Philosophizing with a table saw

I went to a home Depot a while back in search of a spark arrestor cage for
the top of a fireplace... so I ask the kid where they are and he shows me
one of those wind driven turbine exhaust vents for for the roof. Even argued
with me when I told him what those are for.
May as well spread the embers to everyones house ::))

"Kevin" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:oG0Fb.409729$Dw6.1268658@attbi_s02...
> Folks,
> From what I've been reading lately on the wreck, I guess this is
the
> time of year to reflect back on my first 6 months of woodworking and try
to
> impart some hard-learned lessons for future "newbies." So, without further
> ado, my collection of disjointed woodworking aphorisms--
>
>
> Measure twice, cut once, let wood twist and warp. Measure twice again, cut
> once, let wood twist and warp, etc..
>
> To the old adage "You can never have enough clamps," I would add, "You can
> never have enough lights."
>
> By the time you figure out which tools you can do without, you'll already
> own them.
>
> Yes, by all means, save a few bucks buying the cheaper chisels. The money
> you save will be well spent on sharpening equipment and Band-Aids.
>
> Have you ever noticed that Norm Abrams looks like Bizzaro Superman with
> glasses? Hmm...
>
> Draw your own conclusion from this one: I went to Home Depot a few moths
ago
> and naively asked the guy in the lumber isle if they had any quarter sawn
> white oak. He replied that Home Depot didn't carry that brand. When I
asked
> what "brands" of white oak they carried, he said "red."
>
> I purchased several old Stanley planes on eBay over the past few months.
> They are, defects and all, magnificent tools. I especially like the
"ghosts"
> that came with them.
>
>
> --again, thanks for the indulgence.
>
> Happy Holidays,
>
> Kevin
>
>
>
>

On Sat, 20 Dec 2003 18:38:12 GMT, "Kevin" <[email protected]> wrote:

>Draw your own conclusion from this one: I went to Home Depot a few moths ago
>and naively asked the guy in the lumber isle if they had any quarter sawn
>white oak. He replied that Home Depot didn't carry that brand. When I asked
>what "brands" of white oak they carried, he said "red."

B&Q (UK's nearest equivalent) doesn't even sell oak. You just have
"whitewood" and a tiny range of "tropical random hardwood stuff".

If you were to ask most UK non-furnituremakers, including house
construction carpenters what a hardwood was, most would confuse them
with tropicals.

--
Smert' spamionam

Kevin imparted
>
> Draw your own conclusion from this one: I went to Home Depot a few moths ago
> and naively asked the guy in the lumber isle if they had any quarter sawn
> white oak. He replied that Home Depot didn't carry that brand. When I asked
> what "brands" of white oak they carried, he said "red."
>

I went to Lowe's and said that I wanted a pressure-treated eight-foot
post that was at least five inches square. The fellow led me to their
stock of 4-by-4s. When I pointed out that 3.5 inches is less than 5, he
said, "We don't carry anything that large." It was then that I noticed
he was leaning against their 6-by-6 posts. I'm almost certain he wasn't
being coy--he clearly did not have a clue.

In a similar vein, Lowe's "electrical expert" gave me advice on
installing a ceiling fan that would not only void the manufacturer's
warranty but also violate several rather importantant points of the
electrical code.

I love this one! Especially the Home Depot one. That sounds just like
ythem. Every Lowe's I've ever been in (except the one in Waco, Texas)
has been a superior store for what they are.

On Sat, 20 Dec 2003 18:38:12 GMT, "Kevin" <[email protected]> wrote:

>Folks,
> From what I've been reading lately on the wreck, I guess this is the
>time of year to reflect back on my first 6 months of woodworking and try to
>impart some hard-learned lessons for future "newbies." So, without further
>ado, my collection of disjointed woodworking aphorisms--
>
>
>Measure twice, cut once, let wood twist and warp. Measure twice again, cut
>once, let wood twist and warp, etc..
>
>To the old adage "You can never have enough clamps," I would add, "You can
>never have enough lights."
>
>By the time you figure out which tools you can do without, you'll already
>own them.
>
>Yes, by all means, save a few bucks buying the cheaper chisels. The money
>you save will be well spent on sharpening equipment and Band-Aids.
>
>Have you ever noticed that Norm Abrams looks like Bizzaro Superman with
>glasses? Hmm...
>
>Draw your own conclusion from this one: I went to Home Depot a few moths ago
>and naively asked the guy in the lumber isle if they had any quarter sawn
>white oak. He replied that Home Depot didn't carry that brand. When I asked
>what "brands" of white oak they carried, he said "red."
>
>I purchased several old Stanley planes on eBay over the past few months.
>They are, defects and all, magnificent tools. I especially like the "ghosts"
>that came with them.
>
>
>--again, thanks for the indulgence.
>
>Happy Holidays,
>
>Kevin
>
>
>

In article <[email protected]>,
Wolf Lahti <[email protected]> wrote:
> I went to Lowe's and said that I wanted a pressure-treated eight-foot
> post that was at least five inches square. The fellow led me to their
> stock of 4-by-4s. When I pointed out that 3.5 inches is less than 5, he
> said, "We don't carry anything that large." It was then that I noticed
> he was leaning against their 6-by-6 posts. I'm almost certain he wasn't
> being coy--he clearly did not have a clue.

Well, since you were in the lumber department, you should have asked him
where the clue-by-fours a kept.