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251794 William Ghio <bghio@m...> 2014‑11‑23 Lost saw
Unlike so may of you, I don't have a saw problem. I only have 14 slots in my saw
till: 4 rips; 3 handsaw; 4 panel saw; 8 backsaw (from 6 to 16 inch in rip &
x-cut). Don't do the math, it will only confuse you. Eleven years ago I moved
across country and before moving, sold a lot of saws. Since then it has been one
in, one out. Of course there are usually one or a few "in transition".  I use
handsaws for rough cutting to size, backsaws for joinery. Mostly rough cutting
to size will use an 8-point saw, but the other day I needed to make a long
diagonal cut, about 28 inches, and wanted to limit tear out at the backside so I
reached for my 10-point saw. Now this one is not one I use often. My old
10-point is a nice Disston #8. So I grab it down and set to work. Wow. It is
sweet; fast smooth, cutting and no drift. Then I took a good look at it. Not a
Disston. It's a Simonds #372, a nice skewback model. Feels freshly sharpened.
Handle has been refinished. Where did it come from? I have no recollection of
bringing this saw into the nest or selling the D8. The D8 is gone, proof that I
am not a collector. But a bit embarrassing that I can bring in a new tool and
not remember it. Especially since I generally remember not only when but where
and for how much each tool came into the herd. I don't at all mind having this
new saw, but I just wish I know where my D8 ended up...

Bill, who does not have a saw problem.
251795 Brent Kinsey <brentpmed@c...> 2014‑11‑23 Re: Lost saw
> Where did it come from? I have no recollection of bringing this saw into the
nest or selling the D8.



Bill, clearly testing the waters for a political future: "saw problem? I have no
recollection of that event."

Sent from my iPad
> 
Brent K.------------------------------------------------------------------------
251796 David Nighswander <wishingstarfarm663@m...> 2014‑11‑23 Re: Lost saw
From: William Ghio



> Where did it come from? I have no recollection of bringing this saw into the
nest or selling the D8.

You are Okay Bill. Just a time slip from watching too much Dr. Who.

One of the blessings of a long life. You forget your enemies and everyday you
find new tools.
I won’t even know if I have a problem with it. I’ll just step out of the room
and back into an whole new shop every time.
In my family we forget what happened this morning and remember what happened
last year. Dad made it to 76. He remembered the family right up until the end.
Always knew what his tools were and how to use them. Just couldn’t always
remember that we moved 20 years ago.
251799 Gye Greene <gyegreene@g...> 2014‑11‑23 Re: Lost saw
Bill,


Heh!  I seldom have that problem -- because I have possibly the
opposite problem.


I have some whisperings of OCD:  For I don't know how long (since
college, I think), any book I purchase I write my name, the date, the
location of purchase, and the price, somewhere inside, near the front.
Done the same thing with CDs, inside the CD booklet (but curiously,
not for DVDs).

I have four "running" documents on my computer, where I fairly
compulsively log the date, location, price, and misc. notes regarding
the item in question:  one list for "Music gear" (including guitar
magazines); one for computer things; one for WW (and gardening)
things; and one for sports/exercise/martial arts things.


I keep these lists partly because I'm curious about how much my
various hobbies cost me -- and I need to collect the data as it occurs
-- because once data is lost, it's gone for good.  I also record this
information because I'm sentimental, but have a mediocre memory -- so
(for example), I want to be able to remember which similar looking
backsaw I got from my wife for my birthday; which was from that garage
sale down the street; and which was from my grandfather's estate.


The upside is that when we got burglarized shortly after moving to
Australia, I was able to give **very** specific details to the cops,
and the insurance company, about the guitars that were swiped.

The downside to the list-making is that I often have a backlog of
tools (and etc.) piled next to my computer that I'm not "allowed" to
use -- because I haven't yet logged them.


--Travis (Brisbane, AU)


> But
> a bit embarrassing that I can bring in a new tool and not remember it.
> Especially since I generally remember not only when but where and for how
> much each tool came into the herd. I don't at all mind having this new saw,
> but I just wish I know where my D8 ended up...
251800 Ed Minch <ruby@m...> 2014‑11‑23 Re: Lost saw
And so it begins

Ed Minch




On Nov 22, 2014, at 10:08 PM, William Ghio  wrote:

>  I don't at all mind having this new saw, but I just wish I know where my D8
ended up...
> 
> Bill, who does not have a saw problem.

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