Bill Kasper wrote:
> hello, my name is Bill Kasper
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> my lovely 
> wife (MLW, from now on) gave me a complete shopsmith, with all the bells 
> and whistles, for my birthday about two weeks

Don't worry, there's no contradiction in owning power tools,
and using hand tools. Power tools can take a lot
of time out of grunt stock preparation, thus freeing up
time for joint making, surface finishing (aah! the quiet hiss
of a rzor sharp smoother) and detailing.

Any live close enough to Bill to put a tuned smoother, or truly sharp chisel
in his hand, with a workpiece oh-so-temptingly ready on a good bench?
If that doesn't push him over the edge, I don't know what will.

      BugBear