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lynnfrwd
10-14-2013, 05:32 PM
How old are you? I got asked this evening what our oldest user is, so let's see?

The poll is age range, but you can post in the thread more specific....I just turned 50 this year.

Geomoo1
10-14-2013, 05:56 PM
Just blew through 70 last August and one thing I have discovered... You can still do most of the things you used to, just not as fast, often or well.

SteveEJ
10-14-2013, 07:31 PM
I am as good as I ever was at 60! Just takes a LOT longer and a TON of more breaks! LOL

Deolman
10-14-2013, 07:59 PM
It's not how old you are, it's how young you feel. I have found out though, getting old is not for sissies! Right now I am in the second largest group but not for long. I just hope I will be able to stay in the third largest group for a while.

bjbethke
10-14-2013, 08:32 PM
How old are you? I got asked this evening what our oldest user is, so let's see?

The poll is age range, but you can post in the thread more specific....I just turned 50 this year.

There are only 26 votes, at this time it looks like there is a reason why people don't know how to use this CarveWeight unit - they are not old enough yet. BJB
The hardest part is making the pattern; you loose a lot just buying it.

hoffmans
10-15-2013, 01:45 AM
94 and still carving and turning on my wood lathe .

Old George
Billings, Mt.

aokweld101
10-15-2013, 03:10 AM
I'm 58 and retired already.... retirement gives me insomnia its 3:00 am and wide awake......grrr

Smoken D
10-15-2013, 08:14 AM
Ha, 62 been retired 13 years 2 months, retired at age 48, month later turned 49:D

chebytrk
10-15-2013, 08:22 AM
I sure envy those that have retired before 62. I'm 61 & my sugarbooger says "No way" to me retiring @ 62. She says she'd have to change her life style & ain't ready to do that just yet. LOL Me thinks she's a bit spoiled..... So I guess I'll keep on keeping on & try to stay healthy so I can live long & be a burden to my kids! Payback baby! Life is a beach! :D

SteveEJ
10-15-2013, 09:16 AM
Retired from my first job at 53.. Still working on my second retirement (maybe 18 months more).

Dale
10-15-2013, 10:24 AM
Retired from the Air Force at 54. Aokweld101 know what you mean about being wide awake at 3:00 am.

chief2007
10-15-2013, 10:54 AM
I retired @ 50 from the Air Force, after 32 yrs of service. My wonderful wife is also retired.

I thank the good Lord every day for allowing my wife and I to be able to enjoy life and what he provides to us.

chebytrk
10-15-2013, 11:28 AM
Maybe I should just stayed in a little longer in the Army instead of retiring from there at 37 and then retiring from Ericsson Telecom at 57. Been working on my 3rd retirement, but just can't seem to make that one happen.


I sure envy those that have retired before 62. I'm 61 & my sugarbooger says "No way" to me retiring @ 62. She says she'd have to change her life style & ain't ready to do that just yet. LOL Me thinks she's a bit spoiled..... So I guess I'll keep on keeping on & try to stay healthy so I can live long & be a burden to my kids! Payback baby! Life is a beach! :D

SteveNelson46
10-15-2013, 03:19 PM
How old are you? I got asked this evening what our oldest user is, so let's see?

The poll is age range, but you can post in the thread more specific....I just turned 50 this year.

I will be 67 next month. There might be snow on the rooftop but, there's still a fire in the furnace.

CarverJerry
10-15-2013, 07:12 PM
I just retired @ 62 and I'm going to spend every last dollar while I can, and maybe before our government says I can't. Yeah that 3am thing must be a retirees syndrom or something cuz I get it all the time but then want to take a nap after dinner.

chkorte
10-15-2013, 10:22 PM
61 , retired 11 years ago

Mikewiz
10-16-2013, 05:47 AM
I'm 35 and still have many years of work ahead.

Bigtyme
10-16-2013, 07:34 AM
54 years young. Will retire in a little over 2 years. I guess 34 years at the same place is enough, but the good news is I just bought a building on the main street of my hometown in the west end of Michigan's Upper and will be opening a woodshop there shortly after I pull the pin here in Troll Land (the land below Da bridge). I have 2 years to get it into shape and the bride and I are having a blast planning and working on it....

CNC Carver
10-16-2013, 07:50 AM
Good luck John. I'm sure you will do good based on your work!


54 years young. Will retire in a little over 2 years. I guess 34 years at the same place is enough, but the good news is I just bought a building on the main street of my hometown in the west end of Michigan's Upper and will be opening a woodshop there shortly after I pull the pin here in Troll Land (the land below Da bridge). I have 2 years to get it into shape and the bride and I are having a blast planning and working on it....

Bigtyme
10-16-2013, 07:59 AM
Thank you, CNC...I am really looking forward to being re-connected with my hometown.

unitedcases
10-16-2013, 10:04 AM
Since I am not the only one in my 30s I will throw it out there, 37 with 2 years left til I retire from the Marine Corps. I would say at that point I will be doing thjs full time but I already am. So maybe I will be doing this full time x2?

bergerud
10-16-2013, 05:50 PM
OMG what a pile of old fogies we are! (and one 39 year old woman at the bottom..Sharon??) I wonder if this is a bias sample of just us forumoholics or an indication of the actual age demographic of the whole population of CW owners. Are there so few young woodworkers?

unitedcases
10-16-2013, 06:53 PM
I personally like to make and fix stuff. Metalsmith by trade and as you progress in the corps yoi start pushing paper more than metal. Thats my big interest in it.

CNC Carver
10-17-2013, 05:57 AM
Wood working is a costly hobby so most young people do not have the tools and or time to do it.

aokweld101
10-17-2013, 07:54 AM
I think we need another post for the younger people not wanting to do woodworking or any skilled craft they haven't got the drive that we had when we were younger they would rather make minimum wage or let the government take care of them. It's downright sad!!!! I consider myself a builder and love the fact that there is nothing that I can't make or fix Instead of paying someone else to do it.

unitedcases
10-17-2013, 08:46 AM
Amen weld. Not alot of people build things anymore and they find its simpler to buy it rather than make it. I enjoy it. Definitely a dying breed, but I tell you this...my 2 boys are learning how to build. Whether they like it or not. I have 3 machines now and unfortunately for them I need all the help I can get. With this being full time and still active duty I have no time for anything.

want2b
10-17-2013, 06:48 PM
Just voted, resulted in a 'You've already voted' response. Guess the memory fits me into the apropriate age range. Didn't obviously post anything when I visited before so I'll add it now. Retired 10 yrs ago, enjoying every minute of it. Did some additions and remodeling for kids , my mother, and at home. Then got bored and went back to part time work just to keep me on a schedule(plus some $$ for my hobbies) Love the forum, the willingness of so many to share amazes me, especially those who have the expertise in making patterns. Without their expertise the carver would lose a lot of its value for me.
Again, my thanks to all members for their expertise, experience, and opinions.

Rick H.

fwharris
10-17-2013, 07:02 PM
64 1/2 yrs young, retired in 2005 and not looking back.. :D

bluecobra
10-27-2013, 08:09 PM
Just turned 41 in September...

Was a machinist for over 12 years hence the interest in the CarveWright...

Currently into internet marketing and life/success coaching.