Welcome John!

I recommend making a deal with the spouse that if she doesn't inventory
your saws, you won't inventory her shoes. Your mileage may vary.
: )

Darren Addy Kearney, NE

On Mon, Aug 9, 2010 at 10:16 PM, John Holladay
 wrote:
> Gentle Galoots,
>
> It occured to me as I was reading today's messages that I have never
> submitted a proper Bio to the group, so here it is. =A0 I am 45
> (almost, my birthday is later this month). =A0I live in Birmingham,
> Alabama where it has been averaging approximately 137 degrees plus or
> minus for the past month or so. =A0I am a Sales Rep for a large
> national wireless carrier (I sell cell phones for a living.) =A0I have
> 2 other hobbies besides woodworking. =A0I play golf (especially if
> someone else if paying) and I am a musician (I play most instruments
> with strings). =A0I am married (2nd and last time). =A0I have 2 sons.
> =A0One of them is a Galoot in Training the other is a musician. =A0I
> do some woodworking, but I enjoy the tools as much as I enjoy the
> woodwork. =A0I got my start in woodworking in several ways. =A0As a
> kid, I used to stay at my Grandparents house after school while my
> parents were at work. =A0Next door to my Grandparents was a wonderful
> old gentleman (Mr. Garrett) that would let me hang around while he
> worked in his shop. =A0He had what seemed like every tool imaginable
> to me. =A0He would always let me have a few scraps of wood to let me
> try to come up with something. =A0I made everything from cars, to
> trains from those scraps (not really, but in my imagination, that is
> what they were). =A0Later on, when I was a teenager, my father got
> into woodworking and I helped him to build some projects. =A0Then
> about 10 years ago, when my wife and I got married, my wife wanted me
> to attempt some DIY projects. =A0I bought a few tools (at the time
> power tools) and became hooked on making things. =A0Later, I came
> across some old planes that had belonged to an uncle of mine who had
> been a builder and cabinet maker much of his life. =A0That is when my
> attraction to the old hand tools began. =A0My wife is probably
> accurate when she states that woodworking is just another word for
> "Tool Collector." =A0I have a big weekness for saws (I can't seem to
> go to a flea market or antique shop without picking up at least one.)
> =A0Most recently, I have been adding Braces & Auger Bits to my
> collection, but I am a sucker for most anything that strikes me as
> interesting. =A0Anyway, that's about it.
>
> Thanks,
>
> --
> John Holladay DocHolladay0820@g... 205-229-8484
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