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169815 "Tony Augruso" <augrusot@c...> 2007‑05‑13 Bio
It's about time I posted a Bio. I've been lurking for a number of years and
it's been rude on my part not to introduce myself.

Tony Augruso

I'm still young by some standards (40 yrs old). I live in Carlisle, Ontario,
Canada with my wife Sharon and our 2 boys (Alex - 13, Steven - 10). The 2
boys show intermittent interest to my woodworking/tools.

Shop class in public school/high school only used power tools and even
though I liked woodworking, I made computer programming my career. Tools had
to wait. I started using tools for renovation type work when we bought out
first home in 1990 in London, Ontario. Since I only knew about using p*wer
tools, that's what I bought and used. This continued as we moved to St.
Catharines and then to Burlington and finally to Carlisle where we live now.

Through all this time, my main consideration was renovation and p*wer tools
were all I knew.

Once the renovation work was done, I wanted to build furniture. My first
couple of attempts were unsatisfactory. Machines were not giving me the
results I wanted. However, with the help woodworking forums, tool shows, and
a few classes, I started to see the light.

I have not abandoned p*wer tools, but I now use hand tools more and more to
get the results I want.

I also find myself starting to want old tools, just to have them. I fear
that I may start collecting them as a second hobby (making furniture is my
first hobby).

I went to my first tool auction and we have planned a trip to Colonial
Williamsburg at the end of May (2007). We're also stopping at Winterthur
near Philadelphia and I am planning a day or 2 to look for old tools.

In June I am going to my first tool meet in Michigan.

Some completed projects of mine:
http://home.cogeco.ca/~augrusot/WindsorChair.jpg
http://home.cogeco.ca/~augrusot/TableAndChairs.JPG
http://home.cogeco.ca/~augrusot/MorrisLoveseat.JPG
http://home.cogeco.ca/~augrusot/FirePlace.JPG
http://home.cogeco.ca/~augrusot/NightStand1.jpg
http://home.cogeco.ca/~augrusot/CoffeeTable.JPG

Tony

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