On 1/30/2011 2:53 PM, Larry Jaques wrote:
On Sun, 30 Jan 2011 12:41:01 -0600, wrote:


Methinks the lad would quickly grab for a tailed tool or two, or more ...

I'm not so sure, Swingy. The man is QUICK! And have you ever watched
that handy Hungarian, Frank Klausz, make dovetails? He's quicker
doing up a drawer than a Normite is just setting up his first jig.
It's amazing. With Roy's love of woodworking, I think he'd likely go
with handtools everywhere.

OK ... that takes care of a few drawer SIDES. Now, let's get all that
plywood batchcut ...

Often our trueness to our Normite/Neander philosophy depends upon
whether you need to make a living at it or not.

I use power on my own projects when something is too delicate for
handtools. I use power almost exclusively on site for clients because
they won't pay me extra for Neanderwork.

Just the opposite, I use handtools on my projects when something is too
delicate for power tools ... g

Hey, I'm Neander to the extent that all my chisels and planes are kept
sharp and in fine fettle ... most of the time.

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