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17704 Smith, Tim <tim.smith@c...> 1997‑05‑05 My Bio....
>Galoots,
>
>I have had an item on my "to do" list called 'write oldtools bio' for 
>quite awhile (I'm too embarrassed to say how long). I finally forced 
>myself to sit down and write it, so here goes...
>
>I'm 33, married for 6 years, and have two kids (a 2 yr. old and a 4 
>yr. old). I am presently employed as a contract employee at Computing 
>Devices Canada as a software engineer. I have been here in Calgary 
>for about 2.5 years.
>
>Prior to moving here to Calgary, I lived in Ft. Wayne Indiana for 8 
>years. During most of that time, I was primarily interested in p*wer 
>tools. However, about the time I moved, I began developing a greater 
>interest in hand tools. Unfortunately, by the time the interest had 
>fully developed, I was no longer living in Indiana and had moved to 
>the oldtool desert called Calgary. Luckily, with the help of a few 
>online suppliers and a couple of local finds, I have been able to 
>accumulate enough user tools to keep myself from reverting to my old 
>ways.
>
>The two oldtool bright spots about living in Calgary have been getting 
>involved in a local woodworking club and meeting fellow galoot Eric 
>Coyle. (Hi Eric...)
>
>My current project is an infill panel plane (ala Kingshott). The 
>first day I was here in Calgary, I happened to stop in at a local tool 
>shop and picked up a copy of the Kingshott book. I probably read that 
>thing 40 times before I "discovered" this group and started hearing 
>others talk about the book. After absorbing the infill threads from 
>this group, I decided to attempt the panel plane because I figured 
>that if I screw up the mouth, it isn't as critical as on the smoother. 
> I made one departure from the book (as well as everything else I've 
>seen in this group) - I had three steel plates welded together, rather 
>than attempting the dovetailed approach. I wasn't sure about how the 
>welding would work, but after cleaning up the welds, I have found that 
>the weld line is almost invisible. I am about 75% done with the 
>project, so I will continue to report my progress.
>
>Thanks for all the great information that I've been able to glean as a 
>lurker and thanks for letting me onto the porch.
>
>Tim Smith
>
>P.S. I recently received my Kelly spokeshave (#57) and I must report 
>that it is everything that it has been cracked up to be. I am also 
>waiting on my own IT, but am unable to report as to it's effectiveness 
>(hint, hint).
>



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