I don't remember seeing any of Roubo's drawings that featured pleasantly plump carpenters...
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I don't remember seeing any of Roubo's drawings that featured pleasantly plump carpenters...
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My company requires talking to a health coach once a quarter in order to get discounts on the premiums. This week I got the call and when asked what I've been doing for exercise I told her I've been doing a lot of hand planing. She didn't really know what to say, even after I explained it to her.
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I can imagine the fine folks at Lee Valley having some fun with this idea for next year's April Fool's Tool. But somehow the image of a Bowflex tricked out with chisels, plane irons and saw blades sounds more terrifying than amusing...
We few, we happy few, we band of brothers --
joined in the serious business of keeping our food,
shelter, clothing and loved ones from combining
with oxygen.
-- Kurt Vonnegut
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Imagine what you could do with a large, two man saw in the NW woods and a large redwood tree.
(Those loggers must have been some beasty boys.)
Bill
On the other hand, I still have five fingers.
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Oh come on, JK in the Full Fonda - complete with leg warmers and Norm Abram suspenders? Just the cover art work would sell the video...Originally Posted by Ken Whitney
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Isn't that how a treadle lathe works? I might come up with my first YouTube script, yet!
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Why not? I love growing vegetables in the back yard, too!
Jim, what you've indicated here is one of the things I love about neander work. It's like a second benefit to all the sounds, smells, etc. that come with sawing or planing. I'm really happy that you've got quantitative results, I've only ever hoped for qualitative, but it inspires me to do more of this. Note in my earlier thread on the step stool for my son that I had the first chance to use my Disston D8 xcut saw - I *really* was upset when I was done, it was so nice to use the tool and a pleasant job to boot!
Best wishes on the improved health via woodworking. Let's see some journal articles!
daniel
Not all chemicals are bad. Without hydrogen or oxygen, for example, there would be no way to make water, a vital ingredient in beer.
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The Ladies are the ones who are always worrying about losing weight. Now just tell your other half that you are going to go full out on an exercise program for her! Your going to convert to a complete Neander Shop and she gets to power all the old tools with the exercise cycle converted to a Line Shaft operated shop. And that's how the ride in the ambulance came about and all the blood on the walls, floor and ceiling of the shop.
Jr.
Hand tools are very modern- they are all cordless
NORMAL is just a setting on the washing machine.
Be who you are and say what you feel... because those that matter... don't mind...and those that mind...don't matter!
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What kind of saw do you use? I have often wondered if anybody ripped logs by hand.
bill
Lol! Jim I'm happy for you, nothing feels better than being in good\better shape (Bill I know what your thinking... )
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I certainly prefer working in my shop compared to the different sort of Neanderthal you usually come across in the gym. I have a treadle lathe, the only problem is my balance is only good on one foot, using the other foot I am a complete mess and would probably end up hurting myself. So I would have one gigantic leg and one skinny leg.
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Hey, even without much hand tool work or exercise, I'm in shape: "round" is a shape!
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