Book Warm Fuzzy

AAvK notes:
>>> Was this the guy from popular machanics? The name rings a bell.


Yes he has some free articles there, including how to build a
handplane,
if I remember correctly. But I have seen titles of his on Amazon.com so

he has a lot going on as an author too.<<

Ro is retired now, freelanced, and worked until retirement after a long
career primarily for Popular Mechanics. He has a slew of books out
there. Excellent writer. Nice guy, though I hardly knew him. He was
nice enough to quit submitting articles to the National Association of
Home & Workshop Writers peer judged contests some years before
retirement. He kept winning and wanted other people to have a chance.

His brother John was also a freelancer in the DIY field. Also retired.

Heh heh. Got another book warm fuzzy today. Had ordered anothee
book on-line, BOY MECHANIC BOOK 1940 THE CRAFTSMAN, and it got here
today.

The book was $5, with postage at $5, but it got here and the actual
postage was only $1.84, at media rate, so was mildly ripped off. But,
I'm happy anyway, I've got one or two similar books, and around the same
age, so knew the type of stuff that would be in it. Lots of good
reading there, even if I never make anything out of it.

I love old stuff. Cars, trucks, tools, books. Prefer older women
too - you know, like 29, 30, 31. LMAO



JOAT
Intellectual brilliance is no guarantee against being dead wrong.
- David Fasold

Was this the guy from popular machanics? The name rings a bell.





"J T" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Well, I bought a book off the web, and got it today. BUT, I
> already knew I wanted it, so didn't need to thumb thru a copy first.
> It's "Woodworking Wisdom", by Rosario Capotosto. Price on the inside of
> the dust jacket is $30.50, and it looks like it's never even been read.
> I got it for $7.21, including shipping. I love google.
>
> Very nice book, says 200 original jigs, shop aids, tool techniquest,
> and projects for the home craftsman. There's only about one of the
> projects that's very interesting to me, and that only because it's given
> me some ideas for a project of my own. But, got a lot of info from the
> jigs, and it says it's got 808 photos (it's always nice to have lots of
> pictures), and 90 constructon plans.
>
> No, it's NOT a gloat, no matter that some of you would call it one.
> And, not really a neener. But, definitely a warm fuzzy.
>
>
>
> JOAT
> Intellectual brilliance is no guarantee against being dead wrong.
> - David Fasold
>

> Was this the guy from popular machanics? The name rings a bell.
>
>
Yes he has some free articles there, including how to build a handplane,
if I remember correctly. But I have seen titles of his on Amazon.com so
he has a lot going on as an author too.

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Alex
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On Tue, 08 Mar 2005 02:03:58 -0500, J T wrote:

> Very nice book, says 200 original jigs, shop aids, tool techniquest,
> and projects for the home craftsman.

Yeah, I want a copy. Checked it out of the library and made some of the
jigs. Thread a while back complained that books on jigs had the same ol'
same ol'. That's cuz this book already has the good ones!

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