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5524 Scott Little <little@e...> 1996‑09‑09 Bio: Scott Little
Howdy wood cutters.  My name is Scott Little.  About 3 years ago, I started
a serious remodeling project on the house in which we now live.  My wife & I
wanted to do a lot of non-standard things and that led directly to a desire
for custom-made window sills, door jambs, etc.  I've been pretty good at
making things for years and years but I didn't discover the joys of planes
until I got immersed in this project.  

I started out with one brand-new 20 degree Stanley block plane (the good
version).  Early on I stumbled onto Japanese water stones (I could never
make oil stones work right) which enabled me to sharpen the thing properly
and BOOM, I was hooked.  One thing led to another and, before you could say
"Real men don't use beltsanders", I was dragging my wife INTO antique stores
instead of the other way around!  Today, a mere 3 years later, I have about
24 planes, mostly old, all useable.  My pride and joy is a Stanley 604 that
really works beautifully.  I've also got #'s 3 thru 8, several block planes,
a #113 circular, a #93 shoulder, a tired old #45, and a handfuld of wooden
molding planes including a set of match planes that really make decent
tongue and groove.

During the day, I'm a mechanical engineer/experimental physicist.  I'm a
pretty good machinist and welder (I have much more experience at that than I
do at woodworking).

I'd like to make some simple furniture someday.  I've made a few dovetail
joints (definitely amateur quality)...enuf to gain a healthy respect for the
guys who used to knock them out in the good ole days.

 - Scott Little
 EarthTech International, Suite 300, 4030 Braker Lane West, Austin TX 78759
 512-342-2185 (voice)  512-346-3017 (FAX)  little@e... (email)



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