Klarinet Archive - Posting 000899.txt from 2000/08

From: "Dee D. Hays" <deehays@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] black & decker
Date: Sun, 27 Aug 2000 22:18:33 -0400

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From: "jim & joyce" <lande@-----.com>
Subject: [kl] black & decker

> The carpenter who redid our kitchen used two small, wimpy
> looking black and decker drills. He explained that they
> were lightweight, so he could pack two or three in his box
> and not have to change drill bits and not have a lot of
> extra weight for power he didn't need. Was this guy a pro?
> I watched him rip (i.e. cut parallel to the grain) 1/4 inch
> off 8 foot lengths of wood trim using a hand saw. Then one
> lick with a hand plane and the trim was perfect. All in
> less time than I would have spent messing with a table saw
> to get it set up just right -- never mind that I wouldn't
> pull it right and would end up with a thin section and then,
> once I ran it all through a planer (to get it smooth, I
> would end up with the wrong thickness, etc. He was
> awesome..

You bet he was a pro. Remember that skill is never defined by your tools
but how well you use them. Actually this type of person is not merely a pro
but a true artisan. I bet he has been doing this work for a long time
(several decades perhaps?). Although you occasionally see a young person
this skilled, it is rare.

Dee Hays

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