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   TimSams | Aug 21, 2002 10:22pm | #1

   Welcome Deacon. You'll find this group to be at times lively but always informative. Enjoy. If I can be of any assistance, don't hesitate to drop me an email.

   Tim

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   Tim Sams
   Associate Editor, Fine Woodworking
   Knots Moderator

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   RANGERP75R | Aug 22, 2002 12:51am | #2

   Deacon:

      By all means welcome. I just got here a few weeks ago myself. This is a great source for information sharing and gathering. I'm new to cyber and have found it a high -tech tool that can be very useful if used in the proper manner. Glad to see the Air Force show up. We got Army, Marines and Navy I'm aware of. Of course, the Air Force always shows up last anyway.heh..heh.. Just kiddin'. I hope you have a sense of humor!

      There is a wealth of info available to you and chance to share your theories. As Mr. Sams alluded to, an occasional Prozac moment is observed, but that can be avoided by simply switching to another channel ( thread ). You will find a very close-knit group over-all. I have en-countered some info that has made me adjust some of the long-held theories I have had for 30 years. That' s a positive as I'm still a student of the craft. I got a house full of furniture and I came here to seek some help on how I am supposed to finish it!! he..he.. Got another 30 to learn. I don't get in a hurry as experience has taught me that quality over-powers quantity. 

      I would like to add we also have two ladies here that provide excellent advice. They also have a great sense of humor which is needed! I wish we had more women posting as I want to know everyone that loves woodworkings view-points. Maybe we can work on this in the near future, as I think it might add a broader spectrum of what the problems and concerns of all woodworkers are?!! 

   You have more tools than I do and I been at it 30. Well, almost! heh.. You sound solid with your approach and I wish you much success with retirement and WOODWORKING.

   Thank you for your service to our great country!!

   Sarge.. 

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   riverr1 | Aug 22, 2002 01:45am | #3

   Hey Sarge, you're right about the AF always being last. They can't help it considering their stationed in the remotest places like the artic, anartic and North Dakota. Must be a "cold" thing. And of course, the navy is always first in, last out. Of course that's bubble heads aside, I never did figure out what service they are in! They just kind of come and go.

   Don

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   Sancho | Aug 22, 2002 04:14am | #4

   Welcome aboard. you'll fine this a lively place but no where better to get the answers you need. Just please please please dont start anything about Norm...:)  Darkworksite4: When the job is to small for everyone else, Its just about right for me"

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   forestgirl | Aug 22, 2002 04:14am | #5

   Hi Deacon, and Welcome Welcome!  You're wife's so lucky to have a custom-framer right there by her side!  You and Rick (ADESIGNS) will probably run into each other here -- his wife's a professional artist too, although with perhaps a different focus.

   I can't jump on the military bandwagon, being of the decidedly non-military persuasion (it's an allergy to authority figures that kept me away, LOL), but I too say "Thank you."  My (much older) brother started in the Navy, but having an intense dislike of the water, he moved over to the Air Force and retired several years ago.

   You picked the right magazine to subscribe life-time to.  It's the only one that I can imagine still paying for 20 or 30 years down the road.  See ya 'round!

   forestgirl -- you can take the girl out of the forest, but you can't take the forest out of the girl   ;-)

   
   

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   MPHarper | Aug 22, 2002 06:51am | #6

   Dean,

   I got started woodworking the exact same way as you.  My wife is also a professional artist (oil painting) and its a whole lot cheaper for me to build her frames than pay someone else to do it.

   In fact, last night I bought the lumber for 6 frames and saved $1100, it would have cost  about $1200 to $1400  to have someone else do it. 

   The nicest thing about framing my wife's paintings is that the money we save on frames can (sometimes) be spent on tools.  I bought a 12" CMS, air compressor, two routers, table saw, finish nailer, hand planes, drill, and hand saws with the money we saved.  So, I figure that her artwork feeds my addiction.

   The other thing I love is the fact that building her frames gives me an excuse to spend some of my evenings woodworking; I routed the mouldings for all six frames earlier tonight.  It is a great setup.

   Anyway, enough of that, welcome to Knots, we are glad to have you.  I am sure that I will be asking you framing questions in the future.

   Matt-