Welcome Rich
  A history teacher who actually likes history??  What a rare and 
wonderful thing.

   Whenever I show or demonstrate an old tool to the unbaptized lovers 
of modern,  and if say, I'm peeling off long thick shavings piling up 
fast with the greatest of ease to the astounded gasp of my audience, 
I'll usually add, with something of a partial wink........................
  "You know they weren't so dumb, our ancestors."
 
If you are already backing out and assembling barrel staves,  and long 
boring pump logs, you're a majorly accomplished Galoot!  We'll be 
picking --your-- brain directly.
    yours, Scott

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   Scott Grandstaff
   Box 409 Happy Camp, Ca  96039
   scottg@s...
   http://www.snowcrest.net/kitty/sgrandstaff/
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