Blasted Broken Bones Gloat

1/29/04, 11:51 PM #1

Alan Hamilton
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Blasted Broken Bones Gloat

Alan Hamilton

>We were making merry yesterday celebrating my birthday (it's not too late to send gifts). My dear family gave me a set of Two Cherries mortise chisels.

Woo Hoo! They are beautiful! Gloat! Gloat!! GLOAT!!!

I especialy like the large hornbeam handles. These are serious handles. They're just right for me to wrap my paws around and get a good grip, a grip that improves my control and makes it easier to keep the tool properly aligned.

Now the bad news: with all my broken bones in my legs I can't use them. Boo-hoo-hoo. I don't have a mortising bench and obviously can't make one right now. All I can do is admire my new chisels--and of course fondle and caress them.

Hmmm. Seem to me I hear their siren calls right now.

Later,

Alan

Re: Blasted Broken Bones Gloat

1/29/04, 11:57 PM #2

Todd O. Cronkhite Native of Maine
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Todd O. Cronkhite Native of Maine

>Alan,

Congrats on the new toys! What am Excellent family you have to give such a nice gift.

Sounds like a good time to start planning some serious projects so once you are able to get out into the shop again you'll be ready to make the chips/shaving fly! I'd think that what with all this down time it would be a good chance to get all those dull edges in your shop sharpened up eh? when you get yours done let me know and I'll send you mine. ;~)

Hope your healing up well.

Todd O.

Re: Blasted Broken Bones Gloat

1/30/04, 6:33 PM #3

Scott Burr in Ben Lomond CA
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Bummer...

Scott Burr in Ben Lomond CA

>All dressed up and nowhere to go so to speak. Happy Birthday sounds like a great one mostly. Heal up fast. Hope you can at least get them ready to use.

Scott, whos has looked at these chisles but couldn't get my mitts around those handles.

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