Most of my tools are cheap from when I had very little money to spend on them but they turned out
some pretty nice stuff along the way. When I first got into it I only had a cheap ($29) B&D
circular saw, a cheap hammer, some assorted screwdrivers, tape measure and a few clamps, but I
wasn't afraid to take on any kind of project from toys to outdoor furniture. I just figured out
how to get it done.

For a while I got into making scale model wooden trucks, mostly tractor-trailer rigs. A typical rig
would be about 3' long. I gave them to my clients. Then a company wanted me to make some for
their awards program @ $1,000 each. I thought it would be a great way to earn some fun money during
retirement but an eye surgery went bad and I lost vision in an eye. Now I have a bit of a problem
with doing high-detail type work. But that hasn't stopped me from building an outdoor kitchen
for my Eggs.

I like being creative and have used plans only two or three times to build something. To me
it's easier to do it without plans. I have a feeling you are the same way.

Anyway, Egging and Making Sawdust are my two hobbies these days and I enjoy both.

At the moment I'm equipping the house with cabinets. I'm finishing the basement and putting
in a pretty nice bar. I also homebrew and have a two tap head so a nice bar is important. Cabinets
are cherry, raised arched panel, all inset doors. Few people appreciate the craftsmanship of an
inset door until they see one. The gaps are so tight (yet even all around) the doors won't slam
shut because of the escaping air.

Nonetheless, building essentially big boxes is getting old!! My wife wants the kitchen redone - so
I'll be at this a while. I do a little turning, but my real interest is high-end furniture.
But first I need to fill the house. To date my nicest piece is actually my workbench!! Much to my
wife's chagrin. A 3\" thick solid maple top, dovetailed aprons (7\"), trestle base that is
wedged tenons or pegged tenons. Her jaw fell open the first time she saw it. Told her I needed
practice. Next best piece is my sons loft bed. Bought a pile of soft maple and as luck would have
it some incredible tiger maple figure in there. Cut into 1/8\" veneers. He doesn't appreciate
it but I do. His ladder has the rungs in sliding dovetails. I admit I go overboard but that's
why it's a hobby.

God knows how many bookshelves to date. Still, my fantasy is some Krenov-like hanging cabinets in
exotics. Someday...

I noticed in your profile that you are a \"major woodworker.\" There's a few Eggheads around
who make sawdust, me being one of them. What kind of woodworking do you do? Just curious.