<div dir="ltr">welcome.</div><br><div class="gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Fri, Jan 30, 2026 at 8:48\u202fAM Tracy Carcione via NFB-Blind-Crafters <<a href="mailto:nfb-blind-crafters@nfbnet.org">nfb-blind-crafters@nfbnet.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div class="msg-1768077296343304613"><div lang="EN-US" style="overflow-wrap: break-word;"><div class="m_-1768077296343304613WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Hi Aythor. Welcome to the list! I\u2019m the list moderator. I do mostly knitting and crochet, though I\u2019m happy to learn new things.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">I have a blind friend who built a whole addition to his house, including the plumbing and electrics. He had some help from friends with some of the carpentry, but he did most of the work. I think you\u2019re working to be like him! He used mostly resources he found online or at the library, as I recall. <u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">We used to have a person who did woodworking, though I\u2019m not sure he\u2019s still around. But, even if he\u2019s not, the rest of us will be happy to try and help you problem-solve.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Tracy<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><div style="border-right:none;border-bottom:none;border-left:none;border-top:1pt solid rgb(225,225,225);padding:3pt 0in 0in"><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> NFB-Blind-Crafters <<a href="mailto:nfb-blind-crafters-bounces@nfbnet.org" target="_blank">nfb-blind-crafters-bounces@nfbnet.org</a>> <b>On Behalf Of </b>eythor thrastarson via NFB-Blind-Crafters<br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, January 29, 2026 4:28 PM<br><b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:nfb-blind-crafters@nfbnet.org" target="_blank">nfb-blind-crafters@nfbnet.org</a><br><b>Cc:</b> eythor thrastarson <<a href="mailto:eythor364@gmail.com" target="_blank">eythor364@gmail.com</a>><br><b>Subject:</b> [NFB-Blind-Crafters] introduction and hello<u></u><u></u></span></p></div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><div><div><p class="MsoNormal">Hello <u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">Since I decided to fill out the subscription form for this list I feel its right to send an introduction here in case the list gods feel I am wrong person at the wrong place. <u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">My name is Eythor and I am originally from Iceland, currently living in Greece. <u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">I was involved with the federation for 2 years when I lived in Louisiana and Arizona respectively and I still consider that time of my life to have had a lot of influence on me. <u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">I am the father of 2 girls and as such I have found myself in a situation where I need to fix toys, adapt books put together furniture and do all sorts of creative problem solving in general. Now recently, I've been rennevating a house and dure to money, surprisingly not being infinite I've been trying my hand at different jobs there to save some money and hazzle where I can. <u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">This has rekindled my interest in woodworking which I got to know very briefly during my time at LCB when I was there in emersion for a few months during myMasters program. I didn't find a specificic woodworkers list so tI decided to give it a try to join this one. <u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">Lately, I've been experiencing a shift in thinking towards a desire to repair the things I can, and create something new where possible. I am also very interested in seeing what crafts people are up to and how you overcome challenges you face when pursuing them. <u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"> <u></u><u></u></p></div><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="m_-1768077296343304613gmailsignatureprefix">-- </span><u></u><u></u></p><div><div><p class="MsoNormal">Best regards <u></u><u></u></p><div><p class="MsoNormal">Eythor<u></u><u></u></p></div></div></div></div></div></div>_______________________________________________<br>
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