John;
Welcome to the slope: "there's something about the feel of old tools in
the hand." Happy sliding. Heh heh.
Steve
another Kokomo galoot
John Eaton wrote:
> I've been a subscriber to the list for about a week and think it's time to
> introduce myself. My name is John Eaton and like many of you I am also a
> woodworker and old tool nut (I'm not sure if I qualify to full Galootness
> yet). I recognize some other names as I'm on Woodnet, SMC, OWWM and a couple
> of other forums. I've got a modest collection of hand-planes, shaves,
> chisels and what-not. I've also got the original set of Sargent planes my
> dad owned (and apparently hardly used), a couple of newer "beaters" that I
> picked up many years ago working as a carpenter and general contractor, and
> a bunch of user-planes. I'm less the collector and more the user -
> attempting to tune my tools so they perform the best they can - I'm not as
> concerned with the condition (other than I like them to be complete) but do
> like to stop the rust. I've got a few images up on a flickr page here:
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/johnnyapollo/sets/72157614019260817/ (I photos
> are about a year old - I've expanded what you see by about double)
>
>
>
> I've got a few braces with bits and have recently gotten into handsaws - I
> hope to learn to sharpen them (and have put a call-out to members in my
> woodworking club - the Gwinnet Woodworkers Association - and have a few
> people bringing me their beaters to practice on. I intend to build a saw
> vice after reading up a bit on them online. For chisels I prefer sockets but
> have a mix. Recently I purchased a 50's era homemade tool box that belonged
> to a carpenter down in Valdosta GA named Scott Freeman - I'm currently
> cleaning those tools up (looks like the box sat in water at some time) -
> I'll post some before and after shots. I recently built my first project
> entirely using handtools - it's not much but was fun to try - it's a repeat
> of something I built as a kid with my dad so it was both interesting and
> nostalgic. Here's a post I did about it:
> http://modernwoodworking.blogspot.com/
>
>
>
> Anyway, I wanted to thank everyone here for sharing knowledge - I'm learning
> a lot and getting "into the groove."
>
>
>
> -- John
>
>
>
> John Eaton
>
> http://www.wildtoys.com
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>
>
> "OK, any time they're getting ready to light off seven-and-a-half million
> pounds of thrust under you and you aren't a little bit anxious, you don't
> understand what's going on."
>
> - John Young, 1981
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