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Thread: Creeker (the Neanderthal kind) interviews

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    Creeker (the Neanderthal kind) interviews

    I am sure most of you must have read the Creeker interviews Mark has been posting on the turners forum. Is there any interest in doing something similar on the Neander side? There are several folks out here whose advice has been of great help to me and I would love to know more about them. I am willing to manage the stickies if the moderator approves and if there are at least 20 people who voice their approval by posting to this thread. Here is a sampling of possible questions (taken mostly from Mark's), please add/remove/edit as you please.

    1. Name (and nick names)
    2. Age/DOB
    3. Location present and previous
    4. Tell us about your family.
    5. How do you earn a living, woodworking or other, any interesting previous occupations.
    6. Equipment overview (hand tools and other)
    7. Tell us about the handplanes you own, and your favorites one(s) to use
    8. You favorite chisels.
    9. Your favorite handsaw(s).
    10. Do you use western tools or Japanese, why do you prefer the ones you use.
    11. Describe your shop
    12. Do you have a home page.
    13. Do you have any influences in your work. People whose work you like.
    14. Do you have any ancestors who were woodworkers that served as inspiration.
    15. What is your favorite neander project, or part of a project, you have ever done and why.
    16. Do you believe there is any spiritual dimension to woodworking with handtools.
    17. How much of your work is done by handtools. Do you use what is best for the job or do you use handtools because you just like the sound and feel of creating woodshavings/dust/chips by hand.
    18. If you were left stranded on a deserted Island and you could keep only one woodworking tool what would it be.
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    Zahid,

    I don't hang out in the Neander forum very much, or the turner's forum, but I love reading the interviews. So, I would encourage you to do them.

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    I too enjoy reading the interview on the turner's forum. Cool Idea.
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    I ain't into neander work but that don't keep me from looking. Gotta keep learin' everyday or else you'll maybe go to the spinny side. I would enjoy the talks.

    I don't have a spinnin' tool but that don't keep me from lookin'.


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    Go for it...love learning more about fellow creekers..especially those that like to use a paddle instead of an evinrude

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    Thumbs up

    Please go for it. Would be great learning tool. These men/women have years of knowledge/experience we all could gain from.

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    I agree with the others and nominate Alen Turner for one of the first to be interviewed.

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    Great idea. Here's my "yes" vote.
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    Have blanks, will trade.

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    Sounds good to me !!

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    Cast a Yes vote for me too!
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    So much to learn, so little time.....

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    I am all in favour of this please do.

    Can't think of any other questions off the top of my head but I will consider it.

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    Thumbs up from me, do it!

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    I agree and would like to see this carried over to all the forums. We have so many talented and interesting people here.

    I really enjoy the spinny interviews. Of course most of them are a little dingy, so I guess it's more morbid curiosity on my part. Just kidding guys and girls.

    Karl
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    i`m all for it. i use both hand and power tools and think each excell at what they do and i wouldn`t want to be without either..02 tod
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    I've very much enjoyed the ones Mark has done, so far and I agree that, with all the interesting characters we have floatin' around the Creek, I'd love to see the same happen here and even on the other specific forums! Count me "in"!
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