Hi from Santa Maria, California

[Tom Jolly]

Hey, all. I'm fairly new to woodworking, but getting close to retirement age so I'm able to spend a bit more time at it. Just finished making a nice wooden puzzle out of poison-oak wood (it's safe - trust me!) from my property, and a piece in Toyon (aka California holly) that I harvested. I heard John Devost mention that someone wanted to make a pen-blank out of poison ivy - I say he should go for it!

I collect puzzles and design them, so it was inevitable that I finally try to make them too. I also design board games, but that's yet another side-line - and I'm an EE at Lockheed to pay the bills. Pity I have to do that.

Anyway, glad to be here, and will be perusing the helpful woodworking suggestions (and admiring the cool puzzles as I go).

Tom

[Canuck]

Thanks for dropping in Tom!   I'm a big fan of your puzzle designs...

[cubefan]

Hey, all. I'm fairly new to woodworking, but getting close to retirement age so I'm able to spend a bit more time at it.
Tom

Hi Tom

nice to have you here too; good to hear that you will have now more time for designing puzzles, you know how I like your pieces, especially your very tricky Threaded Cube with 7 turns;

Bernhard

[Johan Heyns]

Hi Tom

Welcome.  Have a look at the following link.


http://forum.eagleswoodworking.com/index.php/topic,276.15.html

[gibell]

Yikes, talk about a poisoned pen!

[DCBluesman]

Welcome, Tom!  Invite your friends!