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Hand Tool Chat, Every Tuesday Evening

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Hand Tool Chat, Every Tuesday Evening

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Hand Tool Chat, Every Tuesday Evening

William Duffield

We're going to get together again tonight at 9:30 p.m. EDT. Although it appears to be the same time as last week, it's not, because someone has decided to arbitrarily fiddle with the clocks, forcing us to meet an hour earlier, whether we like it or not. Officially, the chat goes on for an hour, but if you want to arrive early or stay late, you're welcome to throw another log on the fire and pull up a comfortable chair. The chat room is always open for conversations, as long as two or more people are gathered.

Re: Hand Tool Chat, Every Tuesday Evening

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Ellis Walentine

Sign me up...

Ellis Walentine

... and, thank you, William, for shepherding the Hand Tool Chat in the absence of the original Shepherd. I try to be there when possible, and after 20 years of this, I'm always intrigued by the topics that come up -- not always what you expect, but still worth a listen and a participation.

We don't do lathe turning questions much on Hand Tools night, but nothing is ever off the table in the chats. Stuart Johnson rides herd over our Wednesday night turning chat, and I strongly encourage you to drop in on that one.

Chats are a great way to air your questions in a friendly, helpful atmosphere. Stop by and see what it's all about.

See you online,

Ellis Walentine, Host

Re: Hand Tool Chat, Every Tuesday Evening

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Re: turning questions much

William Duffield

If we were going to draw a line between hand tools and machine tools (which we don't) skews and gouges definitely fall on the side of "skilled eye-hand coordination" as opposed to just pushing lumber through machines. If you wanted to be doubly on topic, we can discuss spring pole and treadle lathes on Tuesdays. :)