scot2go2

[scot2go2]

Hello there. I saw your web site from a Instructable and was impressed by the range & quality of your posts. I must admit I admire the American way of sharing these ideas & the fact that you have such great possibilities in putting the same ideas into action... it is all very impressive.

I am what used to be known as a ships carpenter... having worked in the now gone shipyards on the River Clyde in the West of Scotland. I also have worked in Holland where they have used forethought and kept their yards in work as against the lack of forward planning in the Uk.

[Jon]

Hi scot2go2 - welcome to HomemadeTools.net

Nice to have a shipbuilder on board! Are you planning any interesting DIY projects?

[kbalch]

Hi scot2go2,

Welcome!

What's next on your building agenda?

Ken

[DIYer]

A shipbuilder! An interesting skill for sure. Welcome to the forums!

[scot2go2]

Hello there gentlemen... Thank you for the welcome .... BUT I am not intending to construct anything at the moment... I would like to browse first..... as you seriously have such a range & back catalogue of interesting material... some of which has opened my eyes... so I will digest and adapt what I see to suit my purposes.... In a way I suppose I have been lucky in that almost all the parts I have worked on has been with various hardwoods... so much that I am out of sync when constructing items using MDF etc... yet some of the items I have viewed on your site show ingenious use of plywood... curved & laminated... & chunky... first class... also I am heavily committed to the upcoming General Election in May of this year as I feel not enough forward planning is taking place. thank you again for the welcome...