"Tom Nie" wrote in message
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Robert! Been there, done that - with Batty. He makes a point to
acknowledge that everyone's going to think he's nuts. George would have
conniption fits being around Batty


"Stuffing a gouge" into a spinning piece of wood, if that's what Charlie or
anyone else really does, is foolish in the extreme. Doubting that's what
Batty does. I'm sure there must be fifty ways to flay a feline, and even if
Batty wants to put his audience at risk for the sake of showing off, let
him. If all you retained from his demonstration is the sound of whirring
wood, either the teacher or the pupil needs to do some rethinking.