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9946 rdavis@l... 1996‑11‑22 Bio: Bob Davis, TDS
Fellow Galoots,

    Bruce Haugen threatened to send one of his "blue norther blizzards"
    my way if I didn't "delurk" shortly after my recent visit to a
    famous ski resort in North Dakota. Sooooo. with permission I'll
    introduce myself. I'm Bob Davis, from Lubbock, Texas (referred to
    as Tool Desert South, TDS). Lubbock, TX ? (Check your Rand McNally)
    Home of Texas Tech University. Birthplace of Buddy Holly and Mac
    Davis. Retired USAF jet jock (Korea & Vietnam) and retired
    radiation health physicist from the Texas Tech Med School. I've
    always been a lover of wood and woodworking, but couldn't afford to
    have the tonnage of woodworking tools added to my household goods
    as Uncle Sugar moved me hither & yon, protecting the
    constitutional, conservative, capitalistic American way of life.
    When my nomadic existence ended I started getting serious about
    woodworking as a avocation. A few years ago I saw an article in FWW
    about using a Stanley No. 55. The idea of acquiring and using old
    handtools in my shop has gone from idea to obsessions in about 8
    years. The transition from l*ctr*c p*w*r to hand power has taken a
    long time because this part of the country is a tool desert and
    there aren't any P*w*r Tool Anonymous support groups around here to
    help a fellow get straight and stay straight. I acquire and use
    mostly Stanley and Record tools. My accumulation of hand tools is
    divided into three (3) categories. 1). Shed tools - hunks of rust
    that I plan to restore/refurbish 2). Shop tools - users that are
    gainfully employed on a daily basis. 3). House tools - well
    preserved examples of the old metal tool makers art that have user
    brothers in the shop or are so d*mn hard to use they only go to
    work in extremis (I agree with Leach, the 45 and 55 are inventions
    of some diabolical wood worker evil spirit). Aren't oldtools fun?
    To use them well, you should know and understand why they were made
    along with the proper care and feeding that allows them to do their
    work for you. What a partnership! Permission requested to "delurk"
    and come aboard the Porch.

Regards, Bob Davis TDS



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