Year in Review

If I said this year was great for woodworking I would be lying.  I actually did not get a lot of woodworking in this year.  A lot of this year was painting our old home, repairs and moving.  I did get better painting as I progressed through the house.  It was pretty noticeable from the first rooms to the last rooms.  I was doing basic repairs to sell the house and make it livable.  I replaced the deck boards in the deck and did some last-minute landscaping.  I don’t know if the landscaping even survived.

Tool purchased this year.  I purchased a DeWalt battery operated brad nailer.  This was a game changer for me.  I no longer had to carry an air compressor and a hose to do repairs and add moulding.  It works as well as my pneumatic one without the hose.  I am very happy with this purchase.  I also purchased a DeWalt battery jigsaw.  This is mainly to cut down large boards and repair work.

My favorite project this year was painting the final room in the house.  I was happy that I don’t have to paint for a little while.  We do plan on painting our new home, but it is not needed at this time. 

No new plans this year.  I have some ideas, mothing concrete.  There are some books that I have that I want to try some of their designs. 

Business is holding steady.  Etsy has been doing well.  I have taken off all my actual toys and made it strictly plans.  I am getting less complaints about people thinking they have ordered a physical toy.  I have not done anything to grow business out here.  There are a lot of craft fairs, but I am not sure if I want to go through and get a Virginia sellers license.  Time will tell on that.  I am enjoying what I am doing now.  I do need to find some charities to donate to.  I have a couple of leads.

Next year should be a good year.  I have a lot planned and it is mostly setup in the garage.  I have been saving up to upgrade my table saw and some of my workshop.  I am looking at the Laguna Fusion 2 table saw.  I am also looking into a dust collection system.  I also want to build a couple of workbenches.  One is going to be mine for projects.  It will be on wheels with stops.  The other is going to be a kid’s bench.  I have been doing a fair amount of research on making movable benches and I think that I am ready to upgrade from sawhorses.