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- From: ag900@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (David Burris)
- Newsgroups: rec.woodworking
- Subject: Re: NYW bashing; was 'HOMETIME'
- Date: 21 Jan 1993 06:24:59 GMT
- Organization: Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH (USA)
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- Reply-To: ag900@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (David Burris)
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- In a previous article, JMORGAN@BROWNVM.BITNET (Jim Morgan) says:
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- >>build in peace
- post in peace as well
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- >
- >Thank you for your condescending post. You seem to have interpreted my
- >comments to mean exactly the opposite of what I had intended. Moreover,
- >we seem to be watching different shows. Everytime I watch, all I see is
- >NA saying, "now I'll use my xxxx to do this ... now I'll use my xxxx to
- >do that ... " I don't ever recall him saying, 'now I'll use my xxx to do
- >this, rather than my yyy, because ...' or 'now I'll use my xxx to do this,
- >but if you don't have one, you could also use yyy.' I think that the
- >unfortunate message this sends to aspiring woodworkers is that you can't do
- >much unless you can invest thousands of dollars in esoteric gimcracks.
- >
- >BTW, I'm certainly not looking for 'step by step' instructions on how to build
- >what NA is working on - if I were I'd just go out and buy his books. What I
- >am looking for is information on woodworking techniques, so I can expand
- >my problem-solving armamentorium. I agree with you that problem solving is
- >a lot of the fun of woodworking; I just think this aspect of the craft is
- >slighted by the show.
- >
- >Jim Morgan
- >Brown University
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- On the contrary, Norm does indeed show how to perform the same task with
- a wide variety of techniques and tools. He doesn't usually do so on the
- same show, however.
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- Norm ( or someone on the crew or staff) have come up with a number of
- highly inventive solutions to problems that the home woodworker might
- encounter while building any project. His jigs and fixtures are very
- impressive, at least to this humble craftsman. I have been able to use
- many of his solutions to help me come up with my own.
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- I only wish I had a damn pneumatic nailer! :-)
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- Dave
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