Good morning, everyone. A couple guys I work with have wood shops and I was helping one in his basement and got a look at his shop. I couldn't stop thinking about how much I missed wood shop in high school. I always loved scroll sawing for the same reason most people hate it: the tedious intricacies and concentration involved in fretwork. I was always good at it in high school, but got busy with life and forgot about it. Cut to my wonderful wife that won't stop buying me power tools because I never ask her to get me anything and she knows how much I want them. She bought me a craftsman saw that I used for a day and returned the next day. It was alright but I quickly realized the limitations of the rough table and having to use tools to change blades.
After some research I found two woodworking shops about an hour away (St Louis, MO) and took a trip. Walked away with a Dewalt DW788 (with free table) and it immediately made my sawing better. I still have a lot of practice before I'm back where I was, but I enjoy it every bit as much as I did and, hopefully, this summer I'll start setting up my own booth at the vendor fairs I go to with my wife (she's a soaper).
Nice to meet all of you and I look forward to spending lots of hours reading through all these posts.
