Robert

I think the technical term used on this list is "newbie", which is my
current rank. Welcome. As you succumb to the "Dark Side" you will find
that rather than spending money, you will spend time in searching for
tools, restoring/repairing /resurrecting tools, mastering the intricacies
and idiosyncracies of tools and if the collec... acquisition bug doesn't
bite too hard, actually making something of substance with tools.

Tom - "No, honey, I didn't buy any more old rusty tools. They just
followed me home on their own."

On Wed, 7 Jan 1998 17:55:14 EST RSamp44 RSamp44@a... writes:
>My name is Robert Sampson. I am 31 years old, married and have 2 
>daughters. I
>live in Salt Lake City, Utah. 
>I have been lurking for approximately 3 weeks. Over the past few days 
>I have
>even posted a couple of questions.
>I am a novice, a rookie, or what some would call "new meat" when it 
>comes to
>woodworking. Over the years I have watched that bearded guy on PBS do 
>his
>thing with P*w*r tools and was under the impression that this was the 
>only way
>to work with wood. I had almost resigned myself to purchasing ear 
>plugs, dust
>masks and venalation systems.
>Then I happened across this site and knew it was for me. I no longer 
>have an
>interest in spending several thousand dollars on p*w*r tools only to 
>turn
>around and spend several hours developing jigs to make them work. Nor 
>do I....
>Forgive me, I am preaching to the choir. 
>Prepare yourselves, I am full of questions that are probably very 
>basic to
>most of you. Please be kind to the new meat.
>
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