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164446 Timothy A Collins <timothy.a.collins@d...> 2006‑10‑31 bio update
Since its time for the galooticlause event again, I thought I should 
update my bio (not sure that I have a "real" bio)

I'm now 45, (yuck) and work for Duke (no, I don't have anything to do with 
lacrosse, and I can't even get myself basketball tickets, so don't ask). 
I've got  somewhat of a "collection"  of "user" tools in the garage/shop, 
and normally use them for their intended purpose (as opposed to using my 
#8 for self defense, or as a paperweight) and a few that I've only used 
once and now are more of a collection. 

I'm not sure that I have a favorite tool, as I seem to have 2-3 of several 
things (like block planes, yanke screw drivers, folding boxwood rulers, 
and braces) but don't really "collect" one thing. Unlike some list members 
who seem to have a saw problem, or a wooden plane problem, I just can't 
seem to keep focused. 

Between work, Oldest daughters cheerleading, and youngest daughters tae 
kwondo, and everything else, I'm lucky if I get to work in the shop more 
than a couple hours a week. Some of my other projects (like refinishing 
furniture for my wife) keep me busy too. 

projects on my list right now include sharpening a 2 man saw (thanks to 
this list, I new what it was, and new what the tools were when I bought 
them, and now have a reference site for how-to), as well as completing an 
anvil stand, along with spraying white enamel on a beat up dressing table 
for my wife and black lacquer on dining room chairs. (of course, the order 
is likely to be reversed from the way I've listed it)

Oh, and I belong to that other old tool list (OWWM) because I'd rather all 
my tools be older than me, so their experience can maybe help me not screw 
up too badley. 

tim collins

oh yeah, I live in Cary (Containment Area for Relocated Yankee's) NC, 
apparently ranked #8th safest city in the US--much better than where I 
went to school (Detroit-now 2nd most unsafe city in the US)

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