And, John, if I recall correctly, you and I are very distant cousins from
back a few generations ago in the northeast.
Joe
Joseph Sullivan
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Subject: [OldTools] Bio Update
I posted my bio last in 2006, since then...
I'm still married to my first wife of 38 years. My 36 year old son has
moved to Chicago where he is a chef instructor at the Butcher Block, my 29
year
old daughter (a nurse) in Asheville, NC has announced she is pregnant with
boy
and girl twins (our first grandchildren!), and my 25 year old daughter has
moved from Baltimore to Columbia and works as an Occupational Therapist.
We have (mostly) completed redoing the interior of our 1972 ranch on slab
house (unchanged since 1984 when we moved in) including hardwood floors in
all
rooms but the bedrooms, ceramic kitchen floor, all new kitchen cabinets (I
still need to install the wall cabinets), new bathroom vanities and
fixtures
(will install the MBR vanity and countertop tomorrow), and painting all
ceilings, walls and woodwork throughout the house. While the results are
wonderful,
it's been like moving--for 5-6 weeks!
My use of old tools has been limited recently to what I need to do the
redecorating work (thank God for Galootaclaus 2006 and 2007!!) required for
many
jobs. Before the home improvement started in October, I got most of the
hard
work done on making my 18th century folding four-post camp bed (that is,
the
8 knuckle joints are cut and fully operational).
I made a great cherry ramped shooting board and restored and commissioned a
Type 9 Stanley No. 6C as the dedicated plane for it. It works quite well,
even on 2" square walnut posts.
I've acquired a few more books (I'm particularly interested in books about
early tools, their use, and 18th century material culture related to
woodworking tools and products).
I still work at the Director of Assessment for the College of Education at
the local university (and just this past April completed a smashingly
successful accreditation effort), and am looking forward to retirement in 4
- 5 years
(I'm 61 at present).
This past spring, summer, and fall have been full of wonderful 18th century
living history events in which I've participated as a 1770's Loyalist
landowner in PA/VA, or a French & Indian War period French Marine, and have
included
lots of wonderful music (I play mandolin--mostly 18th-early 19th century
Celtic and American/British folk music).
My primary focus in using tools at this point is in building the camp
equipage I need for my 18th century impression and building cabinets,
drawers and
shelves to contain the tools for the shop.
Cheers,
John
John M. Johnston
Late Captn. 42d Grenr. Compy.
"There is a fine line between hobby and mental illness." Dave Barry
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