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34 John Horne <hornejc@u...> 1996‑02‑02 Hear Ye, Hear Ye: Newbie RE-Introduces Himself
I'm resending this 'cause the server apparently hic-upped when I first sent 
it, and the post never showed up on the digest or archive (some folks did 
get it, others apparently did not).

Sorry for the redundancy.

I've learned from Ernie Fisch that slide rules in fact do not count as 
oldtools.  

I've also been contacted by David Opincare of the "LaMantia/Opincare 
Scary Sharp (tm) Method R&D Team" for potential get-togethers in the UW area.

I'm flattered ;-)

Regards,

John 'who longs to increase the entropy of wood through manual means' Horne

---------- Forwarded message ----------
Since the stuff sent me by listerv strongly urged newbies to do this, 
here's my self-intro:

My name is John Horne.  My hair is beginning to thin and gray, so I guess 
I can be trusted now.  I am a one of those idiots who left engineering 
practice for the lofty world of academia.  If the gods are smiling, 
I'll successfully defend my dissertation this Spring.  

My business is dirt (purists call it 'geotechnical engineering', but I 
know better).  Specifically, how certain kinds of dirt shakes during an 
earthquake.  And finally, how that shaking affects, say, bridges or 
buildings or espresso carts which sit in or on the dirt.

I'm a better engineer than a woodworker.

My wife and I tend a nice garden, and we try to get out and hike, ski, or 
catch a concert when we get the chance.

I like a good novel.

Old tools?  I've got a few, but mere child's play compared to some of 
you I'm sure.  I inherited a nice WW-II-era Stanley jack plane that was 
my grandfathers.  I also have a couple of old wooden planes (a jack and a 
small-ish cove-molding plane).  I'm in the process of refurbishing a 
1910-1918 Stanley No. 4 (where's that damn type study when you need it?).

I've got my dad's old K&E slide rule, does that count?

I had listserv send me the recipients and statistics lists for this 
group.  Many names I recognized from rec.ww.  Others I did not.

I doubt if I'll be posting in the triple figures any time soon!

I'll probably just lurk in the shadows for awhile...
..until I see a golden opportunity to put my foot in my mouth.

Regards,

John



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