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175158 Par Leijonhufvud <par@h...> 2007‑12‑11 Re: Bio: Par Leijonhufvud
Gary Roberts  [2007.12.11] wrote:
> Welcome, pull up a chair, make yourself at home. 

Will a small stool made from green birch, mostly with an axe, do
instead of the chair?

> Be warned... you can  
> never have too many saws or too many chisels. 

I see you have not met SWMBO. 

> And planes, be very  
> careful when storing planes. We have found that placing two smooth  
> planes next to each other in a closed tool chest will result in a  
> nest of block planes.  

I'll try that, blcok planes are hard to find here.

> I do agree though that you should fix the  
> holes in your tool kit. I'ld suggest a good Russell Jennings auger  
> and a dowel plate to make the plugs.

Various augers in varying states of rust is easy to find here, since
they were used in log construction, so that problem can be solved. No
dowel plate, I'll just have to hand carve those as I need them...

/Par

-- 
Par Leijonhufvud                               par@h...
"Gun-wielding recluse gunned down by local police" isn't the epitaph
I want. I am hoping for "Witnesses reported the sound up to two hundred
kilometers away" or "Last body part finally located".' --- James Nicoll
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