I have been lurking in the wings for quite sometime now .Thought it might be
time to introduce myself
For 33 yrs I taught high school science, mainly chemistry .I ended my
teaching career in 2003 to pursue other interests.I have worked as a
carpenter longer than I taught school .I have built houses for myself and
for 3 of my children .I'm a full time builder now!
That's where the old tools come in.I still have many of the tools I started
with back in the 60's .Over the years I have acquired quite a few tools old
and new. As they wore out or dulled they ended up in my shop in boxes or
hanging on the wall.I started searching the internet on how I could bring
these old tools back to life .Much to my surprise I found a whole new world
out there .I not only started restoring my tools but found myself rummaging
through friends and relatives basements for tools I didn't have . Then I
discovered the unspeakable ,the bay.. So many tools and not enough time
I am presently restoring a house built in the1780's. I'm residing it and
trying to get all the windows operational .I don't want to bore anyone with
how many coat of paint I have removed but some of the window trim was beyond
repair.I told the owner that I was going to have to replace some of the wood
around the windows .She asked if I would be able to reproduce the trim .I
told her not to worry .I went home that night and found a molding plane that
I have had for years Brought it to work the next day and was able with a few
passes to put the old bead on the new wood .I don't know if I ever will
consider myself a galoot but I'm working at it every day
Tom Crowley
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