My Fellow Galoots I am not a crook , no wait thats richards bio,
          I am married with children . Swmbo and three swmbettes  and two
TWMO  (those who must obey )   .  I am a Postman  so be nice or i may go
postal on you . I  also do renovations and make furniture , mostly country
style with heavy shaker influence.
My favourite wood is white pine and second and third  is also pine .If they
made  aftershave that smelled like pine I would use that too.
       My garage is sanctuary with a woodstove .In the dead  of winter with
a fire roaring and a cool beer a galoot can ponder his
next project or just sit and hide . I am a gatherer of tools ,  I have six
woodies ,a dozen or so metal   including one monster union 8
with optional drilled holes from the MofA , a 45 now complete thanks to stan
and several buckets of saws ,bits ,braces ,gauges
chisels  Guitars  , whoops another part of life slipped in , my favourite is
an 83 strat .
         Not above using tailed apprentices when working but for fun its
hand tools only .
 I am a cronic bottomfeeder and yardsale maniac but i didnt know how bad it
was till i counted the saws in my shop , after 20 I
stopped counting because you never know when a neighbor or ten may want to
borrow a saw and its good to be preparred.
          I enjoy texas musicians (Stevie ray and zz top) and classical
guitar (beats me).
I live in the great white north ,sackville a subburb of Halifax Nova Scotia
Canada .Take I95 north to the end and turn right.
        Have been mostly sitting back and  hoarding bites of knowledge from
the porch but you will hear from me when i feel
like my two cents worth  is relevent .

Have a Great Day

Patrick

Patrick,

>I am a Postman  so be nice or i may go postal on you .

I must say, I hadn't thought of the old tool possibilities in going postal,
but an adze or a nice wide slick would be a class act and a refreshing
change from the ho-hum everyday AK47.

>I live in the great white north ,sackville a subburb of Halifax Nova Scotia
>Canada .Take I95 north to the end and turn right.

Well heck, you can't have an AK47, anyway, poor devil! I'd loan you one of
mine (all us 'Americans' have 'em) but I'm not even sure you can go postal,
you being Canadian and all. At any rate, welcome to the porch.

David Barnett
Northampton, MA

Welcome to the porch Patrick.

> I am a Postman  so be nice or i may go postal on you .

Remember Galoots, when a Canadian postie makes this threat he simply means
he will go on strike, so you don't have to be nice, unless you are waiting
for payment from a Canadian. ;^)

>I live in the great white north ,sackville a subburb of Halifax Nova Scotia
>Canada

Warning:  U.S. Galoots stay away from the Canadian maritime provinces,
they harbour the last unpillaged hordes of Canuck old tools and you lot
have enough of your own in New England.  ;^)

Down a Moosehead with us Patrick,  and I highly recommend Pine-tar soap.

best,

Marvin Paisner
Kootenay Lake, BC  -  and PEI use to be.