On Fri, 07 Apr 2006 10:22:44 +0100
 paul womack  wrote:

> This ain't the net. It's the Porch, an altogether
> pleasant
> corner of the net, with its own rules and customs.

Amen to that, brother. A warmer and friendlier place
(provided you stay on topic) cannot be found one the net,
anywhere. And, the bio thing is not a requirement, just
highly recommended.

BTW, welcome Deirdre. You will be surprised at how much you
can accomplish with hand tools with limited space. My own
workroom is 9x12 and my primary bench is a workmutt(c) and
I've managed to turn out several decent-sized projects. I
wouldn't be surprized if you could come up with a way to
mount a treadle lathe on your bench ;-)

Don't hesitate to ask questions, but there are also two
great resources to do a little searching, yourself. The
first is the archives of this here discussion group. The
link is at the bottom of all the posts. Second is the link
farm over at Galootcentral.com. There are links to almost
every hand-tool related article that we could find ove
rthere, and it's growing every week. It's all catagorized,
sort of like a card catalog, too, so you can find what
you're looking for.

Again, welcome aboard.

Rob in Peoria
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