I'd use a laser beam if it would help me ! Oh wait they do have them on 
tools now.
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From: "Spike" 
To: "tom crowley" 
Cc: 
Sent: Wednesday, September 05, 2007 5:36 PM
Subject: Re: [OldTools] Biography

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