Biography-Bob Hall
   My name is Bob Hall. I reside in Hauppauge,N.Y. I was born in 1933 and
have been doing
Woodworking since age 11. During the World War 2 years my dad worked for
Grumman Aircraft
Engineering Corp. here on Long Island and had access to the discarded pine
shipping crates from
The engines for the fighter planes Grumman built. He had these shipped to our
home on a flatbed
Truck for $1.00 apiece. Once dumped onto our driveway it was my job to
disassemble them and sort
Out the Pine by size. We finished the basement and two bedrooms in the attic
with this wonderful
Knotty Pine which was in vogue at the time. Thus I learned how to use hand
tools and still have these
Wonderful old transitional planes,,squares,saws,levels,etc. This also aroused
my curiosity in old tools
Without my fully realizing it at the time.
   Today I am an active woodworker and antique tool collector. I am currently
the Secretary of the
Long Island Woodworkers Club (LIWC), and Vice President of Long Island
Antique Tool Collectors
Association (LIATCA). I am very active in both organizations writing articles
for their newsletters. I
Travel to the Woodworking Shows, Tool Auctions,and Meets here in the
Northeast.
   My woodworking preferences lie in making Toy Trucks for both Little & Big
Boys. I am in the
Trucking/Courier Service business and love trucks almost as much as Tools.
Therefore I try to
Incorporate the features on the big guys into my toys to make them look
realistic and functional at
The same time.
   Since subscribing to oldtools a few weeks ago I look forward now to
reading my daily e-mail.
I am trying to master the Galoot lingo and ask questions when stuck. How
about IMHO & IMVHO ?
HELP ! Im stuck. Thanks
Bob        

On Thu, 29 May 1997 SHAH_LI@h... wrote:

 > Hello everybody,  my name is Paul Shah, ...

Hi, Paul!  Welcome to Oldtools.

 > ... The whole woodworking 
 > thing started when I helped my girlfriend build a desk about 8 months 
 > ago, and from then on I have been addicted (although the desk looks like
 > it was assembled by someone with a vicious hangover and no spatial 
 > skills).  

Not to worry, Paul.  We have members with *all* kinds of interesting
habits and remarkable neuropsychological features. ;-)  

And sobriety and spatial skills have certainly never been a
precondition to hanging out on the porch, or even to woodworking. 
(Although you may want to double-check those medical school
admission requirements one more time, though. ;-)

 > Plus, they [handtools] are less expensive ...

Hmmmmmm...well, yes, okay, they *can* be.  But they certainly don't
*have* to be.

 > and certainly more portable.  

Definitely.

 > Also, woodworking helps me use that part of me that withers away
 > during the week ...

Say what!?  Hey, watch it; we don't wanna hear about that kind of
personal stuff here.  We're a G-rated group... ;-) 

 > (I am a 
 > lab technician with an engineering degree applying to medical school).  
 > I go a little nuts when I don't get to work with my hands and a more 
 > instinctual part of my mind.  

Oh, oops, my mistake.  You meant *that* part of you... :-)

 > Anyway, I've probably bored all of you enough.  

Nah, not a chance.  Besides, that's *my* job.

 > Again, I'm glad to be here, if you'll tolerate my inexperience,

No problem.  Most of us started out inexperienced, and many of us
including myself are still on that side of the fence.  This is a
pretty mature, very helpful and tolerant group, and everybody likes
sharing what they know with everybody.  That's what it's all about.
I think you'll like it here.

Again, Paul, welcome, it's nice to have you on the porch.

-- Steve

I haven't kept tally but seems to me that the Texas Galoot contengent is
growing by leaps and bounds. We are going to be able to start up our own
get-togethers that we have been only able to watch with envy. Down side is
we will have to be getting up earlier to get the mesquite and flea markets.
Welcome and don't forget to set your alarm clocks. :)

David