I started woodworking my sophomore year of high school when I was fifteen years old, now I've been at it coming up on five years and I'll tell you there's nothing else really like it. When I was 16 I realized that and also that if I could have my pick I'd be doing woodworking professionally. Now at 19 I work every day to make that dream a reality and hope to the lord above that it will be. I've been lucky to have made and helped others with a lot of different projects ranging from bowls and pens on the lathe to tables and chairs, more recently a book match panel casket made from locally harvested American Sycamore, but what I've really enjoyed making lately is simple wall cabinets and Jewelry boxes. couple favorites of mine: My Stanley #4 bench plane for hand tool For machine, I'd have to go with my Delta Rockwell 37-315 8" jointer, Oliver 167 Wood lathe, or my Sawstop, the Delta and the Oliver and vintage 60's machines that I restored myself, so they get some extra joints from the work I put into those to get them running, but you can't beat the usefulness of that Sawstop. Favorite woods are easier. Domestic is English Walnut and exotic is Caribbean Rosewood. Both have been joys to work, and look incredible when the project is done