Hello and welcome to PinoyHandyMan.com!

[pinoyhandyman]

Hello and welcome to the Philippines' newest online community of Do-It-Yourself Enthusiasts!

What is PinoyHandyMan.com?

About PinoyHandyman.com

It's a great time to be a Pinoy handyman. Hardware chains located at major malls make shopping for do-it-yourself materials and tools more convenient and sometimes cheaper. New building materials that are easier to install are becoming increasingly available. Good quality hand and power tools have greatly gone down in price.

With experienced craftsmen increasingly difficult to locate and expensive to hire, many Pinoys are doing it themsleves, saving money while enjoying themselves. Pinoyhandyman.com is the website for all Pinoy DIYers, highly skilled or rank beginners, making projects big or small, using materials that are readily available in the country. A site where Pinoy handymen can share their projects, know how and friendship.

[tatoski]

Hi Pinoyhandyman! It's great that you have finally come up with a site that can really help pinoy DIYers and handymen in general! More power!

Tatoski

[tatoski]

Oops! If forgot to intoduce myself thinking that I was still logged on in one of our favorite sites.

I am tatoski, early 40's and based in Antipolo. My fields of interest are mainly in building wooden boats and small home improvement projects. I am also quite handy in mechanical devices having tinkered cars, motorcycles, bikes, engines since I was 10 years old. I also fly radio controlled airplanes and enjoyed building these which used to be made of mostly balsa wood.

Recent home improvement works include a bookshelf for my sons and a polycarbonate roofing over my entrance door.

Having said that I can say that I am handy in power tools and woodworking in general but lack the skills in fine woodwork like cabinetry.

I hope this site will attract more pinoy handymen. May our tribe increase.

tatoski

[imported_admin]

welcome tatoski!

we're happy to have you as one of the pioneer members of pinoyhandyman.com!

:)

[Hot Daddiy]

Hi I'm Hot Daddiy based in Baguio City. My interests are in all things electrical and electronic. My passion is tube audio. I have made 5 tube amplifiers and 2 tube preamplifiers. Since it is difficult accessing transformers for tube amps, I make these myself. Hard work, but I think that the results justify the effort.

[2diy4]

I'm 2diy4 and my interest is in carpentry and all things diy. I have helped to build and design several houses, mostly made of wood. While I am not a true craftsman and cannot make fine furniture, I do make and repair furniture, if possible, using old wood which I salvage from junk shops.

I am excited about this site and hope that it brings the diy community closer together

[bbn]

Ask my wife and she'll say I'm not much of a handyman - the projects she has for me just keep piling up. :)

So what am I doing here, well I am a DIY guy. Actually I was an electronics DIY till it became my profession. Nowadays all my DIY activities revolve around boat building. I'll get into most anything though mostly its carpentry. Last year, I started building a foundry but only got to the point of melting my wife's stainless steel pot, which I used as a crucible, till I had to go back to building our boat. Well that boat's done but there are now 2 canoes in the works and a small motor dingy that has to get done soon(?).

I going to be bragging a bit here but it does go somewhere ....

Since I got back into this DIY stuff around 1998, I'd say my workshop is now kind of extreme, there aren't that many tools I can think of that aren't in there already ... well actually not really, I'm sure we can think of others ... but I do have quite a few: a monster 12" table saw, a 4' wood lathe, a 12" thickness planer, a 6" jointer, a 10" compound sliding miter saw, a 7-1/4" miter saw, a benchtop sanding station, 5 routers 3 on tables, a 7-1/4" circular saw, a 10" circular saw, a pendulum jigsaw, a belt sander, 2 cordless drills, 1 regular drill, 1 SDS drill, 2 bench grinders, 2 sander/polisher, a 14" cutoff saw, a welding machine, an gas cutting setup (LPG only), a 4" angle grinder, a big angle grinder, etc., etc. etc.

Now I am not a lotto winner or anything like that. While maybe half of my shop came from saving here and there, the other half is made possible by our little business of buying surplus tools, fixing them, and then selling them again. For example, can you imagine buying a 12" thickness planer P6k - P9k? Or how about a cordless drill for P600 ... actually I probably have 3 or 4 that I'm going to keep. Why that many? One for drilling, one for counter sinking, and two for driving screws :). Or how about a cheap good quality circular saw in the area of P1k? Drop me an e-mail if you do. Anyone nowadays can have a nice workshop.

BTW, even if you have no intention of buying anything, you can always visit and help me build whatever boat or project I'm working on.

Later.

[imported_admin]

welcome lncc63!

nice to have you around. am sure your wealth of knowledge and experience in DIY stuff will benefit a lot of our future members!

thank you for signing up. hope to see more of you soon in the other forums of this site!

[houseband]

hello...

am houseband, a 30-something house husband here in the concrete jungle of Manila in an area called Sampaloc.

i spent most of my time working from home. as such, can't help but to tinker around the house and this website is a heaven-sent for folks like me...

you see, the missus and the kids never run out of 'commands' for me to accomplish and most of the time, am in quandary and this community i hope can really help me.

:)

[imported_admin]

welcome to pinoyhandyman.com, houseband!

i like your signature... seems to be the case in our household, too!

[ronfer2001]

Hi all,

I'm Ronfer from Cebu/Lapu-lapu City... just recently joined pinoyhandyman... I really like DIY-work, hope you share your home & car projects...

[2diy4]

Welcome Ronfer. Cebu City has everything that Manila has, probably more. I was at Gaisano Metro once and saw lots of cool stuff that I've never seen in Manila, like a foldable shelf bracket. I still kick myself that I didn't buy several. In my house where space is a premium, a few foldable shelves will really be convenient.

[Pawl]

Nice site! helpfull...

im Pawl Lim. from Dagupan City, Pangasinan..
im into Automotive Tunning, Electrical, and my specialty is Painting :)

[imported_admin]

welcome Pawl!

we're glad to have you on-board pinoyhandyman.com!

:)

[HBoy]

nice site you got here. I used to do some carpentry back then with my dad. So being handy, i guess, i am a little. I'd like to try on some other stuff for home improvement mostly.

I'm quite handy in some minor car DIY stuff..

By the way.. HBOY here.. actually. HBOY across the boards.. from TSIKOT. :D

[jellooh]

hiya all!

just got an email from tsikot informing me of this site. didn't have doubts in joining because deep inside i'm really a DIY wannabe. i hope sparks and splinters don't get in the way! i've been meaning to fix the old light bulb in my head!

[imported_admin]

welcome to pinoyhandyman.com, HBoy, jelloh and zero!

let's just do it (ourselves)!!!

:)

[icarus]

greetings! am certain i inherited my father`s interest in d-i-y works . . . anyway, he worked his way to
college, by doing any available jobs like peon, carpenter, plumber, latero, mason, etc.. . .reaching a
bureau assistant director position then migrating to US and retired as Auditor IV at LA County, bidding
farewell to us in 1991, he left us large collection of his branded tools, say, 1,200 ++ drill bits [most of
them came from US Army surplus during WW2, hammers [tack, ball, claw,etc ], elec drills [metal
casing ], saws[hand, back], thousands of screws/ nails, etc, etc, etc. that even some
engineers/contractors who saw his collections were wondering how did he able to collect them. . . .

ok, for my part, i know how to use\operate all the tools i inherited since elementary days with my
Tatay`s supervision, of course. I only do minor jobs at home during my free time and i`m very
elated when i finished one with satisfactory outcome, say, additional c.o. [elec. outlet], replacing
baseboards, replacing a busted water valve, making a study table copied from a magazine, etc . .
btw, i`m into medical profession . . . . :D

[nomad]

hey guys! nomad here...got the invitation from tsikot, this (pinoyhandyman) looks good; i hope this grows into a huge DIY database covering various interests.

i do DIYs myself...started with electronics, PCs then to automotive (still newbie here). i never got into carpentry though my dad -- a physician by profession -- likes to do carpentry and did the entire kitchen of our house. ;D

[skyglider]

Hello Guys/Gals!

I'm Edwin Aguilar, 35 yo. I love to DIY things whenever I can.

Hope I could share some of my tricks also. (if there's any) Smiley

[mikey]

hello to everyone!!! newbie din po...I'm currently building my home in Tagaytay...this stirs my interest why I join....sana marami akong tips na matutunan at makapag-share ng konting experience ...

More power to this Forum...:)

[imported_admin]

Welcome to PinoyHandyMan.com, Skyglider and Mikey!

enjoy your stay here!

please feel free to post your DIY tips, advice or ask DIY-related questions!

:)

[mikey]

thanks admin....who knows....all of us can ba very good DIY'ers in the near future.. ;)

[kinjikitatani]

hi. newbie here, kinji from cebu. i love to tinker with stuff in the house that needs tinkering. not much of a carpenter, but i believe that in every man's heart, there is little boy who either wants to be a carpenter or a farmer. i love to get my hands dirty.

[Aldee]

hi im Aldee, a painting contractor, an architecture graduate from UST but never really do design works, im more into construction, and landed on Painting as my main business, Ive done several known projects as of the moment the most famous is the PBB house. Im a DIY person when it comes to my own things and even does some car repair work. i also did painted 1 of my cars by my own. NIce Site, i hope i can be of help to you!

more power

[2diy4]

Welcome Aldee. I'm sure that your knowledge about paints and painting will be well appreciated by the members.

[mikaztro]

hi im Aldee, a painting contractor, an architecture graduate from UST but never really do design works, im more into construction, and landed on Painting as my main business, Ive done several known projects as of the moment the most famous is the PBB house. Im a DIY person when it comes to my own things and even does some car repair work. i also did painted 1 of my cars by my own. NIce Site, i hope i can be of help to you!

more power


Aldee, small world talaga. Hindi lang pang 4x4 pang DIY pa! Hehehe.

Regards

[2diy4]

I also have a 4x4 and have done some diy on it. But I'm not into the hard core stuff.

[mikaztro]

Oh really? That's nice. Have you visited www.4x4ph.com? Please do join us there in our discussions. See you around 2diy4. :)

[EGroupInc]

good day guys!

if you've got questions related to Landscape, Gardening, simple house Site Plans, feel free to send me your questions and i'll try my best to help you.

actually im also an architect, but since we aleady have few architects here, so i'll just deal with gardens and landscape.

cheers and nice to meet you!

[tscotom]

Hi, Tom here,

Have been in Backstage and Theatre Lighting, Sound and Production all my life. Have always been self-employed mostly and have 'retired myself' and now I am like 'houseband' ...a houseband too !!

I think of myself as a good 'siraniko' if it's busted, give it to me, If I can fix it good, if not, then it is really busted ... !! Then I can strip it for parts and keep it in my junk box.

Have accumulated a whole buncha handtools both mechanical and electrical. Power tools mainly a drill (corded Makita), a bunch a no-name rechargeable screwdrivers, a lot of Dremel Mototools both corded and rechargeable.

Like Icarus, I have a little collection of odds and ends that I don't think even he has !! :)

One day, i will open a tool museum with tools from all corner junkshops of the world and all these tools will have a history all it's own.

Good to be in this group, thanks to tsikot for send me an invite.

Cheers :) :)

P.S. Icarus, am interested in seeing your 'collection,' show me yours and I'll show you mine. Hope you're keeping them all from rusting !!! I'm in the Shaw Blvd, Mandaluyong area.

[PapaBear]

greetings, fellow DIYers...

i'm into computers...

my doctor recommended a "change of scenery" so i decided to pursue a childhood dream of creating things from wood and metal... and dab a bit in herb + veggie gardening as well...

it's really fantastic, having a Pinoy DIY forum... i hope i can provide some significant contributions as well...

congrats to the admin staff for this website!

[koykoy]

hello and feliz navidad.

like all of you guys, i am also a diyer type. i am not contented of having a thing done and not knowing about it.

i am having a house constructed right now with no contractor, just a trusted foreman. it will come out cheaper of course. :-)

im a CPA by profession and work in a financial institution.

[simarun]

Im new in here, nice to find such site na very usefull and informative. Mahilig ako kumalikot ng kung ano-ano. DIY tatak na nating mga pinoy. Mabuhay!

[22y]

Better late than never.

Musta po sa lahat? Ako po si 22y short for Totoy, I'm an Industrial Machinery Technician based in Perth, Western Australia. Machinery concerns are Woodworking, Aluminum and Marble/Stone Machinery. Though specializing in Wood CNC and traditional machines I could probably help out in troubleshooting and setup of the said equipment range.

Latest DIY project: Homemade Vertical Panel Saw. Will post picture in the future.

Mabuhay!!!

[longhair_foureyes]

Hi to all!

Accidentally found this site while searching for seeds :D

Anyway, I'm also a DIY person. I've been repairing flourescent lights & flat irons, threading pipes, making extension cords since my childhood days :)

Have some knowledge in paints, electrical, plumbing and general hardware stuffs.

Last handyman stuff I did was redoing a 3-way switch installation a friend of mine tried to do by himself (it's tiring going up and down the stairs :D )

From time to time I like gardening (hence the search), and currently looking to strawberry seeds.

That's all for now. Don't be a stranger and drop me a line ;)

[2diy4]

I think I saw some strawberry seeds at Robinsons Handyman. ARe you located in Baguio? Can strawberry grow in the lowlands?

[longhair_foureyes]

Which branch of Handyman? I've been to Gallaria, but didn't see any strawberry seeds. I'm not sure if strawberry will survive in the lowlands, but I'm willing to try :)

[anluwagi]

Hello everyone,
I'm a weekend woodworker, a graphic artist, a printing press owner.

I have some home projects that I wish to post here someday.

Regards to all!


btw, does anyone know where I could buy good second hand power tools?

[2diy4]

Australian branded second hand power tools are sometimes awailable at HMR on Pioneer. But inspect all tools carefully before buying.

[pipedream]

Friend of mine sent me a link to this site a few months ago, just found time to register and browse through it now unfortunately.

I'm a 30 year-old weekend and sometimes odd-hours DIYer. I inherited it from my dad who was a civil engineer and frustrated carpenter, and i suppose from my maternal grandfather who used to be the principal of a trade school in La Union. They never really passed on any of their skills to me, only old Stanley and B&D tools and a strange desire to take apart everything I see :)

I love puttering around the house during weekends, "repairing," "improving," and "optimizing" stuff that's already working fine. I also enjoy working on my 67 beetle (a lot of it DIY!). :)

[Richard Gerard]

Ask my wife and she'll say I'm not much of a handyman - the projects she has for me just keep piling up. :)

So what am I doing here, well I am a DIY guy. Actually I was an electronics DIY till it became my profession. Nowadays all my DIY activities revolve around boat building. I'll get into most anything though mostly its carpentry. Last year, I started building a foundry but only got to the point of melting my wife's stainless steel pot, which I used as a crucible, till I had to go back to building our boat. Well that boat's done but there are now 2 canoes in the works and a small motor dingy that has to get done soon(?).

I going to be bragging a bit here but it does go somewhere ....

Since I got back into this DIY stuff around 1998, I'd say my workshop is now kind of extreme, there aren't that many tools I can think of that aren't in there already ... well actually not really, I'm sure we can think of others ... but I do have quite a few: a monster 12" table saw, a 4' wood lathe, a 12" thickness planer, a 6" jointer, a 10" compound sliding miter saw, a 7-1/4" miter saw, a benchtop sanding station, 5 routers 3 on tables, a 7-1/4" circular saw, a 10" circular saw, a pendulum jigsaw, a belt sander, 2 cordless drills, 1 regular drill, 1 SDS drill, 2 bench grinders, 2 sander/polisher, a 14" cutoff saw, a welding machine, an gas cutting setup (LPG only), a 4" angle grinder, a big angle grinder, etc., etc. etc.

Now I am not a lotto winner or anything like that. While maybe half of my shop came from saving here and there, the other half is made possible by our little business of buying surplus tools, fixing them, and then selling them again. For example, can you imagine buying a 12" thickness planer P6k - P9k? Or how about a cordless drill for P600 ... actually I probably have 3 or 4 that I'm going to keep. Why that many? One for drilling, one for counter sinking, and two for driving screws :). Or how about a cheap good quality circular saw in the area of P1k? Drop me an e-mail if you do. Anyone nowadays can have a nice workshop.

BTW, even if you have no intention of buying anything, you can always visit and help me build whatever boat or project I'm working on.

Later.

Brother,

What is the brand of your table saw and do you intend to sell it to anyone interested and how much? Further do you also sell one those vast collection of your routers you have and do you have one with variable speed of what brand. tnx waiting for your reply.

A little bit serious diy'r

[bbn]

Hi Richard,

Sorry we got out of the business ... no time. We've still a few pieces but I'm really hesitant to sell them only because I would not be able to give any kind of guarantee, and I don't have the time to rummage through them much less check them.

These are all GMC or Ryobi tools for Australia. Some were excess inventory but most were returned items, some with minor defects, though some really not working or even repairable.

Since people always ask and I'd really like to help, I'll just tell everyone were I got them: HMR Auctions located along A. Bonifacio. This is an auction house so you'd need to bid for them. You also need to take the risk of getting unrepairable stuff. You can test the motors for continuity but that's about it, unless the auctioneer declares the item working in which case you get a short guarantee from HRM.

Frankly, if you don't want to have to repair the tools, it would be better to get a non-industrial brand. For example, my first router was a fixed based John Benzen that I bought for P3500 when a Makita of the same specs cost P12k. The cost is still higher of course compared to those sold by HMR but then you don't have to worry either. My John Benzen is still working although I've been mostly using the other routers these past two years. No reason really. Actually, the real cost is in the bits you buy.

Hope this helps.

[pax]

hi to everybody... i'm pax, 37 yrs. young!
just found this forum while in google for CHB...

hope everyone is doing gud...!

God bless...

[juanluna001]

Magandang araw po. baguhan po ako dito sa site na ito, isa pong OFW na nais lamang humingi ng tulong at magbahagi din ng kaunting kaalaman.
Nagpapagawa po ako ng aking munting bahay-kubo, pero ito po ay hindi purong tradisyonal na materyales, magkakahalo po sya, merong Nipa, sawalai, konkreto at mga bagong materyales na gamit sa konstraksyon ngayun. Sana po matulungan nyo ako sa aking munting proyekto.

Muli po, magandang araw sa inyo.

[juliet]

hello, i am new here and just checking around this site... Seem this site a helpful one to those having problems especially in the house...

[pinoyhandyman]

welcome to Pinoyhandyman.com, juliet.

this community is still very young and not that busy yet.

please feel free to browse around and ask questions and provide answers, as the case may be.

[ai_pinto]

hi all, learning about cars and loving it...

[B2Bomber]

good to hear that. welcome.

[junpadilla]

Hello PinoyHandyMAn! Am a newbie on woodworking. Got my powertools on a surplus shop and started making my projects mostly on melamine boards.

Hope to find new good friends here whom i can share my worst ideas and my worst problems too, lol!.:p

Thanks and God Bless us all!

MORE POWER!

[violaine]

Hope to find new good friends here whom i can share my worst ideas and my worst problems too, lol!.

:p:p:p

ask away bro anytime! welcome!

[jonathanscruz68]

Hello PinoyHandyMAn! Am a newbie on woodworking. Got my powertools on a surplus shop and started making my projects mostly on melamine boards.

woodworking is a never ending learning experience. right place you are into...welcome and MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!

[mrjasonbourne]

Hi guys!

Newbie and an immigrant from timber715's old TPC handyman thread.
Eager to learn a lot from this community.
Best regards to all.

[jarod]

mrjasonbourne is alive!!! :D

Welcome to PHM, we've been taking about you recently. Last time we saw you was on the Bosch seminar. Enjoy your stay here in PHM!

[mrjasonbourne]

mrjasonbourne is alive!!! :D

Welcome to PHM, we've been taking about you recently. Last time we saw you was on the Bosch seminar. Enjoy your stay here in PHM!

Hi jarod, thanks for the warm welcome.

Naku, dapat talaga maging present mga members sa mga EB kundi pag-uusapan:o

Hundreds or thousands of post to go pa ako para makahabol sa inyo:)

[jarod]

Hehe, ok lang yun basta wag basta basta mag po-post ng "sino may gusto ng extra plane ko", mahirap nang ma-misinterpret muli :D

But the animals are tamer on this jungle :p

[mrjasonbourne]

Hehe, ok lang yun basta wag basta basta mag po-post ng "sino may gusto ng extra plane ko", mahirap nang ma-misinterpret muli :D

But the animals are tamer on this jungle :p

This really is a nice site.

[JayL]

Hi guys!

Newbie and an immigrant from timber715's old TPC handyman thread.
Eager to learn a lot from this community.
Best regards to all.

Finally you came. Thats Great.

At least here we won't be having issues if we sell or trade hand planes. :)

[mrjasonbourne]

Finally you came. Thats Great.

At least here we won't be having issues if we sell or trade hand planes. :)

Hi JayL! Thanks for the welcome

Saw there's a selling area. We can state clearly if its for sale, swap or free.
Great feature.

[JayL]

Hi JayL! Thanks for the welcome

Saw there's a selling area. We can state clearly if its for sale, swap or free.
Great feature.

Yes ... ha ha ha ha ... a lot better here.

[willy1467]

Hello! I'm Willy1467, early forties and also from San Jose del Monte, Bulacan. I was invited by my classmate Sir Jonathan68 to join. I have many hobbies like computers, video games, photography and lately dito sa woodworking. I've learned a lot from this forum. It helped my decisions of what tools to purchase. ;)

[timber715]

welcome classmate willy to pinoyhandyman, iwas ka lang ng konti kay jonathan, mahilig mamili ng bagong tools yan bakka mahawa ka :D...
share with us what you know, learned and need to know. lots here willing to help and learn too. enjoy your stay and keep it clean...
cheers

[beebeenator]

Welcome Willy :)

[JayL]

Welcome :) Hope you enjoy your stay here with us.

[jonathanscruz68]

welcome classmate, enjoy mo stay mo dito, lots of things you will learn, especially dyan sa nag iisang master dito, he knows ata lahat, from a carbide tip of a saw blade hangang kevlar mess ng B&W speakers, i tell you he knows everything...ingat ka lang din kay timber, baka pakitaan ka ng whats best tool to have, ma-adict ka na rin sa tools, :p. mabuhay!!!

[timber715]

ag bilis mo naman gumanti :D :D :D

[jonathanscruz68]

ag bilis mo naman gumanti :D :D :

:p tabla , quits, hahaha!, ;)

[mrjasonbourne]

Welcome Willy! Masaya dito no?:)

[willy1467]

Thank you for the warm welcome. From what I have read in your previous threads, masaya talaga! I hope one of these days I could post one of my projects.

[atomicbum]

Hi! I think this is my first post, though i've been a lurker since August 2010. I'm 30 yrs old and living in Lagro Subdivision, QC. I think i joined the forum because of my interest in tools and small repairs in and around the house (my PC, car, and other gadgets).

I remember I was looking for info on local Dremel tools & accessories then and good ole' google led me to this forum. Been a happy lurker since then.

BTW, i'll be asking for your help regarding a project i'm going to start this week. It's an L-shaped counter i will be making out of plyboards and some lumber. In what section can i post the details? Woodworking? Home Furnishing? Hoping to hear from you! Thanks! :D

[timber715]

welcome atomicburn to PHM, glad to see people reading around before posting, well your project entails mostly woodwork so you can post it there in that section. try to take pictures of your process so you can also post your first wip(work in progress) here and along the way or even before you start, you can ask your questions and I'm sure people here are more than willing to help. enjoy your stay and keep it clean...
Cheers

[john-jo]

Hello! I'm Willy1467, early forties and also from San Jose del Monte, Bulacan. I was invited by my classmate Sir Jonathan68 to join. I have many hobbies like computers, video games, photography and lately dito sa woodworking. I've learned a lot from this forum. It helped my decisions of what tools to purchase. ;)

Hello Kabayan!!!

Welcome, welcome... yehey!...dumadami na kami... hehe..

[john-jo]

welcome classmate, enjoy mo stay mo dito, lots of things you will learn, especially dyan sa nag iisang master dito, he knows ata lahat, from a carbide tip of a saw blade hangang kevlar mess ng B&W speakers, i tell you he knows everything...ingat ka lang din kay timber, baka pakitaan ka ng whats best tool to have, ma-adict ka na rin sa tools, :p. mabuhay!!!

Oo nga.... parang may laboratorio si Timber pagdating sa mga tools...

Kailan tayo magkikita-kita mag-kabayan? Gusto ko nang makita bagong work bench ni doc jonathan eh.. bitin sa pictures!

[willyfernando]

Hello to the PinoyHandyMan Do-It-Youself Community! I recently joined and have been amazed at the volume of information I learned from this site not to mention the interesting people who have both asked and given helpful tips and info to DIYers. I am a finishing contractor and a dealer of American Black Walnut and Iroko- African Teak, most appealing to our boat builders/enthusiasts. I hope i may be able to contribute by way of advise or info to the rest of the group. Best regards!

[jarod]

Hello to the PinoyHandyMan Do-It-Youself Community! I recently joined and have been amazed at the volume of information I learned from this site not to mention the interesting people who have both asked and given helpful tips and info to DIYers. I am a finishing contractor and a dealer of American Black Walnut and Iroko- African Teak, most appealing to our boat builders/enthusiasts. I hope i may be able to contribute by way of advise or info to the rest of the group. Best regards!

Welcome to PHM Willy!

We are happy know that a new member with a different background joined the community! We hope to hear many idea from you and your projects!

You may also start your own thread regarding the wood that you have. Others might be interested, good luck!

[timber715]

welcome willyfernando, are you in anyway related to the owners of fernando auto supply? anyway, glad to have you with us, besides having a source of nice wood for the members we get to learn from you too. we hope you enjoy your stay, keep it clean...
cheers.

[willyfernando]

Thanks jarod, I'm a newbie at forums and would like to get there someday with a lil help from you guys.

[timber715]

if you are fre this saturday willfernando, why not join us for a little get together. we have food and drinks and lots of stories :D... we even have some techniques share...

[willyfernando]

welcome willyfernando, are you in anyway related to the owners of fernando auto supply? anyway, glad to have you with us, besides having a source of nice wood for the members we get to learn from you too. we hope you enjoy your stay, keep it clean...
cheers.

Hi Timber, it's funny but BF and the rest of the clan are my relatives not by my Dad but my Mom's side. I am a DIY fanatic which led me to finishing and lumber dealership but would you believe that my projects are still wanting since i started? i still have to get the hang of a good hand plane.

[timber715]

well if you can join us this saturday, bring your handplane and I'm sure Moji :D can teach you...
you can even have the blade sharpened while chatting.
Jun and Jenny Fernando are good friend that I haven't seen for a long time, we were fishing friends for a long time... If you know them and get in touch, kindly send them my regards... tell them its Sonny and Sheila, yung mga fishing champions :D

[willyfernando]

I would be glad to join you guys If time permits. please email me the details of your get together and I will try to attend as soon as I can. Thanks for the invite, willyfernando@ymail.com

[timber715]

details are here (http://www.pinoyhandyman.com/showthread.php?p=13947#post13947) include the location map...

[willyfernando]

I've only gotten acquainted with Fil Fernando's daughter, Sonia Torio since I've learned they're relatives but I will deliver your regards in our next reunion. Hope to join you guys this saturday.

[timber715]

great, sign in ka na lang pag sure ka na...

[jonathanscruz68]

[QUOTE=atomicbum;13859]Hi! I think this is my first post, though i've been a lurker since August 2010. I'm 30 yrs old and living in Lagro Subdivision, QC. I think i joined the forum because of my interest in tools and small repairs in and around the house (my PC, car, and other gadgets

welcome another kabayan !!!

[clayfigur]

At last, I found this cool site.. I really learned a lot in a few minutes of glimpsing on the page.

More power to your site!!!!

[timber715]

Welcome to PHM Clayfigure, it would be nice if you can introduce yourself...

[clayfigur]

Welcome to PHM Clayfigure, it would be nice if you can introduce yourself...

Thanks... for the welcome...

Anyway, Im kinda facinated into a lot of DIY stuff, like metal works, Fiberglass, Woodworking and masonry.

[timber715]

sounds good, you will fit in easily...

how old are you sir? what do you do for work? no need to answer unless it is ok with you.
welcome again to PHM, please keep it clean...

[beebeenator]

Its great to see that PHM is growing steadily. The more the merrier !!

[timber715]

I agree Bee, very nice to have a bigger group of the same interest :D

[mrjasonbourne]

Welcome!

Yup. More techniques to learn from others and more resources. Also more food during EB's:)

[john-jo]

hahaha... oo nga noh...

lumalaki na grupo, lumalaki din mga tiyan tuwing eyeball..

Great to have this swell group!

[ryobi]

sana sa next EB natin sa court na tayo hehehe di na tayo magkakasya sa room ni sir timber :p

[feedz1227]

Hi to all!

Feedz27 here, Im into a lot of DIY stuff, like metal works, etc.

[jo252011]

hi to everyone! Am joseph ang, am a DIY person if all possible. hehe. i live here in cebu city. I accidentally browse to the forum while looking for tablesaw and router. Am an Architect, and i do some interior design staff especially cabinetry, i like to do new things. hehe. am 32yr young. hehe. Actually, woodworking is not my main work till last year when a cabinet contractor left his worker with unfinished job which i then continued the work. its been a year since am using one circular saw and one maktec router. i plan to expand my tool collection to include wood working capability not only plywood and melamine. Hope this forum can be a good start for me.

[timber715]

hi to everyone! Am joseph ang, am a DIY person if all possible. hehe. i live here in cebu city. I accidentally browse to the forum while looking for tablesaw and router. Am an Architect, and i do some interior design staff especially cabinetry, i like to do new things. hehe. am 32yr young. hehe. Actually, woodworking is not my main work till last year when a cabinet contractor left his worker with unfinished job which i then continued the work. its been a year since am using one circular saw and one maktec router. i plan to expand my tool collection to include wood working capability not only plywood and melamine. Hope this forum can be a good start for me.
Hello Joseph, welcome to PHM, nice start on tools, that is almost the same way I started my hobby too. You inquired about Online items, you can and I will send you a pm. There are several architechs in this site too so you can fit in quite nicely. We here enjoy pictures and chats, join us and you will find out how friendly people are here. Share what you can and ask what you want to know.
Enjoy the site, welcome again and please keep it clean...
Cheers.

[rosy]

Hi Joseph, welcome to PHM, am glad you found this forum even by accident, I know this forum will be of
great help to you. Likewise with me I was then just browsing at other forums getting infomations and tips that will serve my personal interest in tools and other things and found this great site/forum, the PHM.

Its a forum where you can share, talk and exchange tips and ideas to the member DIYers. Speaking of tools, you'll be in good hands with sir timber and sir JayL, THEY ARE THE EXPERTS HERE.

Welcome, welcome and welcome pa rin. CHEERS!

[yheng12477]

Hi,

Just check my new thread member introduction. Thank you!

[jo252011]

Thank you master rosy and master timber. hehehe. am so glad to be welcome by two masters. i have read some of your post, thats why i call you two master. i find the forum very intellectual and straight forward. I bought books in woodworking but the content are quite shallow. Am new to forum posting and reply, so pls correct me if i have any rules that i may accidentally broke that i dont aware of, not very familiar with it, its my first member of a forum.

[jonathanscruz68]

you have found the right spot bro...

you are always welcome here, master timber will always be of good hand in helping you on your

tool hunting as well as buying, just ask the master... :p :p :p

[rosy]

Thank you master rosy and master timber. hehehe. am so glad to be welcome by two masters. i have read some of your post, thats why i call you two master. i find the forum very intellectual and straight forward. I bought books in woodworking but the content are quite shallow. Am new to forum posting and reply, so pls correct me if i have any rules that i may accidentally broke that i dont aware of, not very familiar with it, its my first member of a forum.

@ jo252011

Hi bro its nice to know that another architect is on board, you see thats my dream too before entering college at UST. I wanted then to take up architecture or mechanical engineering but then the usual and fearful subjects of M A T H would always discourage me from taking those courses so I ended up taking Fine Arts, majoring in advertising, and I guess I did quite well in that course. Yung anak ko ang naging architect, hindi ako, hehehe:p

Pls jo don't call me a master:eek: less than one month palang akong member ng PHM DIYers, I'm only a member apprentice here and still absorbing and learning from the seniors and real masters here. The title does not fit my rank. OKs ba bro:p

Ok glad you' re on board, lets sail, share and learn from each other.;) C H E E R S.

[lemondeaf]

Hi to All, I'm a Brit visting my Filipino family here in Mactan. I'm into most things DIY and a member of DIY forums in the UK.
Whilst I'm here I going to be helping my father in law to build a router table and saw board.

Thanks All.

[timber715]

Hi to All, I'm a Brit visting my Filipino family here in Mactan. I'm into most things DIY and a member of DIY forums in the UK.
Whilst I'm here I going to be helping my father in law to build a router table and saw board.

Thanks All.
Hi Lemondeaf, we're glad to have you onboard, welcome to PHM we hope you enjoy your stay in our country and I hope you enjoy and stay in this site too. Post us what you need and what you will be making, we probably can help you in sourcing and even give you a hand in your project (just holler) :D.
Welcome again to PHM (pinoyhandyman) enjoy and please keep in clean.

[jarod]

Welcome lemondeaf!

Happy to see (trans: read) a fellow DIYer from a different part of the world. I believe UK is one of the more active contingent in the woodworking field. Glad to have you on board. Hope we could share ideas and skills in the near future.

PS: What UK DIY forum are you a member of?

[airgunner63]

Hi Everyone,

Newbie here, I'm from Antipolo City, Rizal and I'm an airgunner and also a DIY guy. I'm a Civil Engineer by profession and I'm looking forward learning a lot here.

Regards,
airgunner63

[airgunner63]

By the way, is there a folder about machining and milling here?

Thanks,
Airgunner63

[timber715]

Hi Airgunner, welcome to PHM. If you are talking about metalworking related milling there will be someone who can answer your inquiry. Enjoy the site, do participate in our thread, chatbox and eb's when you can. Though please keep the site clean...
cheers

[azzlay]

Hi I'm a new in DIY-ing :D
I'm a SAP Consultant. I like automobile, carpentry and painting. Hope to learn here :D Thanks Guys!

[metaldog]

Hi PinoyHandyMan!

This is my 1st post.. I'm sure I'll learn a lot from you guys.

[Armand]

Welcome to PHM metaldog. Your handle name suggests that you are into metalworking, right?

For sure you will enjoy your stay here. Please introduce more about yourself. Thanks;)

[metaldog]

Thanks for the warm welcome Armand.

I'm an architect and work overseas (ofw), and currently working on small personal projects in manila.
I have special interest in DIY's especially metalworks and woodworking.

With your help guys, i hope to build my hobby workshop soon..

[timber715]

Thanks for the warm welcome Armand.

I'm an architect and work overseas (ofw), and currently working on small personal projects in manila.
I have special interest in DIY's especially metalworks and woodworking.

With your help guys, i hope to build my hobby workshop soon..
best way to know us is to meet us... come join our eb seminar with Bosch this coming Nov. 15 (http://www.pinoyhandyman.com/showthread.php?t=1878) (weekday) since ofw ka, it means when you are here, you are the boss :iron: and you can make your schedule fit the seminar eb. Anyway welcome to PHM its definitely is a fun and educational group of local and foreign enthusiast and professionals.
Enjoy the site and please keep it clean.

[yajter]

Hi, I'm yajter from Laguna. I found this site very helpful especially when it comes to woodworking.

I became interested into woodworking when I finished my first home theater rack last week, with the help of my brother-in-law.

[metaldog]

thanks Timber715.

Tanong ko lang mga sir, mas popular and widely used ba ang BOSCH brand compared to other brands?
Saka mas mura ba ang (Bosch) tools abroad, say sa Singapore compared sa Pinas?

[renonovado]

hi, renonovado here. been lurking for a while now and learning lots of things, pardon me for the late intro. thanks and cheers!

[Armand]

Welcome aboard renonovado.

[hombreparaflores]

Hello PHM, hi guys!

Sorry if I haven't done the introduction of myself earlier...sorry talaga master Timber and senior handymen.
I am already your thread subscriber/follower from TPC's thread and been lurking/reading here since the site opened from time to time and it's only now I have registered/created an account.


I'm F and I'm 37 years young :) My work for the last 14 is as a ind'l/ graphic designer. I live in Pampanga and is a homeowner for 3 years now.

This website as well as the TPC thread has been and still is giving sound advices and tips re power tools and hand tools, re materials, processes as well as tips. I go here when I need to know reviews and feed backs from other members about a certain tool specially before a purchase; head ups on materials and suppliers and their usage, etc.. or just when I want to browse news about the site.

I like tools, DIY and carpentry or anything that is made and created by hands. but I'm not really into diy at this stage of my life but I am hoping that when I get to have more free time off, I can do some simple projects. Since I have no dependable male housemate around the house to do house repairs and minor fixes, I got myself interested into some basic carpentry and power tools and common knowledge.

I enjoy browsing and seeing your "work in progress" as well as all information that you share here. Thanks!

[timber715]

thank you for the introduction, without knowing it matters much when we know the members background. and since you are an interior designer, your skills can be very useful to lots of members and more. and since we have architects and contractors here, I'm sure recommendations would come your way.
you are the second F member that I can recall since I joined the site, Welcome and make yourself as one of the guys. We would prefer to call you by a name or nickname would be fine.
We love pictures here and we appreciate a good design, can you blow our minds with some of yours?
Again welcome, enjoy the site and please keep it clean...
cheers

[JayL]

Buhay pa ba TipidPC thread?

[hombreparaflores]

@Timber 715

Thanks master Timber for the warm welcome :)

Please call me Flora :) , slight correction master Timber, I'm an (soon to be ex) industrial designer and not an interior designer.


@JayL
Yes, buhay pa siya, hindi naman na lock eh...

[rosy]

WELCOME, WELCOME po mom Hparaflores, or FLORA, I have a feeling we will learn too a lot from you that is if you are willing to share some of your designs. LOL




CHEERS and stay safe always.

[hombreparaflores]

@rosy

Thanks for the warm welcome too... Flora na lang itawag n'yo sa akin lol :)

My designs are into/mostly product packaging as I have been employed in manufacturing, never had done industrial designs on my own.

[JayL]

Yehheeeyy atin na kaming muse. :)

[unatsqui]

Unatsqui here. A newbie in this forum and a newbie in woodworking. I hope to learn woodworking techniques and earn new friends from this forum :)

[timber715]

welcome unatski, where are you from and what do you do? enjoy the site and share when you can. we love pictures here btw...