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216516 | Spike Cornelius <spikethebike@c...> | 2011‑05‑05 | Re: Bio, crawling out from under the porch. |
On May 5, 2011, at 5:44 PM, mactrek@u... wrote: > I work at a VA hospital Bonus points from me! Welcome to the upside! Spike Cornelius PDX Crazy for Shavings ------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
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216515 | Bill Taggart <w.taggart@v...> | 2011‑05‑05 | Re: Bio, crawling out from under the porch. |
On 5/5/2011 8:44 PM, mactrek@u... wrote: > My name is Mac. I have been lurking under the porch for quite a spell > now. With gracious help of the site owners I think I have finally got > up on the porch. > > I was born in 1951 at Scrabble Creek, WV. I work at a VA hospital > and live out in the country in the mountains on WV(I can't even get > internet except dial up or by using this blackberry phonamajig). I > have always liked to make things. My people were mostly blacksmiths, > carpenters, stone masons, or farmers with a couple of country Drs, a > granny midwife, and a couple of horse traders thrown in for good > measure. My dad worked in a hardware store and I was practically > reared there. I have used hand tools since I can remember. Dad's and > uncle Howard's shops had no electric so hand tools were a necessity. > (Howard did not even have electric in his house.). Now I enjoy > making things in the manner of my 18th century forefathers. I have a > small blacksmith shop although I do not have the audacity to call > myself a blacksmith. I have a woodshop with a couple tailed critters > and I must confess I do use a gas powered chainsaw to cut firewood > and rough beams and boards. However, I use hand tools for > woodworking and blacksmithing 95 per cent of the time. My > wife(SWMBO?) also makes spoons, bowls and occasionally boxes. She > can also swing a pretty mean hammer at the anvil. I guess I collect > tools but not just to look at. I like to use them. On occasion I do > make some tools mostly edge tools. I look forward to sitting on the > porch and possibly getting into a discussion or two. It is also much > more comfortable for an old fellar in a rockin' chair than on the > damp ground under the porch. I hope I got this message sent OK after > wearing out my thumbs! Welcome up into the sunshine here on the Porch! - Bill T. - Whose paternal grandfather's people came from WV. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
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216514 | mactrek@u... | 2011‑05‑06 | Bio, crawling out from under the porch. |
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216526 | professor@f... | 2011‑05‑06 | Re: Bio, crawling out from under the porch. |
Welcome. Good bunch here as you could probably tell from under the porch. Good to have you up here. Frank Segreto ----- Original Message ----- From: mactrek@u... To: oldtools@r... Sent: Thursday, May 5, 2011 7:44:40 PM Subject: [OldTools] Bio, crawling out from under the porch. My name is Mac. I have been lurking under the porch for quite a spell now. With gracious help of the site owners I think I have finally got up on the porch. I was born in 1951 at Scrabble Creek, WV. I work at a VA hospital and live out in the country in the mountains on WV(I can't even get internet except dial up or by using this blackberry phonamajig). I have always liked to make things. My people were mostly blacksmiths, carpenters, stone masons, or farmers with a couple of country Drs, a granny midwife, and a couple of horse traders thrown in for good measure. My dad worked in a hardware store and I was practically reared there. I have used hand tools since I can remember. Dad's and uncle Howard's shops had no electric so hand tools were a necessity. (Howard did not even have electric in his house.). Now I enjoy making things in the manner of my 18th century forefathers. I have a small blacksmith shop although I do not have the audacity to call myself a blacksmith. I have a woodshop with a couple tailed critters and I must confess I do use a gas powered chainsaw to cut firewood and rough beams and boards. However, I use hand tools for woodworking and blacksmithing 95 per cent of the time. My wife(SWMBO?) also makes spoons, bowls and occasionally boxes. She can also swing a pretty mean hammer at the anvil. I guess I collect tools but not just to look at. I like to use them. On occasion I do make some tools mostly edge tools. I look forward to sitting on the porch and possibly getting into a discussion or two. It is also much more comfortable for an old fellar in a rockin' chair than on the damp ground under the porch. I hope I got this message sent OK after wearing out my thumbs! Sent from my BlackBerry=C2=AE wireless device from U.S. Cellular ------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
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216522 | "John Manners" <jmanners@p...> | 2011‑05‑06 | Re: Bio, crawling out from under the porch. |
Mac writes: I guess I collect tools but not just to look at. I like to use them. ---------------------- Welcome indeed! Regards from Brisbane, John Manners ------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
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