[blindwoodworker] Re: Work Bench
- From: "Tom Hodges" <tomhodges@xxxxxxxx>
- To: <blindwoodworker@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 24 Nov 2009 09:17:26 -0500
No, she just doesn't want me to think I'm missing something by being
visually impaired. It works for me. I'd rather not know if they're drop
dead gorgeous. I'd rather just use my imagination.
From: blindwoodworker-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:blindwoodworker-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of John Sherrer
Sent: Monday, November 23, 2009 6:26 PM
To: blindwoodworker@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [blindwoodworker] Re: Work Bench
Is your wife telling the truth?
John
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----- Original Message -----
From: Tom Hodges <mailto:tomhodges@xxxxxxxx>
To: blindwoodworker@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Monday, November 23, 2009 8:30 AM
Subject: [blindwoodworker] Re: Work Bench
John, When ever I ask my wife what some female looks like, whether in real
life or on television, her standard answer is Tom, she is so ugly.
Regards, Tom
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[mailto:blindwoodworker-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of John Sherrer
Sent: Friday, November 20, 2009 7:48 PM
To: blindwoodworker@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [blindwoodworker] Re: Work Bench
Tom
I have RP. I used to tell people that I could look thru a straw and not see
the inside of the straw. Now I see mainluy light and dark.
It is safe for my wife to take me to the beach, I am not bothered by the way
the ladies are dressed.
John
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----- Original Message -----
From: Tom Hodges <mailto:tomhodges@xxxxxxxx>
To: blindwoodworker@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Thursday, November 19, 2009 11:49 AM
Subject: [blindwoodworker] Re: Work Bench
John, those different colors for contrast make perfect sense to me. My eye
problem is the same. Maybe we have the same problem. I had a blod clot in
my optic nerve in one eye then it happened to the other eye a year later.
Everything is very dark and totally out of focus. In addition, my straight
ahead vision is gone, so everything I try to see is only in my peripheral
vision. Those contrasts sure help a lot. I tell my wife I can spot a blond
a block away because of the contrast. Grin
Regards, Tom Hodges
From: blindwoodworker-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:blindwoodworker-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of John Sherrer
Sent: Wednesday, November 18, 2009 5:19 PM
To: blindwoodworker@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [blindwoodworker] Re: Work Bench
Hi John
Thanks for the info. Does Lee Balley send out their newsletter by email?
The big difference with the bench I am making the the ability to flip the
top over to change color, giving contrast. for INSTANCE, YOU WOULD WANT A
LIGHT COLORED TOP FOR BLACK WALNUT, AND A DARK TOP FOR MAPLE. tHIS IS FOR
VISUALLY IMPAIRED, IT WILL NOT HELP THE TOTAL BLIND.
i CANNOT SEE MUCH, BUT i CAN SEE EXTREME CONTRAST.
John
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----- Original Message -----
From: JDM <mailto:sunnyday001@xxxxxxxxx>
To: blindwoodworker@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Wednesday, November 18, 2009 3:17 AM
Subject: [blindwoodworker] Re: Work Bench
Gooday John,
In the current Lee Valley Tools - Woodworking Newsletter, there's an article
on the fanciest Woodwork bench I ever did hear about. Actually, apart from
the fancy Brasswork and concealed vise mechanism, it doesn't sound to very
different to one I built about 2 years ago. I built mine from Tasmanian Oak,
an Australian hardwood species.
Mine has both a front and end vise, and four rows of 3/4", or 19mm
bench-dog holes which precisely align with dog holes drilled into the top
edge of the vise face-plates. If I want to quickly make up a panel by edge
joining 2 or 3 planks, I just apply glue to the plank edges, and then
squeeze the planks up tight between a couple of dogs in the bench top and a
couple of dogs mounted in the top of the vise faceplate. To prevent the
panel buckling or bowing upwards, I just use a quick release clamp at one
end of the bench, with 1 clamp jaw below the rail and the other jaw on top
of the workpiece, and using a spare dog hole, I flatten out the panel with
a right angle bench holdown clamp at the other end. For a quick job it works
well, and saves a lot of bother not having to get out and adjusting several
T-bar Sash cramps.
The Lee Valley Tools - Woodworking Newsletter, can be found at the following
URL:
http://www.leevalley.com/newsletters/Woodworking/4/2/article1.htm
I hope this is of interest,
John Milburn
Melbourne Australia.
----- Original Message -----
From: John Sherrer <mailto:john@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: blindwoodworker@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Tuesday, November 17, 2009 4:19 AM
Subject: [blindwoodworker] Re: Work Bench
They say that a black locus fence post will last 70 years without any
treatment.
John
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----- Original Message -----
From: Larry Martin <mailto:woodworkingfortheblind@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: blindwoodworker@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Wednesday, November 11, 2009 9:12 PM
Subject: [blindwoodworker] Re: Work Bench
But they sure made great fence posts!
On Nov 11, 2009, at 9:31 AM, Tom Hodges wrote:
It was good to hear from someone on this list.
I've never used the black locust wood but hearing about it brought back a
lot of unpleasant memories.
I lived on 5 and a half acres in Florence, Kentucky about 30 years ago and
there were plenty of black locust trees around. I especially remember the 2
to 4 inch long thorns that went right through my riding mower tires. I also
remember getting stuck with those things and it would temporarily cause a
pain to run from your finger all the way up your arm. I guess the is some
kind of poison in those thorns and they sure hurt.
Again, thanks for the memories. Grin.
Regards, Tom
From: blindwoodworker-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:blindwoodworker-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of John E Sherrer
Sent: Tuesday, November 10, 2009 8:43 PM
To: blindwoodworker@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [blindwoodworker] Work Bench
I am currently building an adaptive work bench. The primary wood I am
using is Black Locus, also called Black Acaicia. It may be in the top three
of the hardest woods grown in the U.S.
Since I live 200 miles from my shop, it is a slow process getting it done.
We have a second home in the North Carolina mountains and we do plan to move
their. While my business is going good, we will not move.
John
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Larry Martin
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