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58071 | Howard Slack <hnslack@i...> | 1999‑02‑20 | Bio: Howard Slack |
I have been on the list for a while now, after attending the old tools meet at Ron Harper's place in Indiana a while ago, and also since I work with one Steve Jones, another galoot. 'Vital' data points: Howard Slack hnslack@i... RR5 Box 241KK Peru IN 46970 Occupation: Computer systems analyst (not real title, but close enough) Family: Wife Susie and 11 (soon 12) children - Hannah, Reuben, Rebekah, Chavah, Mark, Shoshannah, Joel, Joanna, Jordan, Leah, Keila. (one wife, no twins, no adoptions) Ages of children are from 22 down to 3. My lovely wife is obviously quite busy with homemaking, and all the more with homeschooling. The kids take a lot of the responsibilities for laundry, cooking, etc. Interests: Family, church, learning Hebrew (although in spurts), music, woodworking, 4H leadership. We are quite a musical family, with violins in the 1/10, 1/8, 1/4, 1/2, 3/4, and full sizes, along with 2 violas and a cello. Also piano, trumpet, flute, guitars, ukulele, and a couple banjos (I am the banjo player - everyone else would like to play but they're just too embarassed to admit it). Our musical taste is also pretty diverse, including baroque, classical, Christian, Jewish klezmer, bluegrass, cowboy western, Irish/Scottish and Cajun fiddling, bagpipes and accordian, Scott Joplin rags and Sousa marches, ... In fact, we like most anything musical (which obviously excludes rock, disco, and especially rap). My opinion on instruments is somewhat galootish - I figure there is nothing wrong with an electric guitar that a good old blackout wouldn't cure. (Chet Atkins and Merle Travis are exempted from the above condemnation). Woodworking interests: I collect wood (and am a member of the IWCS - International Wood Collectors' Society), and enjoy turning wooden eggs on the lathe. Eggs are a good way to display the various kinds of wood and their grains. I also try to do some light furniture, boxes, shelves, etc. Through reading various books and starting to collect certain tools, I am starting to get worked up to the idea of making a violin. I also am interested in making fine handtools for my own use. 3-4 of the children have been in the 4-H woodworking project and have done quite well, using handtools for the most part. Several of the children and I are also in a local woodcarving club. I *don't* collect tools, but I sure seem to have a lot of them. My wife might start thinking I do collect them, but I'm pretty sure that's just a simple misunderstanding. So far I have enjoyed the group and gotten some good answers to questions, although it is a somewhat daunting task to stay on top of the flood of email messages. |
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58081 | sirotich@W... (Eddie Sirotich) | 1999‑02‑20 | Re: Bio: Howard Slack |
>Family: Wife Susie and 11 (soon 12) children - Hannah, Reuben, Rebekah, >Chavah, Mark, Shoshannah, Joel, Joanna, Jordan, Leah, Keila. (one wife, >no twins, no adoptions) Ages of children are from 22 down to 3. Welcome aboard Howard, I thought that I have many kids (only 4!) but now I see that I still have a long way to go! Best regards, Eddie Sirotich ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Adria Tools - High Quality Dovetail Saws http://www.woodworking.com/adria |
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58087 | "John A. Gunterman" <spokeshave@m...> | 1999‑02‑20 | Re: Bio: Howard Slack |
>Woodworking interests: >I collect wood (and am a member of the IWCS - International Wood >Collectors' Society), Is this for real or did you just make them up? I think I need to join....... |
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58089 | STJones911@a... | 1999‑02‑20 | Re: Bio: Howard Slack |
In a message dated 2/20/99 7:25:55 AM Eastern Standard Time, spokeshave@m... writes: > >Woodworking interests: > >I collect wood (and am a member of the IWCS - International Wood > >Collectors' Society), > > > Is this for real or did you just make them up? > I think I need to join....... > It's for real alright. You wouldn't believe the wood gloats I have to put up with at work - a couple of $10 ebony stumps, a $4 piece of koa about right for Mark McGuire's bat, etc. etc. etc. In fairness, I have to say that Howard took me to an auction at a fellow member's place where I picked up slabs of osage orange, silver maple, red elm burl, live oak, sycamore, and some other odds 'n' ends. Steve Jones Kokomo IN Still seeking Stanley #64 screwdrivers and Buck Bros. mortise chisels |
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58094 | "Stephan Patnaude" <spatnaude@i...> | 1999‑02‑20 | Re: Bio: Howard Slack |
Howard casually mentions: >>I collect wood (and am a member of the IWCS - International Wood >>Collectors' Society), Welcome to the porch, Howard. There are a number of wood collectors lurking around here. Some won't admit it in public, some claim only a passing fancy related to sport of OT, and others (like me) who eschew the formal specimen size and dream of completing the Tasmania wing of the collection in bowl blanks. Feel free to post wood gloats, wood inquiries, FS notices on large pieces of uncommon woods from Tasmania, etc. And John innocenly inquires about turning pro: >Is this for real or did you just make them up? >I think I need to join....... You go boy. - Stephan |
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58099 | "John A. Gunterman" <spokeshave@m...> | 1999‑02‑20 | Re: Bio: Howard Slack |
>And John innocenly inquires about turning pro: >>Is this for real or did you just make them up? >>I think I need to join....... >You go boy. Got a URL for them?-) |
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58098 | b2d@e... (Duke of URLs) | 1999‑02‑20 | Re: Bio: Howard Slack |
>>Woodworking interests: >>I collect wood (and am a member of the IWCS - International Wood >>Collectors' Society), John A. Gunterman wrote: >Is this for real or did you just make them up? >I think I need to join....... Get thee to the Web site already!!! http://www.kiva.net/~rjbrown/w5/iwcs.html Keith Bohn |
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58125 | Howard Slack <hnslack@i...> | 1999‑02‑21 | Re: Bio: Howard Slack |
Duke of URLs wrote: > Get thee to the Web site already!!! > > http://www.kiva.net/~rjbrown/w5/iwcs.html > That was the page I looked up first (from an old IWCS bookmark), but the http://www.woodcollectors.org site seems to be more up to date and have more content. Howard Slack |
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58215 | Chris Dunn <a065117@e...> | 1999‑02‑22 | Re: Bio: Howard Slack |
Howard Slack wrote: > > Family: Wife Susie and 11 (soon 12) children ....YIKES! Please, at the appropriate time, let us know if "cheaper by the dozen" is, in fact, true ..... Oh, and, Welcome to the list! Chris |
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58273 | fuss_em@h... (Paul Fuss) | 1999‑02‑23 | Re: Bio: Howard Slack |
Howard Slack wrote: >I *don't* collect tools, but I sure seem to have a lot of them. My wife >might start thinking I do collect them, but I'm pretty sure that's just >a simple misunderstanding. This is truly a classic statement and I believe it deserves a place in the FAQ. Or at least in Tom Price's "Galoot's Progress". (Howard, you're in the right place). Paul Fuss Boston, MA |
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