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5797 JIM@w... 1996‑09‑12 Bio & Advice
I joined this list some time ago and thought I would browse the 
activity for awhile before sending in my bio.

I like old tools - old tools that I can use.  I am not a collector 
but do appreciate the history of these tools.

I enjoy woodworking and have made several functional items for our 
home. I have been working on my kitchen for a loooooong time but am 
in the final stretch.  

I built about 15 cradles over the years for my co-workers on the 
birth of their first child.  I usually ask them for some wood from 
their grandparents home or something otherwise of sentimental value.  

My wife's name is Virlee and we have 3 children, a daughter Chris is 
22, a son Matt is 20 and a son Scott is 16.  As soon as Scott becomes 
independent, I figure that I can retire.

My full time job is as a CPA.  I am one of the owners of a local 
firm named Whipple & Company in Indianapolis.  This is the only 
career job I've had and I have been here since 1973.

I grew up in southern Indiana.  I have attended several of the 
woodworking courses at Conover in Parkman Ohio.  Mike Dunbar was 
there teaching chair making at one session but I was in the hand tool 
class.  If you have a desire to learn how to use handtools, this is a 
great experience.  It's in the midst of Amish country and we visited 
an Amish cabinet shop.  The proprietor had no electricity, no autos 
or trucks.  If  you wanted his products you came to pick them up.  He 
did marvelous work and had a substantial east coast clientele.

I belong to the Midwest Tool collectors but have never been able to 
attend their events.  

My request for advice is with several Jorgensen wooden hand clamps.  
The screws have become so smooth they no longer have enough bite to 
maintain pressure.  When I crank down on one handle, the other 
unscrews.  Is there something I can do to restore the bite to the 
threads or have they aged like me to the point they are fit only for 
lite duty?

Jim Weaver



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