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167172 "John Scull" <jwscull@g...> 2007‑02‑01 John Scull's Bio
Well, I am going to give this another whirl. Not a computer expert by
any means.
Texan by birth and a Minnesotan as a result of SWMBOs job change.
Optimist by choice.
I have been a farmer, a rancher, a carpenter, an estimator, a gold
miner and a multitude of things that I cannot remember. After all
these years with a hodge-podge of careers I finally find that I am an
insurance adjuster. I just got home from two and a half years in LA,
MS and FL. However I have decided that when I go to the big workshop
in the Sky that I want to be remembered as a carpenter.
Grew up with a father challenged with dull saws.It did matter that
they were corded or hand saws they were always dull. The hand saws
would take for ever to cut through a board and the corded saws  would
burn the board in two. I suppose that is where part of my optimism
comes from.
As soon as my feet could reach the clutch and brake pedals on a
Farmall M I was driving and as soon as I weighted enough to turn the
crank start on the tractor I was on my own.
It really makes no sense, but I have a hard time passing up a Disston
of any kind. I like pairs, crosscut and rip. I seem to go for the skew
backs as that is the type I remember best.
I look for Type 11 Stanley's, again without a good reason, all over
the country. Although I pick up Stanley's as a preference I cannot
discriminate against a good honest Fulton or Sargent.
I have any number of braces without discretion. I have something of a
love affair with Miller Falls hand drills and any framing square.
I was fortunate enough to find an estate sale some years ago of an old
contractor. He had a full set of Audells, a variety of the DeltaGrams
and a set of American Technical Society manuals. Having read them I
can now understand how a framing square works and estimate  plaster on
lathe ceiling with Cornish neither of which has brought me fame and
fortune. This last weekend I added a fine Stanley mahogany level with
brass fittings.
So it goes, I will continue to lurk, add my comments as fitting and
find a catchy quote to add to my signature.
John
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