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-361 Luke Johnson~ <ljohnson@s...> 1970‑01‑01 OK. OK. OK. My bio..

Gentlemen,

 I am fairly new to woodworking (~3 yrs) which is why I've lurked for so long.
 I spend my weeks turning sand into tiny chips so that I can afford to spend
 wy weekends turning wood into tiny chips.  My chief interest in old tools is
 for furniture making as I have been disappointed by almost every new tool I've
 bought. I own four planes #4,#4,#5, & #? (small 3 finger little bugger) and am
 about to purchase a #7.  One of my #4 came from Home depot before I knew
 better (when I put my straight edge along the base, I could easily slip 150
 grit sandpaper between it and the tool - that's been fixed).  

 I've found Phoenix, AZ to be an old tool desert.  I've given up on garage 
sales
 and swap meets (I've had to import most of what I own).  Am I just not looking
 in the right places?

 Recently returned from a vacation in Jamaica with a suitcase full of Lignum
 Vitae just waiting for a plane to be coaxed out of it (still waiting for it to
 stabilize to our <50midity here).

 Well that's about it.  I think I would like to try my hand at building an
 infill once you folks have worked out the details - sounds like fun.  Now I'll
 go crawl back under the shop mat.

Cheers,
Luke



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