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- From: ron@topaz.bds.com (Ron Natalie)
- Newsgroups: rec.woodworking
- Subject: Re: Roy Underhill is a good turner. Norm ain't.
- Date: 20 Nov 1992 16:27:42 GMT
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- > Norm is not the craftsman that Roy is, but he gets things done. Nice
- > plans, sometimes, and good tips on construction. But when it comes to
- > fine woodworking, Roy is your man.
-
- Actually Norm and Roy suffer greatly at our expense. I had originally characterized Norm's approach as being that of a building tradesman who
- applies that approach to all his work. That's not too far off from what
- I do because other than jr. high shop class, most of my initial experience
- was gained in house building, though not being as Rich as Norm, I got to
- appreciate hand tools more (and I'm probably more influenced by my reading
- of Tage Frid and other woodworking writers).
-
- Be that as it may, it's suprising because guess what Roy's other job is?
- Building houses (well, at Colonial Williamsburg, but still). He's never
- too proud not to bleed on his job, and Margy hits me every time I relay
- one of his corny jokes (I had her staring at the bark of the dog wood tree
- for several minutes before she caught on). Norm, is the reason I refer to
- all of my tools with "my" as the article.
-
- -Ron
-