My name is Brian Meeks...and I am a woodworker...a completely addicted
woodworker.
I am new to woodworking. I discovered the joy through using some hand
tools, or as I like to say, 'gateway' tools. One starts out with a
$10.00 chisel and before you know it, you are sneaking off to the Acme
Tools store to spend $310 on a Festool Jigsaw.
I just discovered this group. I was wondering if there were any
rules?
Is it ok to post links to one's blog?
I have been blogging about my experience with learning this skill,
everyday for the last 24 days. I thought it might be nice to get some
feedback about my ramblings.
I am going to risk it...here is my blog...if it is wrong to post this
link here, let me know and I won't do it again.
http://extremelyaverageone.blogspot.com/
Thanks Everyone
Brian
"Leon" <[email protected]> wrote
>
> "BERNIE THE BUNION" wrote:
Some unnecesssary nonsense not worth repeating.
> Perhaps if you understood what a Blog actually is.
>
> blog noun
> a shared on-line journal where people can post diary entries about their
> personal experiences and hobbies
> You may go back to lurking.
Pshaw!! Leon. That's what I was just about to say.
Max
"Leon" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
>
> "ExtremelyAvg" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:4a0e50ce-5848-48cd-a616-98db66b2b3ea@f12g2000yqn.googlegroups.com...
>> My name is Brian Meeks...and I am a woodworker...a completely addicted
>> woodworker.
>> I am new to woodworking. I discovered the joy through using some hand
>> tools, or as I like to say, 'gateway' tools. One starts out with a
>> $10.00 chisel and before you know it, you are sneaking off to the Acme
>> Tools store to spend $310 on a Festool Jigsaw.
>
>
> So you are new to woodworking and you already own a Festool tool..... No
> sense in beating arough the bush, huh?
> Welcome!
Some of those bushes can be really arough. But a little work with a spoke
shave and a good scraper will make them usable.
Max
.
ExtremelyAvg <[email protected]> wrote in news:4a0e50ce-5848-48cd-
[email protected]:
> My name is Brian Meeks...and I am a woodworker...a completely addicted
> woodworker.
> I am new to woodworking. I discovered the joy through using some hand
> tools, or as I like to say, 'gateway' tools. One starts out with a
> $10.00 chisel and before you know it, you are sneaking off to the Acme
> Tools store to spend $310 on a Festool Jigsaw.
>
> I just discovered this group. I was wondering if there were any
> rules?
*snip*
> Thanks Everyone
>
> Brian
Find the FAQs and Anti-FAQs. They'll tell you all about the rules here.
Pay careful attention to the AntiFAQ, we follow those rules most
strictly.
By the way, newcomers are expected to make a sacrifice to the Woodworking
Gods. 20 bd ft of Jummywood ought to do it.
Puckdroppe (tongue firmly in cheek)
"Robatoy" <[email protected]> wrote
Balderstone will lighten up once he chisels his way out of his house
come spring.
=========================
How do they make the internet work up there under all that snow and ice?
Nahmie wrote:
>
>
> The mind boggles @ the "past members" who should have been included!
> I'm sure Dave & Lew can remember better than me. Can you spell JOAT?
> Then there was the shellac king(who was that masked man?) Bennett, who
> was always good for a flame war? The mind doesn't just boggle, it goes
> into shut-down.
Ketter, Spokeshave, the list goes on and on!
> How about Phully, Minwax Mac(a.k.a. Jummy), Black Sheep(who by the way
> has dropped out of ww'ing and is into photography these days), etc.
> They still drop around occasionally if someone rings their bell.
> Couple fellers from Buffalo who completely ascape me.
Would that be Jenisi AKA (IB) and Ed Hennessey; Mario and Joe Cumbo?
> I've been hanging around here since about '96, just don't
> "participate" as much as I used to.
>
> Just remember . . . ."There is no CABAL"
>
> Norm
>
--
Jack Novak
Buffalo, NY - USA
[email protected]
On Jan 26, 2:54=A0am, ExtremelyAvg <[email protected]> wrote:
> My name is Brian Meeks...and I am a woodworker...a completely addicted
> woodworker.
> I am new to woodworking. =A0I discovered the joy through using some hand
> tools, or as I like to say, 'gateway' tools. =A0One starts out with a
> $10.00 chisel and before you know it, you are sneaking off to the Acme
> Tools store to spend $310 on a Festool Jigsaw.
>
> I just discovered this group. =A0I was wondering if there were any
> rules?
>
> Is it ok to post links to one's blog?
>
> I have been blogging about my experience with learning this skill,
> everyday for the last 24 days. =A0I thought it might be nice to get some
> feedback about my ramblings.
>
> I am going to risk it...here is my blog...if it is wrong to post this
> link here, let me know and I won't do it again.
>
> http://extremelyaverageone.blogspot.com/
>
> Thanks Everyone
>
> Brian
Welcome aboard Brian. As you have already found out the people in
this group are not shy.
Rec.woodworking is full of people from the novice like myself to those
that produce works of art with wood.
If you are thin-skinned don't bother posting anything.
Start here and read about the "wreck"
http://www.inthewoodshop.org/general/wwa13.shtml
Enjoy woodworking and enjoy the wreck!
On Jan 26, 10:59=A0am, Robatoy <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Jan 26, 2:54=A0am, ExtremelyAvg <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>
>
>
>
> > My name is Brian Meeks...and I am a woodworker...a completely addicted
> > woodworker.
> > I am new to woodworking. =A0I discovered the joy through using some han=
d
> > tools, or as I like to say, 'gateway' tools. =A0One starts out with a
> > $10.00 chisel and before you know it, you are sneaking off to the Acme
> > Tools store to spend $310 on a Festool Jigsaw.
>
> > I just discovered this group. =A0I was wondering if there were any
> > rules?
>
> > Is it ok to post links to one's blog?
>
> > I have been blogging about my experience with learning this skill,
> > everyday for the last 24 days. =A0I thought it might be nice to get som=
e
> > feedback about my ramblings.
>
> > I am going to risk it...here is my blog...if it is wrong to post this
> > link here, let me know and I won't do it again.
>
> >http://extremelyaverageone.blogspot.com/
>
> > Thanks Everyone
>
> > Brian
>
> Welcome Brian and don't listen to 'The Grumpy Ones'. After all, it is
> their choice to take the time to read your blog or not.
> Everybody is so frickin' uptight these days.- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -
Thanks Everyone for your feedback. Even Bernie, who did point out
that the grey text was hard to read. That was helpful. It seems
that, for the most part, this is a good place for me to meet new
woodworking people and learn a great deal.
In article <[email protected]>, Mike Marlow
<[email protected]> wrote:
> "Swingman" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
> > On 1/26/2010 1:54 AM, ExtremelyAvg wrote:
> >
> >> My name is Brian Meeks...and I am a woodworker...a completely addicted
> >> woodworker.
> >
> > Welcome ... put the link of your choice in a signature block, like the
> > below, and those who want can click on the link at their convenience, or
> > not.
> >
> > Look like you've already figured out the old wRec adage of "Buy the best
> > and only cry once!" Kudos on the Festool jig saw purchase!
> >
> > ... and remember, bunions are irritants that can be made to disappear.
> >
>
> And... remember this as you plow your way through the group...
>
> Robotoy - We're really not sure about him here... Posts some good stuff,
> but don't let that fool ya...
> Swingman - oh man, don't know where to start. He like little tittles (good)
> and hangs around with Leon - that has to be bad...
> Nailshooter - watch out for Robert. He comes on like he has a lot of good
> advice, but underneath it all he really just wants to be a nice guy...
> Leon - completely untrustworthy - a friend of Swingman...
> Lee Michaels - he can be cantankerous but don't let that put you off - he's
> a genuine curmudgeon and that can't be bad...
> Mike Marlow - even Geezus loves him - he's just a nice guy...
> Puckdropper - Suspect him of being a bit of a shit-stirrer...
> Morris Dovey - Whacked out, crazy, back to the future sort of guy. Does
> really cool stuff that we all wish we had done...
> Andy Dingley - Careful here - he may be mostly full of starch, but he'll
> pop up and surprise you with a good one. I think he does that on purpose...
> Zz Yzx - how in the hell do you trust anybody with a name like that? I
> think that came from a Superman comic...
> Max - Watch this guy - he will throw you off with an occasional bit of real
> advice.
> Lew Whodunit - Don't even trust this guy. He's a guy who actually moved to
> CA. No one in their right mind would do that. Then he got into this boat
> building thing, then,... then... then...
>
> Anyway - that is the trustworthy first pass list of folks here. More to
> come...
Geeze... C-less and I didn't make the A list?
Harumph.
In article <[email protected]>, Lee Michaels
<leemichaels*nadaspam*@comcast.net> wrote:
> "Robatoy" <[email protected]> wrote
>
> Balderstone will lighten up once he chisels his way out of his house
> come spring.
> =========================
>
> How do they make the internet work up there under all that snow and ice?
Superconduction gets easier when the temp approaches absolute zero.
"Joe" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> I'd have been happy making a list, much less an 'A' list (or b, or c,
> or.... somebody stop me)
>
Ok - Joe is now officially on the "another whiner" list...
--
-Mike-
[email protected]
"Dave Balderstone" <dave@N_O_T_T_H_I_Sbalderstone.ca> wrote in message
news:260120101508292617%dave@N_O_T_T_H_I_Sbalderstone.ca...
>
> Geeze... C-less and I didn't make the A list?
>
> Harumph.
Oops - sorry. Was squeezing in a little rec stuff in and amongst real work,
and had to be brief. My apologies - did not mean to slight you or any
others.
Having said that - to the new guy - watch out for Dave Balderstone - he's a
whiner...
--
-Mike-
[email protected]
On 1/26/2010 1:54 AM, ExtremelyAvg wrote:
> My name is Brian Meeks...and I am a woodworker...a completely addicted
> woodworker.
Welcome ... put the link of your choice in a signature block, like the
below, and those who want can click on the link at their convenience, or
not.
Look like you've already figured out the old wRec adage of "Buy the best
and only cry once!" Kudos on the Festool jig saw purchase!
... and remember, bunions are irritants that can be made to disappear.
--
www.e-woodshop.net
Last update: 10/22/08
KarlC@ (the obvious)
On Jan 26, 4:00=A0pm, "Mike Marlow" <[email protected]>
wrote:
> "Swingman" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>
> news:[email protected]...
>
> > On 1/26/2010 1:54 AM, ExtremelyAvg wrote:
>
> >> My name is Brian Meeks...and I am a woodworker...a completely addicted
> >> woodworker.
>
> > Welcome ... put the link of your choice in a signature block, like the
> > below, and those who want can click on the link at their convenience, o=
r
> > not.
>
> > Look like you've already figured out the old wRec adage of "Buy the bes=
t
> > and only cry once!" Kudos on the Festool jig saw purchase!
>
> > ... and remember, bunions are irritants that can be made to disappear.
>
> And... remember this as you plow your way through the group...
>
> Robotoy - We're really not sure about him here...
=A0We're not around here either....
>Posts some good stuff,
> but don't let that fool ya...
> Swingman - oh man, don't know where to start. =A0He like little tittles (=
good)
> and hangs around with Leon - that has to be bad...
> Nailshooter - watch out for Robert. =A0He comes on like he has a lot of g=
ood
> advice, but underneath it all he really just wants to be a nice guy...
> Leon - completely untrustworthy - a friend of Swingman...
> Lee Michaels - he can be cantankerous but don't let that put you off - he=
's
> a genuine curmudgeon and that can't be bad...
> Mike Marlow - even Geezus loves him - he's just a nice guy...
> Puckdropper - Suspect him of being a bit of a shit-stirrer...
> Morris Dovey - Whacked out, crazy, back to the future sort of guy. =A0Doe=
s
> really cool stuff that we all wish we had done...
> Andy Dingley - =A0Careful here - he may be mostly full of starch, but he'=
ll
> pop up and surprise you with a good one. =A0I think he does that on purpo=
se...
> Zz Yzx - how in the hell do you trust anybody with a name like that? =A0I
> think that came from a Superman comic...
> Max - Watch this guy - he will throw you off with an occasional bit of re=
al
> advice.
> Lew Whodunit - Don't even trust this guy. =A0He's a guy who actually move=
d to
> CA. =A0No one in their right mind would do that. =A0Then he got into this=
boat
> building thing, then,... then... then...
>
> Anyway - that is the trustworthy first pass list of folks here. =A0More t=
o
> come...
>
> --
>
> -Mike-
> [email protected]
On 2010-01-26 02:54:00 -0500, ExtremelyAvg <[email protected]> said:
> My name is Brian Meeks...and I am a woodworker...a completely addicted
> woodworker.
You've done some writing before, haven't you? Quite enjoyed what I
read, and I understand the stars in your eyes... the romance of
woodworking and all.
"Do you have the wood?" Oh, that was priceless!
Bookmarked.
Thanks,
Steve
(still wet behind the ears)
On Jan 26, 3:08=A0pm, Dave Balderstone
<dave@N_O_T_T_H_I_Sbalderstone.ca> wrote:
> In article <[email protected]>, Mike Marlow
>
>
>
>
>
> <[email protected]> wrote:
> > "Swingman" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> >news:[email protected]...
> > > On 1/26/2010 1:54 AM, ExtremelyAvg wrote:
>
> > >> My name is Brian Meeks...and I am a woodworker...a completely addict=
ed
> > >> woodworker.
>
> > > Welcome ... put the link of your choice in a signature block, like th=
e
> > > below, and those who want can click on the link at their convenience,=
or
> > > not.
>
> > > Look like you've already figured out the old wRec adage of "Buy the b=
est
> > > and only cry once!" Kudos on the Festool jig saw purchase!
>
> > > ... and remember, bunions are irritants that can be made to disappear=
.
>
> > And... remember this as you plow your way through the group...
>
> > Robotoy - We're really not sure about him here... =A0Posts some good st=
uff,
> > but don't let that fool ya...
> > Swingman - oh man, don't know where to start. =A0He like little tittles=
(good)
> > and hangs around with Leon - that has to be bad...
> > Nailshooter - watch out for Robert. =A0He comes on like he has a lot of=
good
> > advice, but underneath it all he really just wants to be a nice guy...
> > Leon - completely untrustworthy - a friend of Swingman...
> > Lee Michaels - he can be cantankerous but don't let that put you off - =
he's
> > a genuine curmudgeon and that can't be bad...
> > Mike Marlow - even Geezus loves him - he's just a nice guy...
> > Puckdropper - Suspect him of being a bit of a shit-stirrer...
> > Morris Dovey - Whacked out, crazy, back to the future sort of guy. =A0D=
oes
> > really cool stuff that we all wish we had done...
> > Andy Dingley - =A0Careful here - he may be mostly full of starch, but h=
e'll
> > pop up and surprise you with a good one. =A0I think he does that on pur=
pose...
> > Zz Yzx - how in the hell do you trust anybody with a name like that? =
=A0I
> > think that came from a Superman comic...
> > Max - Watch this guy - he will throw you off with an occasional bit of =
real
> > advice.
> > Lew Whodunit - Don't even trust this guy. =A0He's a guy who actually mo=
ved to
> > CA. =A0No one in their right mind would do that. =A0Then he got into th=
is boat
> > building thing, then,... then... then...
>
> > Anyway - that is the trustworthy first pass list of folks here. =A0More=
to
> > come...
>
> Geeze... C-less and I didn't make the A list?
>
> Harumph.- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -
The mind boggles @ the "past members" who should have been included!
I'm sure Dave & Lew can remember better than me. Can you spell JOAT?
Then there was the shellac king(who was that masked man?) Bennett, who
was always good for a flame war? The mind doesn't just boggle, it goes
into shut-down.
How about Phully, Minwax Mac(a.k.a. Jummy), Black Sheep(who by the way
has dropped out of ww'ing and is into photography these days), etc.
They still drop around occasionally if someone rings their bell.
Couple fellers from Buffalo who completely ascape me.
I've been hanging around here since about '96, just don't
"participate" as much as I used to.
Just remember . . . ."There is no CABAL"
Norm
Norm
"Swingman" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> On 1/26/2010 1:54 AM, ExtremelyAvg wrote:
>
>> My name is Brian Meeks...and I am a woodworker...a completely addicted
>> woodworker.
>
> Welcome ... put the link of your choice in a signature block, like the
> below, and those who want can click on the link at their convenience, or
> not.
>
> Look like you've already figured out the old wRec adage of "Buy the best
> and only cry once!" Kudos on the Festool jig saw purchase!
>
> ... and remember, bunions are irritants that can be made to disappear.
>
And... remember this as you plow your way through the group...
Robotoy - We're really not sure about him here... Posts some good stuff,
but don't let that fool ya...
Swingman - oh man, don't know where to start. He like little tittles (good)
and hangs around with Leon - that has to be bad...
Nailshooter - watch out for Robert. He comes on like he has a lot of good
advice, but underneath it all he really just wants to be a nice guy...
Leon - completely untrustworthy - a friend of Swingman...
Lee Michaels - he can be cantankerous but don't let that put you off - he's
a genuine curmudgeon and that can't be bad...
Mike Marlow - even Geezus loves him - he's just a nice guy...
Puckdropper - Suspect him of being a bit of a shit-stirrer...
Morris Dovey - Whacked out, crazy, back to the future sort of guy. Does
really cool stuff that we all wish we had done...
Andy Dingley - Careful here - he may be mostly full of starch, but he'll
pop up and surprise you with a good one. I think he does that on purpose...
Zz Yzx - how in the hell do you trust anybody with a name like that? I
think that came from a Superman comic...
Max - Watch this guy - he will throw you off with an occasional bit of real
advice.
Lew Whodunit - Don't even trust this guy. He's a guy who actually moved to
CA. No one in their right mind would do that. Then he got into this boat
building thing, then,... then... then...
Anyway - that is the trustworthy first pass list of folks here. More to
come...
--
-Mike-
[email protected]
"BERNIE THE BUNION" <bernie@the_bunion.com> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
>
>> My name is Brian Meeks...and I am a woodworker...
>> I thought it might be nice to get some
>> feedback about my ramblings.
>>
>> I am going to risk it...here is my blog...
>
> Brian in this group I am a lurker...... I do beleive this is my first
> post to this group.
>
> White background good.
>
> Grey letters on white background bad.
>
> After that........... mister you can get as mad as you want but I figure
> you have about 1200 lines of pure crap on your blog and no I did not
> read every line or paragraph but the parts that I did spot check appear
> to be nothing more than a reflection of your personal daily ramblings.
>
> Who do you think cares if you carry a notebook and pen with you so you
> can write down your thoughts on a daily basis.
>
> NOBODY.
Speak for yourself, I'm willing to give Brian's blog a chance.
>
> You say you have just discovered this group.
>
> Well monitor it for a while.
>
> Make comments that you feel are appropriate and relevant.
>
> Ask questions about woodworking that you feel are appropriate and
> relevant.
>
> Don't ask anyone to go your blog when it is nothing more than a personal
> vanity site with little woodworking content.
The percentage of ww content seems to rival that of the Wreck at times,
so possibly you yourself are in the wrong place.
>
> Join the group and welcome..... but don't expect the regulars to leave
> this newsgroup to spend time on your website very often.
>
> USENET does not work that way.
Thanks for the lesson in how "the regulars should behave" and
your explanation of how usenet works, but I will use my own judgement
about where I go and what I read.
basilisk
"BERNIE THE BUNION" <bernie@the_bunion.com> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
>
>> My name is Brian Meeks...and I am a woodworker...
>> I thought it might be nice to get some
>> feedback about my ramblings.
>>
>> I am going to risk it...here is my blog...
>
> Brian in this group I am a lurker...... I do beleive this is my first
> post to this group.
>
> White background good.
>
> Grey letters on white background bad.
>
> After that........... mister you can get as mad as you want but I figure
> you have about 1200 lines of pure crap on your blog and no I did not
> read every line or paragraph but the parts that I did spot check appear
> to be nothing more than a reflection of your personal daily ramblings.
>
> Who do you think cares if you carry a notebook and pen with you so you
> can write down your thoughts on a daily basis.
Perhaps if you understood what a Blog actually is.
blog noun
a shared on-line journal where people can post diary entries about their
personal experiences and hobbies
>
> NOBODY.
>
> You say you have just discovered this group.
>
> Well monitor it for a while.
>
> Make comments that you feel are appropriate and relevant.
>
> Ask questions about woodworking that you feel are appropriate and
> relevant.
>
> Don't ask anyone to go your blog when it is nothing more than a personal
> vanity site with little woodworking content.
>
> Join the group and welcome..... but don't expect the regulars to leave
> this newsgroup to spend time on your website very often.
>
> USENET does not work that way.
You may go back to lurking.
"Dave Balderstone" <dave@N_O_T_T_H_I_Sbalderstone.ca> wrote in message
news:260120101508292617%dave@N_O_T_T_H_I_Sbalderstone.ca...
> In article <[email protected]>, Mike Marlow
> <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> "Swingman" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>> news:[email protected]...
>> > On 1/26/2010 1:54 AM, ExtremelyAvg wrote:
>> >
>> >> My name is Brian Meeks...and I am a woodworker...a completely addicted
>> >> woodworker.
>> >
>> > Welcome ... put the link of your choice in a signature block, like the
>> > below, and those who want can click on the link at their convenience,
>> > or
>> > not.
>> >
>> > Look like you've already figured out the old wRec adage of "Buy the
>> > best
>> > and only cry once!" Kudos on the Festool jig saw purchase!
>> >
>> > ... and remember, bunions are irritants that can be made to disappear.
>> >
>>
>> And... remember this as you plow your way through the group...
>>
>> Robotoy - We're really not sure about him here... Posts some good stuff,
>> but don't let that fool ya...
>> Swingman - oh man, don't know where to start. He like little tittles
>> (good)
>> and hangs around with Leon - that has to be bad...
>> Nailshooter - watch out for Robert. He comes on like he has a lot of
>> good
>> advice, but underneath it all he really just wants to be a nice guy...
>> Leon - completely untrustworthy - a friend of Swingman...
>> Lee Michaels - he can be cantankerous but don't let that put you off -
>> he's
>> a genuine curmudgeon and that can't be bad...
>> Mike Marlow - even Geezus loves him - he's just a nice guy...
>> Puckdropper - Suspect him of being a bit of a shit-stirrer...
>> Morris Dovey - Whacked out, crazy, back to the future sort of guy. Does
>> really cool stuff that we all wish we had done...
>> Andy Dingley - Careful here - he may be mostly full of starch, but he'll
>> pop up and surprise you with a good one. I think he does that on
>> purpose...
>> Zz Yzx - how in the hell do you trust anybody with a name like that? I
>> think that came from a Superman comic...
>> Max - Watch this guy - he will throw you off with an occasional bit of
>> real
>> advice.
>> Lew Whodunit - Don't even trust this guy. He's a guy who actually moved
>> to
>> CA. No one in their right mind would do that. Then he got into this
>> boat
>> building thing, then,... then... then...
>>
>> Anyway - that is the trustworthy first pass list of folks here. More to
>> come...
>
> Geeze... C-less and I didn't make the A list?
>
> Harumph.
I'd have been happy making a list, much less an 'A' list (or b, or c, or....
somebody stop me)
"ExtremelyAvg" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:4a0e50ce-5848-48cd-a616-98db66b2b3ea@f12g2000yqn.googlegroups.com...
> My name is Brian Meeks...and I am a woodworker...a completely addicted
> woodworker.
> I am new to woodworking. I discovered the joy through using some hand
> tools, or as I like to say, 'gateway' tools. One starts out with a
> $10.00 chisel and before you know it, you are sneaking off to the Acme
> Tools store to spend $310 on a Festool Jigsaw.
So you are new to woodworking and you already own a Festool tool..... No
sense in beating arough the bush, huh?
Welcome!
ExtremelyAvg wrote:
> My name is Brian Meeks...and I am a woodworker...a completely addicted
> woodworker.
> I am new to woodworking. I discovered the joy through using some hand
> tools, or as I like to say, 'gateway' tools. One starts out with a
> $10.00 chisel and before you know it, you are sneaking off to the Acme
> Tools store to spend $310 on a Festool Jigsaw.
>
> I just discovered this group. I was wondering if there were any
> rules?
>
> Is it ok to post links to one's blog?
>
> I have been blogging about my experience with learning this skill,
> everyday for the last 24 days. I thought it might be nice to get some
> feedback about my ramblings.
>
> I am going to risk it...here is my blog...if it is wrong to post this
> link here, let me know and I won't do it again.
>
> http://extremelyaverageone.blogspot.com/
>
> Thanks Everyone
>
> Brian
Welcome. From the responses, looks like you'll fit in just fine here.
Not so sure about the bunion though.
--
There is never a situation where having more rounds is a disadvantage
Rob Leatham
> My name is Brian Meeks...and I am a woodworker...
> I thought it might be nice to get some
> feedback about my ramblings.
>
> I am going to risk it...here is my blog...
Brian in this group I am a lurker...... I do beleive this is my first
post to this group.
White background good.
Grey letters on white background bad.
After that........... mister you can get as mad as you want but I figure
you have about 1200 lines of pure crap on your blog and no I did not
read every line or paragraph but the parts that I did spot check appear
to be nothing more than a reflection of your personal daily ramblings.
Who do you think cares if you carry a notebook and pen with you so you
can write down your thoughts on a daily basis.
NOBODY.
You say you have just discovered this group.
Well monitor it for a while.
Make comments that you feel are appropriate and relevant.
Ask questions about woodworking that you feel are appropriate and
relevant.
Don't ask anyone to go your blog when it is nothing more than a personal
vanity site with little woodworking content.
Join the group and welcome..... but don't expect the regulars to leave
this newsgroup to spend time on your website very often.
USENET does not work that way.
On Jan 26, 1:54=A0am, ExtremelyAvg <[email protected]> wrote:
> My name is Brian Meeks...and I am a woodworker...a completely addicted
> woodworker.
> I am new to woodworking. =A0I discovered the joy through using some hand
> tools, or as I like to say, 'gateway' tools. =A0One starts out with a
> $10.00 chisel and before you know it, you are sneaking off to the Acme
> Tools store to spend $310 on a Festool Jigsaw.
>
> I just discovered this group. =A0I was wondering if there were any
> rules?
>
> Is it ok to post links to one's blog?
>
> I have been blogging about my experience with learning this skill,
> everyday for the last 24 days. =A0I thought it might be nice to get some
> feedback about my ramblings.
>
> I am going to risk it...here is my blog...if it is wrong to post this
> link here, let me know and I won't do it again.
>
> http://extremelyaverageone.blogspot.com/
>
> Thanks Everyone
>
> Brian
Brian,
Puckdropper said you needed a sacrifice for the ww'ing gods, and
mentioned Jummywood. If you haven't read far enough in FAQS or
otherwise, "Jummywood" is the wRECK's name for plain ol' Pine. The
history is as follows:
A question was posed:
>> "but what is the story behind Jummywood? Where did the name come from?=
"
Sit back boys and girls, and let me tell you the story of the
Jummywood tree.
Long ago, in a small town in Oz lived a man who we'll call Phully.
Now Phully was a talented and gifted wood basher who could pop out an
entertainment center, two end tables, a bookcase, and two wine racks
before lunch. After noon, when he finished his 9th Fosters, he went
back into the
shop and there before him stood a poor Aussie waif.
"Pardon me sir, but I'm hungry. Could I have the crumbs from your
mullet sandwich - please sir?" Phully was all choked up ~ not because
the kid was hungry but because he had just killed off his last grog
and was going to miss his 2:00 "coffee break" if he didn't go to
market and pick up another 6 cases.
"I tells you what you farkin little elf - you stay here and tend to
the shop while I go get some more grog - er I mean groceries and I'll
be right back."
Along the way Phully spied some old mates at the pub down the street
and wandered back to the shop after dark. The poor emaciated waif had
taken all the pine boards off the back of the shop and built some of
the finest furniture Phully had ever seen. It had a touch of old
country flavor to it and in his awe and amazement, he awakened the lad
and bought him his own loaf of bread.
"This is the finest 'kin work in the land. Reminds me of the talents
of my top bloke in the states, it does - Jummy McNamara in Texas," he
exclaimed. From here on out, you will be my indentured servant. Now
*no one* is to know that you build this fine furniture for me - I'll
always put me leather patch on it I will." But if anyone asks - you
never touch the jarrah =96 only the pine."
"Peen?" the young lad replied.
"No - I said pine" in his usual Aussie drawl.
"Pain?" the youth queried again.
"For the love of God son, call it Jummywood!"
So for those of you non-believers who don't believe there is such a
thing as a Jummywood tree, let me assure you there is. Just as there
is a Santa Claus, Easter Bunny, and E.T. It ain't as expensive as
walnut or ipe, but I
mean after all - wood don't grow on trees!
So there you have it - the birth of Jummywood.
Now close your eyes, think good thoughts, and go to sleep.
Good night boys and girls.
Jummy
--
Jim Mc Namara
Everyone wants to live on top of the mountain,
but all the happiness occurs while you're climbing it
Now you know the secret.
Norm
On Jan 26, 2:54=A0am, ExtremelyAvg <[email protected]> wrote:
> My name is Brian Meeks...and I am a woodworker...a completely addicted
> woodworker.
> I am new to woodworking. =A0I discovered the joy through using some hand
> tools, or as I like to say, 'gateway' tools. =A0One starts out with a
> $10.00 chisel and before you know it, you are sneaking off to the Acme
> Tools store to spend $310 on a Festool Jigsaw.
>
> I just discovered this group. =A0I was wondering if there were any
> rules?
>
> Is it ok to post links to one's blog?
>
> I have been blogging about my experience with learning this skill,
> everyday for the last 24 days. =A0I thought it might be nice to get some
> feedback about my ramblings.
>
> I am going to risk it...here is my blog...if it is wrong to post this
> link here, let me know and I won't do it again.
>
> http://extremelyaverageone.blogspot.com/
>
> Thanks Everyone
>
> Brian
Welcome Brian and don't listen to 'The Grumpy Ones'. After all, it is
their choice to take the time to read your blog or not.
Everybody is so frickin' uptight these days.
On Jan 27, 1:36=A0pm, Nova <[email protected]> wrote:
> Nahmie wrote:
>
> > The mind boggles @ the "past members" who should have been included!
> > I'm sure Dave & Lew can remember better than me. Can you spell JOAT?
> > Then there was the shellac king(who was that masked man?) Bennett, who
> > was always good for a flame war? The mind doesn't just boggle, it goes
> > into shut-down.
>
> Ketter, Spokeshave, the list goes on and on!
>
> > How about Phully, Minwax Mac(a.k.a. Jummy), Black Sheep(who by the way
> > has dropped out of ww'ing and is into photography these days), etc.
> > They still drop around occasionally if someone rings their bell.
> > Couple fellers from Buffalo who completely ascape me.
>
> Would that be Jenisi AKA (IB) and Ed Hennessey; Mario and Joe Cumbo?
>
> > I've been hanging around here since about '96, just don't
> > "participate" as much as I used to.
>
> > Just remember . . . ."There is no CABAL"
>
> > Norm
>
> --
> Jack Novak
> Buffalo, NY - USA
> [email protected]
It was you & Mario I had the "senior moment" over!
Norm
On Jan 26, 4:54=A0pm, "Mike Marlow" <[email protected]>
wrote:
> "Dave Balderstone" <dave@N_O_T_T_H_I_Sbalderstone.ca> wrote in message
>
> news:260120101508292617%dave@N_O_T_T_H_I_Sbalderstone.ca...
>
>
>
> > Geeze... C-less and I didn't make the A list?
>
> > Harumph.
>
> Oops - sorry. =A0Was squeezing in a little rec stuff in and amongst real =
work,
> and had to be brief. =A0My apologies - did not mean to slight you or any
> others.
>
> Having said that - to the new guy - watch out for Dave Balderstone - he's=
a
> whiner...
>
Balderstone will lighten up once he chisels his way out of his house
come spring.
>> My name is Brian Meeks...and I am a woodworker...
Welcome Brian, You may remember me from somewhere else
where I go by the same name. The traffic here is much
less than that other place where there are over 15,800 members
and most people seem to be so overwhelmed by the amount
of content that they primarily post 1-line compliments.
You can find more critical opinions here (which I value alot)!
Although clarity is valued, there is more emphasis on the crafted wood
than the crafted word here, and there is no room for photos--they have
to be linked to.
Personally, I try to stay away from the OT political posts
due to the thickness of my skin.
If you have questions about the router table that you are designing,
you can probably find some valuable thoughts here.
Bill
On Mon, 25 Jan 2010 23:54:00 -0800 (PST), ExtremelyAvg
<[email protected]> wrote:
>My name is Brian Meeks...and I am a woodworker...a completely addicted
>woodworker.
Welcome.
-Zz
"Leon" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
>
> "BERNIE THE BUNION" <bernie@the_bunion.com> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
>>
>>> My name is Brian Meeks...and I am a woodworker...
>>> I thought it might be nice to get some
>>> feedback about my ramblings.
>>>
>>> I am going to risk it...here is my blog...
>>
>> Brian in this group I am a lurker...... I do beleive this is my first
>> post to this group.
>>
>> White background good.
>>
>> Grey letters on white background bad.
>>
>> After that........... mister you can get as mad as you want but I figure
>> you have about 1200 lines of pure crap on your blog and no I did not
>> read every line or paragraph but the parts that I did spot check appear
>> to be nothing more than a reflection of your personal daily ramblings.
>>
>> Who do you think cares if you carry a notebook and pen with you so you
>> can write down your thoughts on a daily basis.
>
>
> Perhaps if you understood what a Blog actually is.
>
> blog noun
> a shared on-line journal where people can post diary entries about their
> personal experiences and hobbies
>
>
>>
>> NOBODY.
>>
>> You say you have just discovered this group.
>>
>> Well monitor it for a while.
>>
>> Make comments that you feel are appropriate and relevant.
>>
>> Ask questions about woodworking that you feel are appropriate and
>> relevant.
>>
>> Don't ask anyone to go your blog when it is nothing more than a personal
>> vanity site with little woodworking content.
>>
>> Join the group and welcome..... but don't expect the regulars to leave
>> this newsgroup to spend time on your website very often.
>>
>> USENET does not work that way.
>
> You may go back to lurking.
>
+1
Welcome Brian, enjoy the wreck.
"Mike Marlow" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
>
> "Joe" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
>
>> I'd have been happy making a list, much less an 'A' list (or b, or c,
>> or.... somebody stop me)
>>
>
> Ok - Joe is now officially on the "another whiner" list...
>
> --
>
> -Mike-
> [email protected]
>
Ok, 'another' starts with 'A'... I guess I'm good with that.
"BERNIE THE BUNION" <bernie@the_bunion.com> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
>
>> My name is Brian Meeks...and I am a woodworker...
>> I thought it might be nice to get some
>> feedback about my ramblings.
>>
>> I am going to risk it...here is my blog...
>
> Brian in this group I am a lurker...... I do beleive this is my first
> post to this group.
>
<snip>
And you used your first post to tear to shreds someone with a blog (and he
knows what one is) related to woodworking?
Nicely done sir (I need to find a sarcasm font for this line).
Make it your last post as well.
"Swingman" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> On 1/26/2010 1:54 AM, ExtremelyAvg wrote:
>
>> My name is Brian Meeks...and I am a woodworker...a completely addicted
>> woodworker.
>
> Welcome ... put the link of your choice in a signature block, like the
> below, and those who want can click on the link at their convenience, or
> not.
>
> Look like you've already figured out the old wRec adage of "Buy the best
> and only cry once!" Kudos on the Festool jig saw purchase!
>
> ... and remember, bunions are irritants that can be made to disappear.
LOL 2-shay