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[Lucky2]

Howdy folks, I haven't been on here much for a couple of years. I suffered through a long term of depression, and I lost  interest in everything. Scrolling was my release, I could go to my saw and forget about my aches and pains, of which I have far to many. I had lost my place for using my saw and lathe, and I had nothing to do. It's starting to look like, I will be getting back into scrolling soon. It won't be a perfect set-up, but, I think that I can make it work. I am going to give it a good try, and if things don't work-out for me. I've decided that it will be time to sell everything, that I own related to woodworking. And that's a lot of items, darn near enough to set up a whole workshop. The only item missing to complete the shop, is a jointer. I had one, but, I gave it away because I never used it. It was an old 4" Rockwell Beaver, that had been passed down through three generations. I was the last one to own it, it wasn't real accurate. It had been dropped and broken years ago, and the repair job wasn't top notch work. It had been welded back together, but, not so that you could use the fence. It wasn't welded square to the bed, which made getting a 90* edge impossible. Well not impossible, but it did require a lot of friggin around to get one. I had two workshops fully decked out, I sold almost everything out of one of them. I had to, there was just far too much to put into storage.

 

Len

[OCtoolguy]

Welcome back. I hope you can get back into the hobby and find your "happy" once again. I lost my oldest son to depression so I can sort of understand what you have been going through. Remember, you have friends here on The Village who are always ready to help and to just talk to.

[daveww1]

good luck with getting started again. 

[Blaughn]

Welcome back.  Depression is a powerful enemy but small steps forward can yield big changes.  Good luck to you.

Bruce

[TAIrving]

Welcome back!  Tell us more about the place you will be getting to do scroll sawing.  Do you have something in mind for your first project?  

[Scrappile]

Glad to have you back.. I have dealt with depression and it can be devastating.  Keeping busy can help a lot. Especially when doing something you love.

[Juan Rodriguez]

Welcome back! Just hang around The Village and read when not scrolling. There are a lot of good and informative articles that will keep your mind entertained and away from thoughts of depression.

[meflick]

Glad to see you back visiting the Village Len. Look forward to hearing more about your new scrolling setup and seeing some projects from you.

[Lucky2]

Thanks everyone, it's a nice feeling to be back. I hated to leave, but, at the time, it was the best thing for me to do for me.

 

Len

[brew]

i've been in some dark places, and they're always there lurking in the background ready to pounce and drag you back. scrolling and making stuff, even if it's just sawdust is more than an escape. gives your mind focus. 

my lass chunters about me giving most of the pieces i make away, thing is, i get a lot of pleasure from creating something and a really big boost from gifting it.

so hang in there, take baby steps and keep going forward, you're not on your own.