New guy, musical instrument maker saying HI

[giantbeat]

Hello Uk Workshop forums, I'm new so thought i would say HI, been reading the forum all today having found it.... good lord some of you guys are hardcore craftsmen & know your stuff, I can see this place being addictive.

I do bits of wood work myself having spent the last 8 years making handmade musical instruments for a living, won't go into details, I'm mostly self taught other than picking the brains of Joiner friends, i have a tendacy to think out the box with how i approach things.... I'm avery trail & error person.

Anyway I stumbled onto this place whilst looking for inspiration for my home workshop, I just bought a house which will in time give me the opportunity of having a home shop where I can work on my own projects, having turned my hobby into my job Im looking forward to having my own home workshop space for personal & fun projects... once i have moved in & made some benches & set some tools up of course.

anyway best get back to it & looking forward to reading & posting some stuff here.

(hammer) (hammer)

 

[pip1954]

hi giantbeat welcome aboard =D>

 

[ossieosborne]

Hello giantbeat, and welcome to the forum.

Oz

 

[Eric The Viking]

Hi giantbeat, and welcome!

There are a number of luthiers and other instrument makers on here -- as just a hack woodworker I'm in awe of them, but you'll fit right in, I'm sure

Regards,

E.

 

[giantbeat]

thanks guys, looking forward to posting some stuff, I'm still planning my habby workshop and what to put in it

Hi giantbeat, and welcome!

There are a number of luthiers and other instrument makers on here -- as just a hack woodworker I'm in awe of them, but you'll fit right in, I'm sure

Regards,

E.

ahh Mr The Viking, nice to hear I'm not the only instrumentalist, but I'm looking forward to hacking some more domestic woodwork more than anything... its something i have not had the chance to do much of since school.

 

[xy mosian]

Ey up lad.
xy

 

[giantbeat]

Ey up lad.
xy

how do, nice to meet a local.

 

[Lee J]

Ey up lad.
xy

how do, nice to meet a local.

eee by gum, wherebouts in Yorkshire are ya?

 

[giantbeat]

Ey up lad.
xy

how do, nice to meet a local.

eee by gum, wherebouts in Yorkshire are ya?

West Yorkshire, Wakefield to be more precise.

 

[Grahamshed]

Hi Giantbeat, nice to have you aboard.

 

[jimi43]

Hi Giantbeat

Welcome to the forum indeed. I was at one time an avid maker/restorer of instruments but I seem to have migrated a bit since then to tools....mostly because I made some for particular instrument making jobs and enjoyed that part of the craft more....

I am pleased that you make money out of your skill...I sold a few of my pieces and worked out that I would have been earning below minimum wage if I ever took it up professionally! It takes far more skill than I had to make a living out of it!

We all love pictures up on the forum so go ahead and post away...looking forward to it!

Jim

 

[devonwoody]

I thought it was all Brass in Yorkshire!

I only made one guitar and found it very demanding, so wish you a happy workplace.

 

[xy mosian]

I thought it was all Brass in Yorkshire!

Nay, We seem to be making a collection of Gold and Silver at the moment. I certainly wouldn't want to try taking the Gold from Nichola Adams.

xy