On Sep 5, 2007, at 2:14 PM, tom crowley wrote:

I have been lurking in the wings for quite sometime now .Thought it  
might be time to introduce myself
For 33 yrs I taught high school science, mainly chemistry .I ended my  
teaching career in 2003 to pursue other interests.I have worked as a  
carpenter longer than I taught school .I have built houses for myself  
and for 3 of my children .I'm a full time builder now!
That's where the old tools come in.I still have many of the tools I  
started with back in the 60's .Over the years I have acquired quite a  
few tools old and new. As they wore out or dulled  they ended up in  
my shop in boxes or hanging on the wall.I started searching the  
internet on how I could bring these old tools back to life .Much to  
my surprise I found a whole new world out there .I not only started  
restoring my tools but found myself rummaging through friends and  
relatives basements for tools I didn't have . Then I discovered the  
unspeakable ,the bay..  So many tools and not enough time
I am presently restoring a house built in the1780's. I'm residing it  
and trying to get all the windows operational .I don't want to bore  
anyone with how many coat of paint I have removed but some of the  
window trim was beyond repair.I told the owner that I was going to  
have to replace some of the wood around the windows .She asked if I  
would be able to reproduce the trim .I told her not to worry .I went  
home that night and found a molding plane that I have had for years  
Brought it to work the next day and was able with a few passes to put  
the old bead on the new wood .I don't know if I ever will consider  
myself a galoot but I'm working at it every day
                                               Tom Crowley

   Sounds pretty Galootish to me. A little el*ctr*city now and then  
doesn't disqualify you, you know!
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