Esther,

"Although with all due respect to Randy his [magazines] looks rather
more Norm-centric."

Shhhhh!!!!  I'm undercover!  Trying hard to get more hand tool
coverage, though it's a fight.  You should have noticed at least a
little shift in the last year.  A couple of us editors are hand tool
guys, so we try to sneak something in every so often.

"Any particular slope you would like a good look at?  we are all here to help"

No worries, there.  I've been slipping down the hand plane slope for
quite some time now.

"Or any types of articles you are looking for one of the assembled
multitude to write??"

We don't use free-lance writers, but if the assembled galootdom
doesn't mind, I might solicit opinions or guidance or knowledge once
in a while.  As I did with my post about the upcoming seminar I'm
giving to a bunch of Normites on hand planes in the shop.

And I'm now working on an article about Yankee-style screwdrivers for
ShopNotes.  Never been done.  I'm so giddy about it, I can't stand it.
 While we're on that topic, I may start another thread about how y'all
use your Yankees.

Glad to be here.

--Randy
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