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2241 "Geist, Steve" <sgeist@r...> 1996‑07‑10 Re: N'Orleans? and bio
Echo the pricey sentiment about NO.   About a year and a half ago I was in 
NO and had just started getting interested in aquiring some decent bench 
planes.  At the time I was looking for a decent #4.  Saw a #78, incomplete 
for something like $115 and rusted, busted and crappy #4s for $60-65.  But 
finally I did find a respectable Type 10-11 #4 in an antique shop on 
Magazine St for $30.  Seems to me that I was way out on Magazine (from FQ). 
 Since this was the first decent plane that I had picked up in tool hunting, 
I was rather excited.  I cleaned it up, sharpened the blade and enjoyed 
making little whisps of wood.  I have enjoyed using this beauty many times, 
wondering how that plane travelled to NO.

Bio -
   By day a computer weeney, by night a #7 wielding behemoth able to plane a 
1000 bft of the nastiest wood known to man.  :')  Oops, thats not quite 
truthfull.   I do work for a company designing and developing computer 
systems for the retail industry (NCR >>> AT&T Global
Information Solutions >>> NCR).  My hobbies outside of work include wood 
working, gardening, running, and golfing.  I have aquired some planes (old & 
new) and chisels and have made a few items (shelves).  I am in the process 
of building a monstrous doll house for SWMBO, but summertime in Georgia is 
NOT really woodworking time.  I enjoy the aspect of visual and tactile 
feedback offered when working with wood to contrast the abstract world of 
software engineering.

Steve Geist



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