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111432 Matthias Wollnik <mwollnik@a...> 2002‑11‑06 Bio
Alright. It's about time for me to write a bio and get a little more
active here. My name is Matt Wollnik and I was born in Germany almost 25
years ago. Ended up working in software R&D in the Suburbs of
Minneapolis.

I started getting interested in wood when I started my first job and
began to look for my first real desk. I favor the big desks rather than
what they sell at the office stores and anything like that was way out
of my price league. Figured I could build something usable (i.e larger
and more stable) for less myself. Boy, that was a mistake. I ended up
buying a few crap handtools, some powertools (I still haven't used most
of them other than to turn them on once...appartment living), and a few
sheets of plywood that I had the borg cut to size. After I realized that
all the boards were really misshapen and I had to recut them all on all
sides with my new (i.e. useless) handsaw, I stacked everything away. :)
Ended up buying a Steelcase desk (big, metal, heavy,...) for $15 at a
closing store.

I put together a few small projects around the house with the
plywood...not sure how they're still standing.

Along the way I found the Wreck. That led to the Pond. And that led
here. Now I can't seem to stop myself from searching ebay and spending
way to much time at garage sales. I've started putting together some
basic user tools and building ones that I can. I seem to be working on
the bottom feeder range here. Still, I couldn't help myself when I saw
the LN adjustable la-block at woodcraft or the Knight coffin smoother
someone was selling. :)

Still haven't given in to the temptation of trying to put together an
infill kit or building one from scratch, but if Shepherd Tool comes out
with a shoulder plane kit I may just cave in immediately. Does anyone
have a source for shoulder plane blades? Making my own is not an option
since carpet burns to easy.

Slowly, I'm starting to (think about) replace(ing) those nailed-together
pieces. Slowly, since that would take time away from the tooling part.

Matt
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  Matthias Wollnik email: mwollnik@a...


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