Hi yall,

Id like to take just a couple of minutes of your time to introduce myself.
 My name is Johnny Johnson and I live in Lilburn, Georgia which is a suburb
of Atlanta.  Ive had an interest in learning woodworking  for some time
but, up until now, other things kept getting in the way.  Anyway, several
months ago I decided to take the plunge and started reading books and doing
the research needed to purchase a table saw, router, etc.  As it happened,
two of the books I read focused on using hand tools which made me rethink
the approach I was taking.  Ive always enjoyed working with my hands
(leather work, making knives, building flyrods, tying flies, etc.) and the
idea of reclaiming old tools really appealed to me so  - I decided to try
making furniture without the use of power tools.  Im far enough along now
to see that Im hooked, at least for the short term.  I now own several
older Stanley planes and a couple of Disston saws with more goodies on the
way.  I cant believe how much stuff you need just to make a simple piece
with some dovetail and mortise/tenon joints!  

Ive been lurking on the List for the past month and its obvious yall are
a super resource of information for a rookie like me and I hope no one
minds me cluttering things up with some pretty basic questions.

Thanks for your time,
Johnny

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Johnny Johnson
Lilburn, GA
mailto:jjohnso4@b...

Johnny Johnson wrote:



>  I hope no one
> minds me cluttering things up with some pretty basic questions.

Welcome aboard Johnny.  Don't worry about asking questions.  That's what
keeps things interesting here on the porch.

Frank (Fort Worth Armadillo Works)

Johnny Johnson writes--

> I cant believe how much stuff you need just to make a simple
>piece with some dovetail and mortise/tenon joints!  

Not havin' nuthin better to write about this morning, Phil sets down his
coffee for a while--

Very true.  I'm one of those people who ends up with about 20 or 30 tools
in the way for every little project.  It seems like they crawl out of the
woodwork to lie around in the way, like cats when you are reading.  But,
however, on the other hand.  Think about how many devil tools there are
to BUY in the world, at brand new retail prices from the yuppie scum
catalogs that tell you you need more and better and more tungsten
carbide-ish tools, bits, and jigs.  The electric outlets and 220 power
supplies alone--  And then think about the fact that most of them will be
in the trash (I almost said junk..think about it) in a mere 50 or 75
years.

Anyway, we haven't got the patent on how many tools does it take to draw
blood.  And you can skip the respirator and ear plugs.  ;-)

Phil Koontz
Still running around loose in Kansas