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[Nathan Bolender]

Hi all. My name is Nate. I own a tree service and small/scale logging company in the Great Pacific Northwest. Presently, I only operate part time as I am going to school. I decided to go back to learn some welding theory, learn to work with GTAW and just become a better welder in general. When necessity and lack of funds require it, I like being able to make my own tools from raw materials and scrap. Being able to make something which functions better than what I could buy in a store for less money than I would spend to buying it from someone else is very satisfying. That's how I found this site. At the moment I am looking at making a removable crane to load some maple burls onto my flatbed. When I found this site and started looking at all of these examples of people using creative ingenuity, resourcefulness, and some wit I knew I had to register. This is a great site. I like the spirit of it. I hope to learn here and hopefully maybe be able to eventually contribute something worthwhile as well. I'm just happy to be here. Thanks.

[Jon]

Hi Nathan - welcome to HomemadeTools.net

Being able to make something which functions better than what I could buy in a store for less money than I would spend to buying it from someone else is very satisfying.

This is great to hear! It could be a motto for this site

Got any pics of that removable crane build in progress? I'm sure people would love to check it out.

[kbalch]

Hi Nathan,

Welcome - glad to have you here!

You've definitely got the right DIY spirit; can't wait to see your work. What are you planning to do with those maple burls?

Ken

[DIYer]

Hello Nate, welcome to the forums! Glad to have you here.