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Next weekend my wife and I will be joining another couple and driving over 100 miles just to visit the Sam Maloof exhibition at the Huntington Museum. We have been planning this since early December and the women are looking forward to this exploration as much as the men. Something about the fluid curves and the subtle beauty of his pieces appeals to both genders. A few years ago in San Diego's Balboa Park, my wife and I were browsing and admiring the architecture of the beautiful buildings. We turned a corner and discovered an exhibit of Maloof furniture that was on loan from various local owners. There was a music stand, a love seat, dining tables, and of course, rocking chairs. We spent a couple memorable hours in that small exhibit and I felt like we had just won the lottery, and we didn't have a camera! Next week, we will at the door of the museum when it opens and I just bought an extra battery for my new camera.

I'm writing an urgent letter to Kona Industries to caution them about their exposure to liability with the public release of this "tool." No doubt the idiot/woodbutcher who injured himself with the Ryobi bench saw will find a way to injure himself with this new "tool" and with his attorney on his speed dial, Kona Industries is in trouble.

I have a Delta Unisaw that is so old, the serial numbers are Roman Numerals. Still, it is a workhorse and it is dialed in and does a great job for me. I bartered for the saw about twenty years ago by building a set of stairs and the balustrade with Goncalo Alves. I would love to be able to buy new tools, especially since some immoral bottom-feeder broke into my home shop and stole about $4000 worth of my tools. As it is, I'm searching pawn shops and Craigslist to find my own tools or replacements as needed.

Looks great and you should be real proud. It would look nice with a scaled candelabra or a small vase of miniature roses.