In article ,
Fred Holder wrote:

I believe that "for the occasional turner" is ment to imply that it is a very
good production tool, even if you are only a hobby turner. I agree with them
that it is an excellent spindle tool. Not a bowl gouge mind you, but a
spindle
gouge. I have one that my wife quickly acquired for her tool kit. She allows
me
to borrow it occasionally, guess that makes me an occasional turner. If you
are
turning lots of spindles this is an excellent tool that will do the work of
most
spindle tools. It is too big to turn small coves however.

Thank you Fred - and Barry, George and Alun - I can see the twist to the
wording now. Ain't language fun?

Years ago I met a fellow whose kid worked for a major sunglasses maker-
he mentioned that the company made available their products free of
charge to the blind. I thought it was the most cruel joke I had heard -
why in the world would they advertise such an unused benevolence? I
mean, for cryin' out loud, blind people can't see so they don't need to
cut the glare or protect against UVa/b rays. ... On the order of, "we
provide free Nike sneakers to double leg amputees."

It took some language interpretation and explanation to point out that
blind people use sunglasses for others looking at them and not the other
way around. Made perfect and obvious sense once it was reworded.

(BTW, I realize amputees may indeed have a use for Nike sneakers but on
the surface...)

--
Owen Lowe

Northwest Woodturners,
Cascade Woodturners,
Pacific Northwest Woodturning Guild
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Safety Tip'o'th'week: Never grind aluminum and steel or iron on the same
machine or workstation - Thermite.
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