Greetings Galoots;
I have been lurking for a few months and decided it was high time to 
grab the porch post and haul myself up. I am a user, as many of you 
are ("Honest, honey, I really need that for the ***** I'm building")
and admirer of old hand tools, especially planes and saws. I have 
been working wood for the past several years; but just this past year 
have discovered the pleasure and serenity of hand tool usage. I'm 
slowly but surely moving from the tailed apprentisi to the quiet 
mode. By day I am a construction estimator, and by night my SWMBO (a 
liver transplant coordinator) and I live on 25 acres in the Texas 
Hill Country outside of San Antonio. Recent projects include several 
bread boxes with roll top doors and a mahogany plate shelf for my 
dear old mom, to match her antique sideboard (had a blast trying to 
match the finish...but succeeded). Luckily my SWMBO enjoys "the hunt" 
for old tools, has served well as a scout, and almost enjoys the 
finds as much as I do.
Looking forward to continued learning...and who knows, maybe by some 
accident...contributing.

Best regards,

Joel Jackson