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  1. Thank you Mike. We are now down to twenty or so...

    Thank you Mike. We are now down to twenty or so Korean War Veterans. The oldest is 99 and is a WWII/Korean War Vet. - the Youngest is (I believe) 86. We are dwindling down to a precious few - but we...
  2. Any Korean War/Korea Service Veterans here?

    I am the (volunteer) Webmaster for our Chapter web site. It will be going offline on 11 March this year as we switch to Facebook for General and Chapter information and photo postings. In the...
  3. I agree wholeheartedly, Ken. I am now ninety...

    I agree wholeheartedly, Ken. I am now ninety years old, and i often find myself day dreaming about pleasant woodworking days during my youth as I use some of my old tools.
  4. I do not know the answer to either of those...

    I do not know the answer to either of those questions, Bill.
  5. Making flat bed truck bodies using woodworking hand tools in post-WWII England

    Please visit my web page at: https://jp29.org/wwmaketruck.htm
  6. Thank you gentlemen all. Of course I do have...

    Thank you gentlemen all.

    Of course I do have many other favorite hand tools. Please check them out at:

    https://jp29.org/wwtools.htm
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    I get the ‘Flu shot every year, and have for many...

    I get the ‘Flu shot every year, and have for many years. Plus, the Shingle’s shot series.

    During my lifetime I have:

    ... as a young boy - carried mercury in a vial n my pocket so I could...
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    You know you are getting REAL old when: Your...

    You know you are getting REAL old when:

    Your children are receiving Social Security checks

    You have great-grandchildren

    You remember the announcement of the start of WWII on the radio

    You...
  9. The favorite hand tools of my lifetime

    I just want to pay homage:

    https://jp29.org/000yankeeradio.htm
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    Growing old is not for sissies.

    Growing old is not for sissies.
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    Thanks Alan. The coding on that page is kinda old...

    Thanks Alan. The coding on that page is kinda old and creaky and badly in need of rewriting - but it is too late in the game for me to do that. I just thought I would include it because of the...
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    I do have “Right Click” enabled on my web pages,...

    I do have “Right Click” enabled on my web pages, so you can view, copy and paste any source code if you would like to use it. If you hand code your web pages, I have a “Web page writer’s Tool Kit”...
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    Ah, fellow craftsmen, I am exhausted from writing...

    Ah, fellow craftsmen, I am exhausted from writing so much today - so until tomorrow!
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    I am pleased to hear that the links work...

    I am pleased to hear that the links work correctly now, John. Thank you very much for checking them. Please copy all you want from my pages and use the material anyway you wish (just give me credit...
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    Thank you Scott. I am unfamiliar with...

    Thank you Scott. I am unfamiliar with “friendship.com”. I hope to be up and back on my feet again soon. I am trying to live a simple, uncomplicated and relaxed life right now but I am finding that...
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    Just FYI: the link to my Home (Index) page is:...

    Just FYI:

    the link to my Home (Index) page is:

    https://jp29.org/index.htm
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    Thank you so very much for those kind comments,...

    Thank you so very much for those kind comments, John.


    Yes, I do know about the way back machine, but I chose to insert a “No Arcihive” Meta Tag in most of my web pages - I didn’t want future web...
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    Thank you for the kind words everyone. I should...

    Thank you for the kind words everyone. I should have included this link here:

    Dovetails at ninety:


    https://jp29.org/dovetail90.htm


    Again, please feel free to copy and use any content -...
  19. Making dovetail joints using hand tools at 90

    Here is another page of mine that will go off line on 11 March that you might like:


    https://jp29.org/dovetail90.htm


    Again, please feel free to copy and use any content - just give me credit...
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    Winding down online presence

    I am winding down my online presence. I am presently pretty much bedridden due to Diabetes problems, so I am a little slow getting things done (I am also now 90 years old). As a consequence, I am not...
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    Just these three now: (I have probably have...

    Just these three now:

    (I have probably have used the No. 4 smoothing plane more than any other)


    http://jp29.org/stanplanes10.jpg
    Stanley No. 4 Bailey smoothing plane - Type 16 (1933-1941)
  22. A too familiar story, William. I have given some...

    A too familiar story, William. I have given some of my tools to my grandsons and earmarked others for my great-grandsons, but of course I have no idea what will eventually become of them.
  23. You are welcome John.

    You are welcome John.
  24. You are most welcome, William. Do you still have...

    You are most welcome, William. Do you still have any of your father’s tools?
  25. Truck wooden cab and body fabrication in Britain during the 1940s

    Just general information that might not be available in the not too distant future.

    I apprenticed as a truck cab and body builder (after working in the drawing office as a draftsman for about one...
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