A hand-cranked laser beam, I hope.

>>> tom crowley  9/5/2007 2:47 PM >>>
I'd use a laser beam if it would help me ! Oh wait they do have them
ontools now. ----- Original Message -----From: "Spike"
 To: "tom crowley" 
Cc:  Sent: Wednesday, September 05, 2007 5:36 PM Subject:
    Re: [OldTools] Biography

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