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38077 | Joe Nance <jnance@c...> | 1998‑02‑26 | BIO |
I guess since I've been poking around in the archives for awhile and now have have subscribed to the list, I should introduce myself. My wife (let's just say SWMBO so I won't confuse anyone in this group) and I moved into a new (well, built in '41 so it's not too new) and it had a separate room in the basement with a groun level outside entrance. Not large, but usable. After I expressed some vague interest about trying some woodworking my SWMBO gave me a birthday present of tuition in a adult education class on woodworking. Very basic. Mostly access to a shop with a bunch of tools (guess what type) and an instructor. The instructor is a nice enough guy without a lot of time to devote to each student. Mostly he answers the odd question and is there to call 911 if the worst happens. I made some replacement drawers for my dresser made out of an old TV cabinet. It was like a miracle! I could hardly believe that I actually made them and they fit. Well, almost. Took me about two days of sweating an cursing to get them installed but they do serve the purpose and look decent if you keep the lights low. Anyway, I was hooked. So now I'm making a bench. I mean it sure is tough to work on the rickety 2x4 job that came with the house and has no real means to hold anything. So, I'm almost done with it. It's not quite as cool as I originally envisioned but I did acquire a lot of skills by making a lot of mistakes. As soon as that monster #8 arrives from Patrick the M of A then I'll be ready to practive with it first for awhile (I have learned a few things) and then make it nice and flat. Then I'll use the #4 that I got from him to make it nice and pretty. By the way, I'm gonna use the round dog holes and put them all over the place so I can just clamp up a storm. Probably comes from being vise deprived when I started out. Hey, if it doesn't work out I can just plug up the ones that I don't want. I also ordered a spiffy holdfast from Brian Emery (he finally answered my e-mail). Can't have enough holding devices I say. Nice to join such rousing good company. Joe Nance Oakland, CA I love hand tools, but using some electrons sure makes some things go a LOT faster. ---------------------------------------------------------------- Private replies: |
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38089 | "Rodney Myrvaagnes" <rodneym@i...> | 1998‑02‑26 | Re: BIO |
On Thu, 26 Feb 1998 15:50:56 -0800, Joe Nance wrote: >I love hand tools, but using some electrons sure makes some things go a >LOT faster. > Not everything. I made my first harpsichord in 1972 using a table saw for almost everything. I took joined up bottm and soundboard out to a thickness sanding machine several miles away. If I had known how, I could have flattened both with a jack, crosswise, and a smoother after. I had to use a smoother on the soundboard anyway. My later instruments still have the furrows from the jack on the bottom. Galoots who run their hands under and behind things immediately understand. It takes less time than loading the glued-up panel on the roof rack and going to the sander. If you are making a one-of-a-kind anything, time spent making jigs and fixtures for machines may not be well spent. And, . . . the machines can do nasty things to your hands. Rodney Myrvaagnes J36 Gjo/a rodneym@i... Associate Editor Electronic Products Magazine 20 years without a car, a TV, or a web site ---------------------------------------------------------------- Private replies: |
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38121 | scott grandstaff <scottg@s...> | 1998‑02‑27 | Re: BIO |
Hey Joe, Where ya goin with that brace in your hand? You can always plug more holes in your brand new bench, later. Welcome to the porch, fellow basement dweller! Scott -- * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Scott Grandstaff, Box 409, 63742 Applegate Dr., Happy Camp, CA 96039 * scottg@s... PageWorks: http://www.snowcrest.net/kitty/ ---------------------------------------------------------------- Private replies: |
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38146 | Joe Nance <jnance@c...> | 1998‑02‑27 | RE: BIO |
I agree with everything that you say. Let's see, 1972 was 26 years ago, so in 2024 I hope that I have picked up enough skills that I can look back and say that I I can do almost anything more quickly with hand tools if it's one off kinds of stuff. I certainly can see how that works and keep working on my skills every time that I go into the shop. Not only that, there is just nothing that like the pleasure of having nice curly whisps coming out of a nicely tuned plane...not to the beautiful surface of the wood that has been the object of the plane. So, maybe I'll be looking for a few items to broaden my skill set on FMM, like maybe a #78 and #71. BTW, I recieved that big, bad #8 yesterday. The blade can definitely use a little work, but I did get some jollies out of running it over a scrap 2 x 4 that I had lying around. What fun. Wait until I SS sucker and go at the bench top. Whoo, BOY! Joe -----Original Message----- From: Rodney Myrvaagnes [SMTP:rodneym@i...] Sent: Thursday, February 26, 1998 11:44 AM To: oldtools Subject: Re: BIO On Thu, 26 Feb 1998 15:50:56 -0800, Joe Nance wrote: >I love hand tools, but using some electrons sure makes some things go a >LOT faster. > Not everything. I made my first harpsichord in 1972 using a table saw for almost everything. I took joined up bottm and soundboard out to a thickness sanding machine several miles away. If I had known how, I could have flattened both with a jack, crosswise, and a smoother after. I had to use a smoother on the soundboard anyway. |
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39356 | David Starr <destarr@t...> | 1998‑03‑15 | Re: bio |
On Sat, 14 Mar 1998 23:12:21 -0600, you wrote: }It's been suggested by my family that I have a small problem with old }tools. But just a small one. Although I'm working to make it much larger. |
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