by YoursChelbie 17 Replies latest jw friends
I don't know why but I like watching men work on building stuff (except one day Kingdumb H's)
There is precision involved, there's muscle invoved, creative talent.
TO think that the Greedy WT$ would always take advange of very talented young men for FREE to further it's own bottom line. The Greed is so obvious.
Just wondering are there any Handy MEN on JWD? What types of projects interest you?
YC
YC I have been in building projects for many years(built my own house, plumbing, electrical,etc.) and all projects interest me. If I were 10 years younger I would by older homes and restore them..good money in it.
I would buy older homes and restore them
Ferret, that is so cool! I would love to be able to do that: Get to be creative and make a profit.
YC
When I was a tool maker I used to make the tools to make craftsmen tools. Now they do that in China and Russia and mark made in the USA on them.
Now I'm a detention officer for half the pay.
We are handy. The hubby and I just put an addition on our house and we did all the work ourselves.. Yipee. The second story was the hardest as Iam scared of heights.
I was a machinist until I eventually retrained because of recurring back injuries. Now I'm a network administrator.
I also renovated my last home, refinishing the floors, laying carpets, plumbing, kitchen counter, building a new porch, and other stuff.
I'll be starting all over again when I move into my new place in April.
W
most of my cordless tools are DeWalt .... the corded one are craftsman and milwaukee
but the hand tools are craftsman.... except for the ones that are snap on.....
my major building/maintenance feats include a 4 stall stable, a foundation built under a jacked 2 story house, several room remodels, incl a basement with knotty pine tongue and groove, and the latest was a re-roof of over 2200 sq ft..... next project is a granite tile counter top
I also renovated my last home, refinishing the floors, laying carpets, plumbing, kitchen counter, building a new porch, and other stuff.
Finally-free, that's awesome.
YC
How about Handy Women?
I had lots of Craftsman tools until this last move. Ended up getting rid of a lot of my goodies. Only kept the basics - cordless drill; circular saw, socket sets; hammers, screw drivers, wrenches & stuff. Didn't think I would need them in the new house and really didn't have too much room for the table saw & miter saw.
Lived in an older home for 27 years and was always working on it. I was a single mom and my dad would come over and help me fix things so I learned how to do a lot by myself. I have done plumbing repairs; moved/rewired some electrical outlets & light switches. Changed the heating element in my electric water heater. Refinished hardwood oak floors. Insulated the attic. Semi-finished the basement. Completely rebuilt a bathroom including moving a wall (did get some help from a real plumber for moving the pipes under the house).
I just love the smell of wood. My first project was a pre-fab toy box I bought and put together when my kids were little. The smell of that wood just made me want to do more. When I was in high school we had a wood working shop. I would have given anything to take that class but back then it was for boys only. I had to take Home Ec.
My chain saw is living at my son's home now. Don't need it out here in the desert. I have cut up so much firewood with that chain saw. I love it. Back east a hurricane brought down a huge 70 foot tree in my back yard about 1983 or 84. I cut up the whole thing by myself. My father & I went in together and bought a log splitter. All of that wood got split for the fireplace.
The tool box goes most everywhere with me. Someone is always needing something fixed and lots of times I can fix it in just a few minutes.
I like heavy repetative lifting. Some sweat and a lot of burn. Keeps the blood pressure in check. Maintains the 6 pack.
