Tail end of the Pmd hatch

On 7/25/06 3:02 PM, in article , "Conan The
Librarian" wrote:

William Claspy wrote:

On 7/25/06 2:46 PM, in article , "Conan The
Librarian" wrote:

Chuck Vance (that was the closest I got to nymph fishing the
whole trip)

Elitist.

:-)

And your point is? :-)

No point, just trying a cast or two to see if I can get a rise.

:-)

Bill

William Claspy wrote:

On 7/25/06 3:02 PM, in article , "Conan The
Librarian" wrote:

Elitist.

:-)

And your point is? :-)

No point, just trying a cast or two to see if I can get a rise.

:-)

Looks like nothing's feeding.

Maybe we should talk about handtools vs. powertools instead. :-)


Chuck Vance

On 7/26/06 7:51 AM, in article , "Conan The
Librarian" wrote:

Maybe we should talk about handtools vs. powertools instead. :-)

Well, you gotta at least pick something that is debatable!

Dewey vs. LC?

:-)

Bill

In article ,
says...
Maybe we should talk about handtools vs. powertools instead. :-)

Well, you gotta at least pick something that is debatable!


I'll start! We just tore down our deck and re-built it, the old
deck having succumbed to a terminal case of dry rot. I suppose that
I could have built it without a reciprocating saw, circular saw,
compound miter saw, cordless electric drill, air compressor and
pneumatic framing nailer, but I sure as hell wouldn't have wanted
to. I will admit to feeling virtuous when I watch a paper thin
shaving curl up out of a handplane, but I don't think that cross
cutting 2x6's with hand saw would give me the same warm fuzzy
feeling, especially not when it's 95 out.

Kevin
(and yes, I know that building a deck isn't really woodworking...)
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reply to: kevin dot vang at minotstateu dot edu

Kevin Vang typed:
In article ,
says...
Maybe we should talk about handtools vs. powertools instead.
:-)
Well, you gotta at least pick something that is debatable!

I'll start! We just tore down our deck and re-built it, the old
deck having succumbed to a terminal case of dry rot. I suppose that
I could have built it without a reciprocating saw, circular saw,
compound miter saw, cordless electric drill, air compressor and
pneumatic framing nailer, but I sure as hell wouldn't have wanted
to. I will admit to feeling virtuous when I watch a paper thin
shaving curl up out of a handplane, but I don't think that cross
cutting 2x6's with hand saw would give me the same warm fuzzy
feeling, especially not when it's 95 out.

You da man, Kevin! Power tools *rock*! I am disappointed, however, that no
2-cycle chain saws were used.

(and yes, I know that building a deck isn't really woodworking...)

If it's made out of wood and you're working, it's woodworking. G
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TL,
Tim
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http://css.sbcma.com/timj

In article ,
lid says...
You da man, Kevin! Power tools *rock*! I am disappointed, however, that no
2-cycle chain saws were used.


If I had one, I would have used it!

Kevin
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reply to: kevin dot vang at minotstateu dot edu

"Kevin Vang" wrote in message
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In article ,
says...
Maybe we should talk about handtools vs. powertools instead. :-)

Well, you gotta at least pick something that is debatable!


I'll start! We just tore down our deck and re-built it, the old
deck having succumbed to a terminal case of dry rot. I suppose that
I could have built it without a reciprocating saw, circular saw,
compound miter saw, cordless electric drill, air compressor and
pneumatic framing nailer, but I sure as hell wouldn't have wanted
to. I will admit to feeling virtuous when I watch a paper thin
shaving curl up out of a handplane, but I don't think that cross
cutting 2x6's with hand saw would give me the same warm fuzzy
feeling, especially not when it's 95 out.

Hm......

Well, a compressor and a couple few pneumatic nailers are certainly "must
have" tools, but for a deck?

We just built our own deck a couple of weeks ago. This was our first major
project in a couple of years (the fence we did last summer doesn't really
qualify as "major"). Prior to that, we built about 8 decks and 2 16 foot
gazebos over the course of the last 7 years. The only time we used nails
was for joist hangers and for shingles on the gazebos. Everything else is
done with screws.....well, except for a few carriage bolts on the framing.
A boy MUST have dedicated electric screw shooters, and cordless (as handy as
they are for other applications) simply will not do.

"Reciprocating saw" is kinda vague. In fact, a boy needs both a Sawzall
(Milwaukee Electric Tool's proprietary name for their product......and
Milwaukee still makes the best on the market) for heavy duty work, and a
smaller portable jig saw for tight curves, stop cuts, etc.

And where the hell are your belt sander, electric planer, disc grinder,
hammer drill, heavy duty 1/2 inch drill, etc.?

Kevin
(and yes, I know that building a deck isn't really woodworking...)

Sacrilege!

Wolfgang

On 7/26/06 12:52 PM, in article , "Wolfgang"
wrote:

"Reciprocating saw" is kinda vague. In fact, a boy needs both a Sawzall
(Milwaukee Electric Tool's proprietary name for their product......and
Milwaukee still makes the best on the market)

Oh, I dunno, my Bosch Panther recip is pretty nice.

Bill

(d'oh! Did I say that out loud??? :-)

"William Claspy" wrote in message
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On 7/26/06 12:52 PM, in article , "Wolfgang"
wrote:

"Reciprocating saw" is kinda vague. In fact, a boy needs both a Sawzall
(Milwaukee Electric Tool's proprietary name for their product......and
Milwaukee still makes the best on the market)

Oh, I dunno, my Bosch Panther recip is pretty nice.

Bill

(d'oh! Did I say that out loud??? :-)

Bosch makes one hell of a nice *CUBE* construction radio/cd player. We had
a Bosch tools demo-day at the shop a month or so ago. The guy borrows one
of my supervisor's cds (it was the only copy of his father playin' banjo,
mandolin, dobro, slide guitar, and various other string instruments. The
guy picks up the "CUBE" and slings it 30' across the shop floor. It never
skipped a beat. I was impressed!

Op

"Wolfgang" wrote in message
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And where the hell are your belt sander, electric planer, disc grinder,
hammer drill, heavy duty 1/2 inch drill, etc.?

Kevin
(and yes, I know that building a deck isn't really woodworking...)

Sacrilege!

Wolfgang

I find that the handiest of battery operated tools is the port-a-band saw
that we have at work. We have one for each service truck. The 28 volt
hammer drills "Milwaukee" are pretty decent too.

Op