I wasn't offended by the mention of plywood, and the discussion was 
brief. If it had gone on too long I might have joined you in 
complaining about it. But others may share your opinion.

I don't want a rigidly controlled discussion forum. As long as we stay 
reasonably on topic, I can handle it.
Plywood IS wood, and wood is fair game for discussion. At least for me. 
Other people's mileage may vary.

Dissent is always welcome. I remember that Natalie didn't want to hear 
any more about it.

On Jan 27, 2005, at 7:22 AM, Larry Marshall wrote:

> On January 27, 2005 10:21 am, you wrote:
>>> Were this list to revert to a "Tools Only" discussion, a lot of its
>>> character would be lost. I thoroughly enjoy almost every topic
>
>  Civility is nice, Jim, but you've missed my point.  We used to 
> discuss the
>  acquisition and USE of hand tools.  Now we're talking about whether 
> one
>  should like (or not) furniture of one maker, whether plywood is good, 
> etc.
>  Possibly the mandate of the list has changed; maybe not.  In any 
> case, at
>  the moment, it's stated goal is:
>
>  "The purpose of this list is to provide an entertaining,
>  not-quite-moderated, light-hearted, fun, jolly, happy, informative 
> forum to
>  discuss the history, usage, value, location, availability, 
> collectibility,
>  and restoration of traditional woodworking tools." -
>  http://www.brendlers.net/oldtools/oldtools.html
>
>  I fail to see how the virtues of plywood fit into this mandate.  More
>  importantly, I see little, currently, in the list that relates to that
>  stated purpose.  It's this second thing that is most bothersome, not 
> the
>  occasional jaunt outside the bounds.

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