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121445 "Steve Denvir" <steve.denvir@s...> 2003‑09‑03 Bio
I guess I've been lurking for about a year or two, sneaking in the odd
post here and there, but I think it's finally time to crawl out from under
the porch.

My name's Steve Denvir, and I've been butchering wood for about 7 or 8
years now. I'm lucky enough to be able to work in a fully-heated and
insulated one-car garage (hey, it can get cold up here in the Great White
North/Toronto), where I turn out mostly Arts and Crafts style furniture.
Given that I'm still  on the lower slope of the learning curve, and being
entirely self-taught, one of the great things about A&C furniture is that
it's largely square. At least it's _meant_ to be.

Like many, I started off with power tools, but find I'm using hand tools
more and more. But at this point, I'm still what might be termed a
Normaphrodite.

I'm married, with 2 dogs(golden retrievers), and when I'm not in the shop,
I write TV and radio commercials and print ads. You can see the fruits of
those particular labours at:

www.itaintrocketscience.ca

After all, you do have to generate income in order to afford all those old
tools, right?

I'm not a c*ll*ct*r (no, really), but I do restrict my woodie searching
and purchasing to Mathiesons. I figure it's one way to impose a certain
amount of discipline on rampant tool lust. Otherwise I'd probably be
cruising the fleas going "cool, a 3/8 side bead," forgetting I already
have 4 of them at home. And I dare anyone, even in this group, to attempt
to justify multiple wooden beading planes of the same size :-)

That's about it. I'm pleased and honoured to be a part of this group. It's
as gracious and generous a bunch as I've ever run across, and as my
knowledge increases, I look forward to being able to contribute more.

Thanks

Steve



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