Greetings galoots,

   I am from Michigan but have lived for the last 20+ years in Miami, Fl.   I
come 

to old tools from an art background. I have a BFA and have always drawn,
painted, and tried various crafts. I became very interested in woodworking sever
al years ago, after Hurricane Andrew, when piles of wood literally lined the str
eets.   I started making some small   wooden sculptures and really enjoyed the 
sawing and filing with the few tools I had.   This led to more of an interest
in “real” 
woodworking and of course tools.   From lack of space and interest I don’t have 
any large power tools.   I’m learning by just reading and doing. I have a basic 
pine 
bench and newly built shelves in the back of my garage, which my daughter
calls 
my little workshop. It is that. 
   Old tools, as well as good new hand tools are are almost non existent down
here 
in Miami.   I try to think of that as a challenge and and have found a couple of
 user items, but I mostly buy through the mail.   My very small but slowly growi
ng “collection” consists of a few benches, blocks, etc. like most people first a
cquire. By coincidence my first few old tools happened to be sweethearts, so now
 if I see the letters SW of a list I stop and take notice. Only time will tell w
here this will lead. 
      My husband does not share in my interest of tools. He’s from England and
ironically his father was a carpenter.   He remembers him having many old wooden
 planes, but they are long gone.   I have a teenage son, and a daughter, 11.   S
he shows some interest in woodworking and enjoys making a 
few shavings.   When not using, cleaning, or reading about old tools I do
bookkeeping for a small business I have an interest in, fix things around the ho
use, lurk in bookstores, garden, pet the cats, and do all the 
other stuff that SWMBO’s do. I can even cook, but only occasionally as money

for old tools has to come from somewhere. Hey, there are priorities, right?

   I’ve enjoyed the list and its many related sites.   You have all been very
informative as well as entertaining. 

Janet Fisher   JF1616@ aol.com

JF1616 wrote:
> 
> Greetings galoots,

Oh, no! The women are taking over! There's two of them!!!

Just joking.  Welcome.

David

[snipped bio of an estrogen enhanced Galoot]

Welcome aboard Janet!

Pay no nevermind to most of these bozos here on the Porch. Except for
Paddy and Ralph over there by the railing. Oh yeah! and Pat Leach over
there with the beads & voodoo doll made up to look like a corporate
lawyer. I for one am delighted to see more women take interest in
oldtools. 

In fact, just like John "spokeshave" Gunterman over by the fridge (uh, uh,
uhhhh John, Sister Mary Margaret *told* you about drinking that stuff!) I
am also teaching my daughter the joys of working with oldtools. She's only
3 but already has her own bench and loves to work in the shop with daddy.
And I guess it's bleeding over to my SWMBO as she now talks about things
like dovetails, dados and thingamabobbies.

I hope you have many happy moments from this list. I know I have.

Gary Johns              OldTool Heaven
"RustHunter"            http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Plains/9147

Guys and Esther,

  My thanks to the many of you who have greeted me to the 
porch.  Though there are now at least 2 females, I'm sure 
there must be some interested spouses out there.  Esther
tells me that she can be quite outspoken.  I'm generally
pretty laid back and quiet, but will pop up from time to 
time.
   As for the intersting question of what do you call the
husband of a SWMBO, I did notice that there was no formal
name.  There's always simply HWO. It could be enlarged to
HWDO (dutifully).  Ahh, how about HWCO (cheerfully)........
No, I don't think so either and I hate to think of what some
of you guys could come up with.

Janet

JF1616@a...

Janet said:
>    As for the intersting question of what do you call the
> husband of a SWMBO, I did notice that there was no formal
> name.  There's always simply HWO. It could be enlarged to
> HWDO (dutifully).  Ahh, how about HWCO (cheerfully)........
> No, I don't think so either and I hate to think of what some
> of you guys could come up with.
> 
	Ahh yes Janet, how right you are! Most perceptive.

	I just can't resist, so I will start out (innocently) with HOG...
Husband Of Galoot. OK guys, lets get it rolling!

	CB

JF1616 wrote:
> 
> Guys and Esther,

>    As for the intersting question of what do you call the
> husband of a SWMBO, I did notice that there was no formal
> name.  There's always simply HWO. It could be enlarged to
> HWDO (dutifully).  Ahh, how about HWCO (cheerfully)........
> No, I don't think so either and I hate to think of what some
> of you guys could come up with.

 HWA(always)O
  Scott
> 
> Janet
> 
> JF1616@a...
> 
> ----------------------------------------------------------------

Janet wrote:

>    As for the intersting question of what do you call the
> husband of a SWMBO, I did notice that there was no formal
> name.  There's always simply HWO. It could be enlarged to
> HWDO (dutifully).  Ahh, how about HWCO (cheerfully)........
> No, I don't think so either and I hate to think of what some
> of you guys could come up with.

NO, Janet, you don't want to go there!!!!!

Bruce Z.
Who's sorry he couldn't snip more, but it would have lost something.  Sorry
Moms, I snipped as severely as I could, really

Perhaps the significant other of a gal -oot should
be referred to as just plain lucky .

OTC - A swell old Buck Bros Chisel (my first) was obtained last night along
with
           a nice pile of very old Macassar ebony.

 - Stephan(HWOKFWWHIHD)

Smithers, Release The Richard Simmons Robot.

How's about a HIMBO?
Jim

How about:

HWTTOBDAUWIAA

(He Who Tries To Obey But Doesn't Always Understand What It's All About)

Roger

How about TOTO (The One That Obeys).

-- 
Fred Pilon, Editor
UltraRunning magazine
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