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128260 | Doug Van Horn <dvanhorn@c...> | 2004‑01‑26 | Bio/Introduction |
Gentlemen: I'd like to introduce myself. My name is Doug Van Horn, I live in St. Louis, MO, in the United States (located roughly dead-center of the country). I'm a software code-monkey who's been fiddling around woodworking for about a year now. I spent the first six months of my woodworking life agonizing over what to buy. I went from power tools (that's all I knew), to western hand tools, to Japanese hand tools, and came back through again. I decided to try and stick with western hand tools & Japanese saws, but mainly I'm after quiet and convenient, in that order. After I bought a few saws and a couple of chisels, I built the 'Good, Fast, Cheap' workbench that I'm sure many of you are familiar with (it's a 2x4, 2x8 lumber bench). The top is 'flat-ish', the base is pathetic, and the metal vise is too small for the top thickness. Regardless, I loved building it and it works well enough to allow me to plane and saw. I just 'lit' my workshop (basement) which makes all the difference in the world. I went from 2 100-watt bulbs to 10 4' 2-light T-8 flourescents with 4100K bulbs, which ends up being very nice. Now I'm ready to build a few things. A good thing, too, as my financial backer (SWMBO) is getting anxious about not seeing any productivity from her investment. This isn't the dot-com days, she says... My early list of things to build includes a sharpening bench, a television cabinet for the bedroom, and toy chest/cabinet for my tools. Or is it a tool chest for my toys? The group here is a treasure-trove of invaluable information for neophyte galoots such as myself (would the proper term be a palooka?). Thanks to all for maintaining and participating. Doug Van Horn (who knows that a Japanese saw coming out of its kerf will cut a thumbnail) |
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128289 | Walter Anderson <wandrson@s...> | 2004‑01‑26 | RE: Bio/introduction |
Welcome aboard! Tony Zaffuto introduced himself and said: > Other interests are American history (centered > on the Civil War and reconstruction) ... You can tell you were educated in the North (as was I), when I moved down south I was informed by my history teacher that it is properly refered to as either the "War between the States" or "The War of Northern Agression" ;-) Walt in Dallas |
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128291 | "Mike Duchaj" <michaelj63@c...> | 2004‑01‑26 | Re: Bio/introduction |
Welcome to the porch tony! > hodge-podge of whatever catches my eye--12 miter boxes, 2 post drills, > Obviously, these are the signs of a propoerous individual. Such wealth boggles the mind. Mind that slope over by there. Mike Duchaj Elgin, IL |
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128274 | bugbear <bugbear@p...> | 2004‑01‑26 | Re: Bio/Introduction |
Doug Van Horn wrote: >The top is 'flat-ish', the base is pathetic, and the metal vise is too >small for the top thickness. Regardless, I loved building it and it >works well enough to allow me to plane and saw. > > > Ah hah! I see 3 urgent and important shop projects here. 1) re-plane the bench top to a "Knat's Kirby" (proper unit when measuring bench flatness,Jeff and Paddy) 2) Retrofit (with proper joints) extra bracing on the bench base. Or plywood trusses :-) 3) Excavate a mounting recess in the underside of the bench to allow proper fitting of the vice. Or buy a BIGGER vice. These 3 activities should prevent any unnatural deviation from proper galoot behaviour, like making projects for SWMBO :-) BugBear |
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128336 | "Gary Katsanis" <gtgrouch@r...> | 2004‑01‑27 | Re: Bio/Introduction |
Glad to have you here Doug! A lot of us have found that even western saws can do that fingernail trick. The white scar on my left forefinger is the first thing I show my GITs when I talk about hand saws, DAMHIKT. That's the lesson I go into right after the *dull* means *dangerous* lecture. Gary K Close to Buffalo NY ----- Original Message ----- > Gentlemen: > > I'd like to introduce myself. My name is Doug Van Horn --snip, snip-- > > Doug Van Horn > (who knows that a Japanese saw coming out of its kerf will cut a thumbnail) |
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128340 | kjworz@c... | 2004‑01‑27 | Re: Bio/Introduction |
Well, sharp means dangerous, too, if combine "sharp" with "moment of stupidity" My saw injury was with a bee-yoo-tee-ful Tom Law sharpened Disston #7 x-cut. What? Some people missed the gore? Well the pic is still up ifn anyone wants to see what a sharp saw does when you make an error in handtool judgement: http://www.bustedtruss.com/franken-thumb.jpg -- -Chris Schwartz, Ex-Brewer Stealth #97 Silver Spring, MD > Glad to have you here Doug! A lot of us have found that even western > saws can do that fingernail trick. The white scar on my left > forefinger is the first thing I show my GITs when I talk about hand > saws, DAMHIKT. That's the lesson I go into right after the *dull* > means *dangerous* lecture. > > |
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128398 | pedger66@j... | 2004‑01‑28 | Re: bio/introduction |
Galoots, Chris S. shared his injury with us in living technicolor. Hey, at least I didn't ILLUSTRATE my gory stories a while back! Ha! OK. it's confession time: How many of you couldn't resist going to the site to look at the blood and gore? It's OK, we understand (wink). Phil E., ER RN |
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