[Woodcarver] Reasons to stay on the list

[Jay Henson]

I figured I'd jump in since I'm a relative newbie on the list. I 
enjoy the personalities this list has. I started getting the digest 
and switched over to the regular list in the first few days for that 
very reason. The first couple of weeks I got enough information both 
from the list and directly from the helpful folks here to keep me 
very busy with all the resources that were suggested. I spent about 
19 hours straight working on servers at work since Friday morning 
(guess that makes this Saturday here) and still enjoy the break of 
reading about what folks are doing.

I did take a break this week from my chip carving practice and making 
piles of neat little basswood triangles from my practice boards to 
work on an idea I've had for a while. Now I've got a pile of 
Butternut shavings, from my first attempt at carving a Mobius strip 
(a solid loop with only one side and one edge) from a small block. 
Guess it isn't a "normal" type carving but I enjoy trying out new 
things. Before I discovered chip carving and this list my range of 
tools for the last 30 something years has consisted of one well worn 
bench knife and a few needle files. It is amazing how easy things are 
when you have the right tools.

Thands to all the folks willing to offer advice. I'm sure I'll have 
more questions.

Jay
jay at thewaytech.com

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>In a message dated 3/14/2009 11:33:55 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, 

>wayne_olsen at msn.com writes:

>    I lurk on this list because I learn with every note I read. The 

> past few days with discussion of tool making, economics and sales 

> has been especially interesting.

>    I'm sorry several people feel overwhelmed by the volume of 

> traffic and have asked to be dropped, but (speaking only for 

> myself) please continue with teaching, discussing and joking with 

> each other. Perhaps in time I'll become a good enough carver to 

> contribute to the discussion.

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>Thanks,

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>Wayne Olsen

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>Hi Wayne, you are "good enough" to start contributing now and I am 

>glad you are getting something from our banter. I urge you to jump 

>in now and then. I started "bothering these fine people from the 

>first day I joined the list. It is the beginners who actually ask 

>the questions that spark the most interest.  Sometimes the more 

>experienced of us forget the basics that need to be learned, things 

>that we do automatically and no longer think about.  I started out 7 

>years ago and I can not tell you the amount of knowledge that I now 

>possess and it is primarily due to what I learned on this list and 

>others.  It is also wonderful to have made so many great friends, 

>some who I have even met in person and spoken to by phone.  Someone 

>once referred to my computer carving friends as "my imaginary 

>friends" but I can assure you, everyone is very real and on top of 

>that, the friends I have made through woodcarving are just the best 

>bunch of people I have ever met.  We can always use another friend, 

>so consider yourself one of the family and jump right in.

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>Maura

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