Hello everyone
I am a total newbie to woodworking. I have always been fascinated with building things, it's just that money has never allowed me to work with wood the way I would want to, until now!
I am so excited about woodworking, I've already bookmarked about 10 different sits and bought about 12 books from Amazon. I've read through about 5 of 'em so far, mostly on stuff like Trim, Cabinetry, and some from the 'IDEA Series'. I do not know of one person who can show me things in my small town, so I have to figure out stuff via web and by books. I've already learned a ton about how things are put together. There are so many joint options it's unbelievable!
Question: Can you guys recommend a good book on Table Saws? That tool scares me the most. I don't want to cut off my fingers. I want to learn the proper methods to ensure safety and how to get the most out of my saw.
Question: Can you recommend a good table saw for under $1200?
I'm buying my tools one by one and next up is a Table Saw. I'm looking at the Grizzly G1023, but I'm not sure yet. Any opinions??? How much power do I need? I plan to build mostly stuff like a bedroom set, and custom cabinetry, and small stuff like that.
I worked my way through college doing AutoCAD for Civil Engineering and Arch firm, so I've already drawn up my first few sets of plans for things I want to build first! A big-wave surfboard out of all wood and a Video Game Arcade Cabinet for a bar-room, and a window seat with storage drawers for the family room.
So many questions but I'll try hard to find the answers first before I bother you guys. Thanks and nice to meet everyone in the world of woodworking!
Michael