Welcome to Rumery Woods

Hello, as way of introduction to this new woodworking forum, I would first like to introduce myself to you. My name is Ralph Rumery, and my home and home shop are located in Beverly, Massachusetts, about 20 miles north of Boston and on the Northshore of Massachusetts Bay.

I am a Mechanical Engineer by training, and after a third of a century in the Machine Design and Integration field I have chosen to spend more time pursuing the woodworking that had only been an avocation for all those years. I first developed an interest in woodworking as a youngster while helping my Dad build cabinets and furniture items for the home. Since that time I have maintained a home shop and continued to stock it with hand an power tools in preparation for that Retirement Day when the rarest of all commodities, TIME, would be abundant.

With limited time, a reasonably equipped shop, and a lifetime of woodworking magazines and project clippings, I envisioned a time when completed projects would depart my shop portals every 28 minutes, just as our favorite TV idols do day in and day out in their sanitized shops. As this communication continues, the reality of my shop experiences shall be related, not because I see myself as the model for everyone else, but rather because we have all had projects and experiences that did not follow the plan, and have had to recover from these diversions. Sharing experiences, both positive and disruptive, helps us all to better understand the artistry of working with nature’s resource, Fine Woods.

Please follow this forum and share my appreciation of beautiful woods. If I inspire you to tackle new projects, to acquire and use a new species of wood, or simply to enjoy a finished product from wood then I will feel great about helping to expand our craft.

My first concentration will involve my recently renewed enjoyment of woodturning, describing the methods and woods used in making many different gift items and custom orders. Woodturning, as a craft segment of its own, can offer great satisfaction, and can be done in a very limited space, with little outside expense, and projects can be completed often in a single session for those of us that still never have enough time in the shop.

Thank you for your interest.


Ralph F. Rumery

RUMERY WOODS
http://www.rumerywoods.com/

Beverly, MA 01915-1811