Dear Galoots,

If you will allow me to come up out of the basement and to the porch,
I will tell you a little bit about myself.

My name is Andrew Stonina and I live in Minneapolis, MN, for now.   I
am graduating in May from North Park Theological Seminary in Chicago,
IL (long story) with a Master of Divinity degree.  I am currently in
the hunt to get a church to pastor.  I do not have a SWMBO or a GIT,
unless you count the nephews!

I have been involved in woodworking, for a long time.  I began with my
dad teaching me when I was in 4-H back in the 80's and 90's.  I won a
red ribbon at the MN State Fair with a woodworking project.  I then
left woodworking, for a few years until I got into shop class in
middle school and high school.  I really enjoyed shop class.  It was
the best part of the day, for me.  It was with a middle school shop
project that I won that red ribbon for a folding camp stool.  I was
bit by the woodturning bug in high school and turned my first pen, I
got that bug too.  When I went to college I did not have the option of
shop class or woodworking unless I was on break at home.  In seminary
I needed something to do, so I started a small shop in the garage of
where I was living (campus property) and did a lot of my work there
until I moved home in 2005 when I could use our shop.  Unfortunately a
lot of tools ended up being stored.

I enjoy making toys for my nephews, turning, and furniture making.  I
really enjoy learning new techniques and skill in woodworking and that
brings me to this board.

While I learned some hand tool techniques in high school not really
enough to sustain me, so I became a normite and have several tailed
tools, but I think that there is a place for the tailed and untailed.
Last fall I took a class at the local Woodcraft store with Tom Caspar
who is an editor at American Woodworker magazine on handtools.  I
learned to do a lot of things and how to properly tune and use them.
I had started to build a collection of hand tools, all bought off the
'bay.  I have some older ones as well that have come in their boxes
with instructions.  I suppose the collectors will be mad at me, but
yes I have tuned them and use them.  While I am not a purist, I enjoy
working with handtools and feel great satisfaction in using them.

I am here to continue to learn about handtools and their history as
well as to learn how to make some of my own handtools.  I think that
there would be nothing more satisfying then making your own tools.

Thanks, for your listening year, now back to the basement!

Andrew Stonina
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Andrew and GGs. Welcome Andrew---to the Porch.  Now, I spend a lot of  
time under the Porch, but didn't know there was a basement down  
here.  Now, I gotta go lookin' fer it! Sounds to me like you come  
here like a lot of other folks, fulfilling dreams and leadings into  
the world of old handtools.  You got the right address I think and  
you'll not find a more congenial group. They are a bit uncouth in  
that they still use spittoons, but I was just thinking that you could  
probably find a blacksmith/whitesmith here to hammer one into a  
collection plate! Welcome to our home away from home.  Paul in Normal

On Mar 5, 2007, at 2:01 PM, Andrew Stonina wrote:

> Dear Galoots,
>
> If you will allow me to come up out of the basement and to the porch,
> I will tell you a little bit about myself.
>
> My name is Andrew Stonina and I live in Minneapolis, MN, for now.   I
> am graduating in May from North Park Theological Seminary in Chicago,
> IL (long story) with a Master of Divinity degree.  I am currently in
> the hunt to get a church to pastor.  I do not have a SWMBO or a GIT,
> unless you count the nephews!
>
> I have been involved in woodworking, for a long time.  I began with my
> dad teaching me when I was in 4-H back in the 80's and 90's.  I won a
> red ribbon at the MN State Fair with a woodworking project.  I then
> left woodworking, for a few years until I got into shop class in
> middle school and high school.  I really enjoyed shop class.  It was
> the best part of the day, for me.  It was with a middle school shop
> project that I won that red ribbon for a folding camp stool.  I was
> bit by the woodturning bug in high school and turned my first pen, I
> got that bug too.  When I went to college I did not have the option of
> shop class or woodworking unless I was on break at home.  In seminary
> I needed something to do, so I started a small shop in the garage of
> where I was living (campus property) and did a lot of my work there
> until I moved home in 2005 when I could use our shop.  Unfortunately a
> lot of tools ended up being stored.
>
> I enjoy making toys for my nephews, turning, and furniture making.  I
> really enjoy learning new techniques and skill in woodworking and that
> brings me to this board.
>
> While I learned some hand tool techniques in high school not really
> enough to sustain me, so I became a normite and have several tailed
> tools, but I think that there is a place for the tailed and untailed.
> Last fall I took a class at the local Woodcraft store with Tom Caspar
> who is an editor at American Woodworker magazine on handtools.  I
> learned to do a lot of things and how to properly tune and use them.
> I had started to build a collection of hand tools, all bought off the
> 'bay.  I have some older ones as well that have come in their boxes
> with instructions.  I suppose the collectors will be mad at me, but
> yes I have tuned them and use them.  While I am not a purist, I enjoy
> working with handtools and feel great satisfaction in using them.
>
> I am here to continue to learn about handtools and their history as
> well as to learn how to make some of my own handtools.  I think that
> there would be nothing more satisfying then making your own tools.
>
> Thanks, for your listening year, now back to the basement!
>
> Andrew Stonina
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Andrew introduced himself:

>Dear Galoots,

>If you will allow me to come up out of the basement and to the porch,
I> will tell you a little bit about myself.

>My name is Andrew Stonina and I live in Minneapolis, MN, for now.   I
>am graduating in May from North Park Theological Seminary in Chicago,
>IL (long story) with a Master of Divinity degree.  I am currently in
>the hunt to get a church to pastor.  I do not have a SWMBO or a GIT,
>unless you count the nephews!




            

> Don't they teach you about proper sermon length......?

Yes, and that was just my introduction!

I am just getting going!

Andrew Stonina
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Dear Andrew,

Welcome to the list, you'll find that this is a very friendly plane full
of knowledgeable people. I've learned a lot since I joined the list.

On 3/5/07, Andrew Stonina  wrote:
> (...) I am here to continue to learn about handtools and their
> history as well as to learn how to make some of my own handtools. I
> think that there would be nothing more satisfying then making your
> own tools. (...)

I don't know how long you joined the list but there is currently a group
project going on. A while back I asked about chipbreakers in wooden
planes and after that thread got more than 20 replies, Ron Hock proposed
to make a series of irons for a bevel up plane for a special price.

The blades were shipped last week and people should be getting them as
we "speak" so I guess there will be much more activity in the list in
the future weeks (months for some who enjoy they're projects so much
that they make them last longer ;-) about this subject.

Ron said he would be making a few extra blades so if you'd like to join
the project you still have a chance. Here are the links to the archives
where you can find out more about the project:

http://people.iarc.uaf.edu/~cswingle/archive/get.phtml?message_id=16688-
6&submit_thread=1#message http://people.iarc.uaf.edu/~cswingle/archive/-
get.phtml?message_id=167085&submit_thread=1#message http://people.iarc.-
uaf.edu/~cswingle/archive/get.phtml?message_id=167126&submit_thread=1#m-
essage http://people.iarc.uaf.edu/~cswingle/archive/get.phtml?message_i-
d=167171&submit_thread=1#message

Regards, Luis
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At 03:51 PM 3/5/07, Paul Schobernd wrote:

>   You got the right address I think and
>you'll not find a more congenial group. They are a bit uncouth in
>that they still use spittoons, but I was just thinking that you could
>probably find a blacksmith/whitesmith here to hammer one into a
>collection plate!

HEY, wait a minute here.

IF anyone hammers up a collection plate (probably outta old railroad 
spikes?) I get FIRST DIBS on it.

I wuz here before this newcomer / novice!!

wait - we were supposed to be congenial?

Pastor Thomas W. Hoyt
Holy Cross Lutheran Church
Warda, TX
    This is IT - Warda

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Now, Now, Now Reverend Thom, As I recollect, them collections go down  
both sides of a church most of the time so I figure we can work up  
another spittoon/collection plate and there's plenty to be shared.   
But I do recommend that maybe we make 'em at least dual purpose and  
put in little cubbies fer nails and such in the off-season and small  
change in the "on"!.  And it would allow the old geezers in the back  
row that like to waive around the $50 dollar bills, to make change  
for their donation, faster,  before the plate gets away from them!

Of course ya gotta line 'em with something soft regardless.  Nobody  
likes to hear the widow's mite jingle in the bottom of the plate,  
particularly when it's old Ebeneezer$$$$ droppin' the mite.  Of  
course, that gets us into another List altogether! So lets throw some  
wood around them brass "spit-plates" we done made and get on with the  
wittlin'!  Some on souls and some on wood, principles basically the  
same, I reckon.

Back to reverie of the mind and old hammers, Paul in Normal

On Mar 7, 2007, at 11:06 AM, Thomas W. Hoyt wrote:

> At 03:51 PM 3/5/07, Paul Schobernd wrote:
>
>>   You got the right address I think and
>> you'll not find a more congenial group. They are a bit uncouth in
>> that they still use spittoons, but I was just thinking that you could
>> probably find a blacksmith/whitesmith here to hammer one into a
>> collection plate!
>
>
> HEY, wait a minute here.
>
> IF anyone hammers up a collection plate (probably outta old  
> railroad spikes?) I get FIRST DIBS on it.
>
> I wuz here before this newcomer / novice!!
>
>
> wait - we were supposed to be congenial?
>
>
>
>
>
> Pastor Thomas W. Hoyt
> Holy Cross Lutheran Church
> Warda, TX
>    This is IT - Warda
>
>
>
> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 
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> aficionados, both collectors and users, to discuss the history, usage,
> value, location, availability, collectibility, and restoration of
> traditional handtools, especially woodworking tools.
>
> To change your subscription options:
> http://ruckus.law.cornell.edu/mailman/listinfo/oldtools
>
> To read the FAQ:
> http://people.iarc.uaf.edu/~cswingle/archive/faq.html
>
> OldTools archive: http://people.iarc.uaf.edu/~cswingle/archive/
>
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