Hi there One and All:

This is my first venture onto the porch (as he looks left and right for
big dogs).My name is Doug Evans. I am an old tool enthusiast, a plane
maker (President, Shepherd Tool Co.,www.shepherdtool.com) and a Mechanical
Engineer (don’t hold it against me). I am in my early forties and have
been collecting tools a few years now – pretty intensely, primarily
British. From time to time, I write stories and have been known to post
some of these on the Pond (watching for reactions - none noted- carry on).
With my business partner Ben Knebel, I plan to write a book about British
Tools and Trades someday. I first dabbled in woodworking with a part time
wooden boat business and this led to an old tools fetish. The condition is
worsening.

I live in Fergus, Ontario, Canada. My wife's name I Joanne and I have a
young son, Ashlar. I look forward to this adventure. Is this chair taken
and could we trouble you for some iced tea perchance?

Regards,Doug

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--- Doug Evans  wrote:
> Hi there One and All:
> 
> This is my first venture onto the porch (as he looks left and right for
> big dogs).My name is Doug Evans. I am an old tool enthusiast, a plane
> maker (President, Shepherd Tool Co.,www.shepherdtool.com) and a
> Mechanical
> Engineer (don’t hold it against me). I am in my early forties and have
> been collecting tools a few years now – pretty intensely, primarily
> British. From time to time, I write stories and have been known to post
> some of these on the Pond (watching for reactions - none noted- carry
> on).
> With my business partner Ben Knebel, I plan to write a book about
> British
> Tools and Trades someday. I first dabbled in woodworking with a part
> time
> wooden boat business and this led to an old tools fetish. The condition
> is
> worsening.
> 
> I live in Fergus, Ontario, Canada. My wife's name I Joanne and I have a
> young son, Ashlar. I look forward to this adventure. Is this chair taken
> and could we trouble you for some iced tea perchance?

About flippin' time!  Good to see you here!

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Out in the Flint Hills of Kansas

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--- "Wendrzycki, Raymond D" 
wrote:
> Huh? What's that big shiny brass
> thing?  That's the Porch Spittoon of course.  Just start
> talking and you'll
> find out aaaaaaallll about it. 

Heh, heh; can you say "Brasso"? I think I see a dull spot....

Steve - another Kokomo galoot
and experienced spittoon polisher

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A Galootish voice from way up North is heard to say:

>Hi there One and All:
>
>This is my first venture onto the porch (as he looks left and right for
>big dogs).My name is Doug Evans. I am an old tool enthusiast, 

Oh, now THAT'S something new!

... Is this chair taken
>and could we trouble you for some iced tea perchance?

Whoa there Doug, chairs are for the old farts, we young'ns have to sit on
the floor, but there's some spare balusters over here to lean on.  Welcome
to the Porch ('bout time too).  Enjoyed your tales, discussion and humor on
the Pond and look forward to more here.  Huh? What's that big shiny brass
thing?  That's the Porch Spittoon of course.  Just start talking and you'll
find out aaaaaaallll about it. 

Raymond Wendrzycki
Trenton, NJ Galoot

who thinks that the big dogs are either under the Porch with the lurkers or
at Todd's place.

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You would think it would be kind o' galootish to fashion our spittoon out
of C905 (gunmetal), but hey, the contents do not taste like iced tea, so
why quibble with brass. Oh... it needs a little lime does it?

Wiping my mouth confidently... I lean back against a baluster that seems
to have moved two feet to the right and topple over the edge. In Don
Knotts fashion, I scramble back up over the edge and confront astonished
looks muttering something about testing safety regulations.

Yesirree... I'm in with the in crowd now... no bout adoubt it!

This is going to be just grate.

Regards,

Doug

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I'm wise to ya now. It's like kickin a dent in yer pickup door and wearing
Carhaart's to a high-brow auction this porche (er, Porch). They laughin
wit ya? they laughin at ya? they laughin? grinnin? dead???

So what's the skinny on the spittoon? Say a bad thing - you win a keg o'
brasso?

Help a porely lad from Fergus t'understand yore ways...

Doug

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Doug Evans wrote:
 
> So what's the skinny on the spittoon? Say a bad thing - you win a keg o'
> brasso?
> 
> Help a porely lad from Fergus t'understand yore ways...
> 
> Doug

Just tradition, Doug.  Did anyone mention the others yet?
How about the one regarding tool makers, where they're supposed
to offer 50% discounts on their products to other list members
for the first 6 months?  And with the conversion rate from
Canadian to American, that's like, 75% off, right?

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