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6478 jcrum@a... (John Crum) 1996‑09‑23 bio: John Crum
Hi all,

Well I've been implored to do so, so here's my pitiful bio...

I'm the second in my family to have the name John Crum.  I live in a small
town outside San Diego, California called Santee.  That's in what we call
East County, where you can grow cars out in your front yard, if ya like.
I drive the length of highway 52 to do research at the University of
California San Diego.  That would be probing rat brains with electron and
confocal microscopes.  It's fun, pays the bills and occaisonaly pays for
a tool or some wood to make into sawdust and shavings.  I'm fairly new
to woodworking. Learned all I know in junior high shop (hey, I took the
brainy classes in high school).  Don't hold it against me, but I do own
three motorized saws.  Well one of them is an old one- a 6 1/2" Craftsman
circular saw- it's aluminum body is all shined up, and is probably 40 years
old.  Don't own enough planes (understatement?).  In fact, I'm just building
my collection.  No, don't want no purdy planes that gotta sit on a shelf.  I
want to learn how and use them.  I'd like to retire at the ripe old age of
fourty, and make my wife support me and my woodworing business.  Still got
a few more years to learn me some woodworkin', though.

Thanks for you time.

jc



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