Hi, Tom, welcome to the Porch. It's interest, my Bio starts almost like
yours - 36, LOML, 3 gits (although mine are 9, 5 and 2). 

Well, if you've been lurking for a year, then you already know this is the
friendliest place on the whole internet. You may find that you have more to
contribute than you think, just don't hold back.

Again, welcome up into the light. As the weather gets colder, we'll be
setting out some hot mulled cider in a little bit. For now, pull up a rocker
make yourself at home.

Rob in Peoria
1960 Anniversary Shopsmith Mk V Brownie
www.jlatech.com/rob/Woodworking/Knowledge%20Base.htm
 
Wood shavings on the floor! Wood shavings on the floor!
 

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From: oldtools-bounces@r...
[mailto:oldtools-bounces@r...] On Behalf Of Tom Cooney
Sent: Monday, October 31, 2005 10:57 AM
To: oldtools@r...
Cc: Tom Cooney
Subject: [OldTools] Bio - finally

Hey Gang, after lurking for a year here's a bio.  I'm 37 and currently live
outside of Syracuse Ny with the love of my life and three GIT's (four year
old twins - boy & girl, and two year old boy).  This begs an interesting
question, since I am a GIT what's that make the young GIT's?  Chips off the
old GIT?  O'Gits?  Ok back on track, I've had an interest in woodworking
since I was a young kid when I would scour job sites for cutoff scrap and
discarded nails to play with.  After I finished grad school I suddenly found
myself with the time to explore woodworking as a real hobby.  I currently
have a fairly complete power shop in the garage (everything wheels against
the walls so the van and truck still fit) and in the last year I've made
everything from bandsaw boxes, to a wooden router plane to a dresser for my
four year old daughter.  Since the kids love to be out in the shop, and
quality time with the kids is important I have fast been developing a
preference for the quiete!
 r side of woodworking.  There is something extremely satisfying about using
shop made tools or spending several hours cleaning/polishing/sharpening a
rusty find.  I am turning into an opinionated GIT since I prefer the feel of
wood planes on real wood to metal tools on ply, shellac to poly, and I've
been lusting over Chris Schwartz's Roubo bench.  I've taken formal
blacksmith training and SWMBO willing will take some formal carving classes
in the future.   My winter endeavors will be to start on a set of hollow and
round planes and to finish the wife's sewing cabinet without going near the
powered-noisy-dirty-scary router.  I am also seriously considering making a
treadle lathe - if I could figure out where to put it.
 
 
Tom Cooney
 
 

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