On Wed, 5 Jan 2005 03:32:55 -0500, "Lee Gordon"
wrote:


But it isn't. It's about demonstrating one $1000 machine after
another doing things that could also be done with a hand scraper or a
chisel

Longtime viewers of NYW know that Norm often uses different methods to
accomplish the same end. And believe it or not, he does use hand tools
although I concede that more often than not he uses power tools (LRod could
probably give you the exact ratio g).

Actually, I can't, quite (thanks for the nod, though). However, I do
have a section in the Tools category labelled Neanderthal. It's not
large, but they're there.

Regarding the previous poster's assertion about " one $1000 machine
after another" I got to thinking about it and tried to grasp how many
tools he has that actually cost $1000 or more. There's the TimeSavers
sander, of course. And the Hitachi resaw. And of course the
Unisaw--the cornerstone of the shop. The RAS, too, and the DJ-20.
Maybe the DC-380. Ah, and the new lathe. I suppose the dust collection
system probably is, too. Then I ran out of $1000 tools.

With the exception of the TimeSavers and the Hitachi, it seems to me
that no one would begrudge the presence or use of any of those tools
in even a just reasonably equipped shop. I mean we're talking
tablesaw, jointer, planer, RAS, DC, and lathe--basic tools. Very good
basic tools, but basic nonetheless.

It just doesn't make sense. Ah! That's it. Norm bashers don't need
sense. They just need to bash.


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