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172805 tom crowley <tdc048@o...> 2007‑09‑05 Biography
I have been lurking in the wings for quite sometime now .Thought it might be 
time to introduce myself
For 33 yrs I taught high school science, mainly chemistry .I ended my 
teaching career in 2003 to pursue other interests.I have worked as a 
carpenter longer than I taught school .I have built houses for myself and 
for 3 of my children .I'm a full time builder now!
That's where the old tools come in.I still have many of the tools I started 
with back in the 60's .Over the years I have acquired quite a few tools old 
and new. As they wore out or dulled  they ended up in my shop in boxes or 
hanging on the wall.I started searching the internet on how I could bring 
these old tools back to life .Much to my surprise I found a whole new world 
out there .I not only started restoring my tools but found myself rummaging 
through friends and relatives basements for tools I didn't have . Then I 
discovered the unspeakable ,the bay..  So many tools and not enough time
I am presently restoring a house built in the1780's. I'm residing it and 
trying to get all the windows operational .I don't want to bore anyone with 
how many coat of paint I have removed but some of the window trim was beyond 
repair.I told the owner that I was going to have to replace some of the wood 
around the windows .She asked if I would be able to reproduce the trim .I 
told her not to worry .I went home that night and found a molding plane that 
I have had for years Brought it to work the next day and was able with a few 
passes to put the old bead on the new wood .I don't know if I ever will 
consider myself a galoot but I'm working at it every day
                                               Tom Crowley 

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