Hi Everyone!
I'm Candi, a stay at home / homeschooling mom to two little girls who lives in Michigan. I've always enjoyed creating, fixing things, figuring things out. Thanks to google and the desire to never pay someone to do something I can do myself I've learned many things (I can replace a sink, faucet, & disposal now with my eyes closed... replaced the belt on my dryer at 9 months pregnant, etc). Any tools (power or otherwise) in our house belong to me as my husband has no interest in even changing a lightbulb let alone more LOL
My creative outlet for some time has been paper crafting, mostly using a digital cutting machine. However I wanted more (and some decorations that wouldn't get squished in storage like paper does <wink>) so recently I've decided to learn to do some woodworking, I'd like to build frames, basic furniture, shelves etc. I bought a miter saw and I might actually get the courage to plug it in and use it this week. Same with my jigsaw (my first project is going to be one of the 2x4 basics work benches). This sounds interesting to me but really wasn't what I was looking for, then I discovered scroll sawing (as in this week) and immediately knew it was what I was looking for. Instead of a machine cutting designs out of paper I could utilize the scroll saw and cut things out of wood myself. I can't wait to make home decor items for myself and as gifts and especially to make items for my daughters.
I'd love to start with a Dewalt or similar but figured it was safer to spend less until I see how I like the hobby. I have a Craftsman scroll saw arriving today and ordered my Flying Dutchman blades this morning. If I like the hobby as much as I suspect I will I can look to upgrade after tax returns and then donate the Craftsman to a school etc.
I'm looking forward to getting to know everyone here and I'm sure I'll have 101 questions as I make the jump from paper to wood
Candi
