there's a blog on the site at www.art-of-woodworking.com/blog/ with even more info. The blog also has an rss feed for those interested. Anyway you can find out there, and on the main site.
I like woodworking because it's fun and productive. I've always been fond of building things.
I've always had a hand in the woodworking game since my dad used to do that all the time. It wasn't until a few years ago when I attended the Idaho Commission for the Blind in BOise, Idaho that I found a guy willing to teach me, and his other students mind, the correct and sae use of power tools. He didn't even use any modified tecnology in his shop. The closest thing was what's called a click ruler, which you can apparently buy pretty much anywhere tools are sold. It clicks every tie you move it and there are tactile marks at every inch. Makes measuring a lot easier than it would otherwise be. Of course it's been about four years since I took that class and so I'm probably rusty.