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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. |
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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.------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
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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. |
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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... |
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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 |
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