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14533 Andrew Tune <Andrew.Tune@s...> 1997‑03‑05 Bio: Andrew Tune
It has been very nicely drawn to my attention that I haven't
posted a bio, so here goes.

I'm 34, married 11 yrs, two kids (2.5 and 5.5 yrs old).  Graduated 
from the University of Melbourne, with a B.Sc., majoring in 
Statistics with minors in Comp Sci and Maths.  Started my own 
computer consulting company just over 10 years ago, still running it.

Live in Melbourne, the capital of Victoria, the small state in the 
south-east "corner" of Australia.  For further info see 
http://www.business.vic.gov.au/dbe-invest/liveable.html and 
http://www.theage.com.au/special/marvmelb/marmelb.htm.  It's the 
second-largest city in Australia with a population of just over 3.2M 
and the site of best restaurants in Australia.  Really, it's true!
(Actually, that's there mainly to needle other aussies!)

Despite the computer background, I come from a long line of people 
with interests in construction and related industries.  My male 
ancestors were builders, loggers, carpenters, painters (ok, 
stretching it a bit there).  It's in the blood, I fear.

My WW interests are basically everything except turning and marquetry 
(I don't have anything against them, they're just not for me). I've  
been practising woodworking (mainly furniture-building, but a bit of
framing - renovating a 100 year old timber house) for 12 years or so.

I have no idea who Norm is (well, OK, I've figured it out by now) and 
no probably no more interest in hearing people fight about him than 
you do in hearing about people on TV here.  Was that abrasive?  
If so, sorry: no abrasion intended.  Better to scrape than abrade ;-)

I confess: I have a router, but no belt sander.  I have acquired a 
range of hand-tools over the last decade, of which about half are 
decent, and these include some planes (including a #3, #4, #4 1/2,
#5, #7, #78, #110) and some nice saws, one inherited from my 
grandfather.  But I'm a user, not a collector.

My current project is the design and construction of the workbench to 
end all workbenches.  When I've done it, if I figure I got it right, 
I'll post pictures or plans.

And one day, just maybe, I will earn the title of galoot... sigh ;-)
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Andrew Tune                                     Technix Consulting Group
Andrew.Tune@t...                         Level 5, 695 Burke Rd
Phone: +61 3 9882 2333                                  Camberwell, 3124
Fax:   +61 3 9882 4799                    URL: http://www.technix.com.au
              "What if there were no hypothetical situations?"



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