At 07:38 PM 1/24/98 EST, Mark Finlayson wrote:
>Well, I've been lurking long enough I'm a little ashamed of not having put
>in a bio yet. I live in Nashua, NH. I got started in woodworking about 4
>years ago while building a boat. I used tailed apprentices on this (not
>knowing any better) but I soon found that I was much more comfortable using
>hand tools.
Welcome to the porch Mark. Pull up a chair, ask some questions, and have
some fun.
>
>Since then, I've managed to finally finish the first galoot project & make
>a couple of nice dovetailed boxes as Christmas presents - this seems to
>work better than going out & buying something.
Ah yes, handmade gifts are always appreciated more than store bought.
>
>I don't really have a collection of old tools - they just accumulate.
They do that without any help from us. Yep, they do.
>One
>of my next projects has got to be somewhere to put them, or I won't have
>room for more.
So, what's the problem? Just make up some more of those dovetailed boxes
and put 'em in the boat. :^) Of course you do have to figure out what
wood, what size boxes, how many dividers, what kind of lids, etc. By the
time you get a handle on a design you'll find you have bought enough
additional tools so they don't fit. So back to the drawing board. ;-)
Old tools don't follow us home. They lead the way!
Charlie Newbold
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