I like old sayings, and this one must be attributed to Dr. Roger
Michaelson, who has sold his lathe so he can travel: You know that it
is time to clean up the shop when you have to get down on your knees to
turn.
I also remember seeing once in some publication something like 10
reasons or ways about "you know you are a turner if....." Does anyoue
know the rest of the story? It would make a neat T shirt, of course
with credit to and permission from the author.
robo hippy

On 20 Jan 2005 08:43:41 -0800, "robo hippy"
wrote:someone in the puget sound area had a collection of sayings put
togeather a year ago we all gave him our favorites dont know wht
became of it..
Don.

I like old sayings, and this one must be attributed to Dr. Roger
Michaelson, who has sold his lathe so he can travel: You know that it
is time to clean up the shop when you have to get down on your knees to
turn.
I also remember seeing once in some publication something like 10
reasons or ways about "you know you are a turner if....." Does anyoue
know the rest of the story? It would make a neat T shirt, of course
with credit to and permission from the author.
robo hippy

"Don" wrote in message
...
On 20 Jan 2005 08:43:41 -0800, "robo hippy"
wrote:someone in the puget sound area had a collection of sayings put
togeather a year ago we all gave him our favorites dont know wht
became of it..
Don.


Here 'tis: http://www.gvwg.ca/docs/Newletter2003/April2003.pdf

B.

Thank you for the reminder. I was going to say it was about 2 years ago.
Art Liestman compiled the list from this news group and posted the best on
their news letter. Check the back thread. There were about 3 times as many
postings all of them good.

Henry

"Buddy Matlosz" wrote in message
...

"Don" wrote in message
...
On 20 Jan 2005 08:43:41 -0800, "robo hippy"
wrote:someone in the puget sound area had a collection of sayings put
togeather a year ago we all gave him our favorites dont know wht
became of it..
Don.


Here 'tis: http://www.gvwg.ca/docs/Newletter2003/April2003.pdf

B.

Well some of those sound familiar, but I remember one about you might
be a woodturner if you have a hole in your elbow from the tailstock.
Anyway, thanks.
robo hippy



















Henry wrote:
Thank you for the reminder. I was going to say it was about 2 years
ago.
Art Liestman compiled the list from this news group and posted the
best on
their news letter. Check the back thread. There were about 3 times
as many
postings all of them good.

Henry

"Buddy Matlosz" wrote in message
...

"Don" wrote in message
...
On 20 Jan 2005 08:43:41 -0800, "robo hippy"

wrote:someone in the puget sound area had a collection of sayings
put
togeather a year ago we all gave him our favorites dont know wht
became of it..
Don.


Here 'tis: http://www.gvwg.ca/docs/Newletter2003/April2003.pdf

B.

You know you are a turner when it's " Me and yew and a tool or two"!

Charlie
www.oxonwoodturners.org.uk

"robo hippy" wrote in message
oups.com...
I like old sayings, and this one must be attributed to Dr. Roger
Michaelson, who has sold his lathe so he can travel: You know that it
is time to clean up the shop when you have to get down on your knees to
turn.
I also remember seeing once in some publication something like 10
reasons or ways about "you know you are a turner if....." Does anyoue
know the rest of the story? It would make a neat T shirt, of course
with credit to and permission from the author.
robo hippy

There was a, "You might be a woodturner IF..." of about 40 or so
messages on this site back in January of 2003. I did a search on this
group in Google and it was the first one up. Some pretty good original
material.

Ted

Another one from Larry Karlen in Roseburg; while in the local Woodcraft
store,"I don't know what's wrong with me, I can't find one tool here
that I just can't live without.
robo hippy



















Ted wrote:
There was a, "You might be a woodturner IF..." of about 40 or so
messages on this site back in January of 2003. I did a search on
this
group in Google and it was the first one up. Some pretty good
original
material.

Ted

the origional post was Jan. 25,2003 and worth the visit. A number of
chuckles. A bit if excentricity.
robo hippy

In article ,
Anonymous wrote:

"You know you are a turner when you look at a piece of wood alongside the
freeway and wonder how it would look round"

I don't question how it would look round...

I question whether there's a safe place to pull off the roadway.

Or, if I need to come back with a few buddies to lug the thing outa the
ditch.

Or, if I have enough room in the back of my pickumup from the last
discovery that I have yet to remove.

Or, which door to knock on to see if
he-or-she-who-may-own-said-wood-alongside-the-road might not mind my
philanthropic efforts at landscape beautification.

Or, if my wife will find out about the "hey, would you lookie at that
down there in that muddy gully!" I put in her trunk while I took her car
out on my errands.

Hell, how it would look round is the least of my concerns!

--
"Sure we'll have fascism in America, but it'll come disguised
as 100% Americanism." -- Huey P. Long

In article ,
Anonymous wrote:

On the one hand you are concerned about getting your
ticket punched on the freeway and on the other you commit an act of
suicide by putting a muddy hunk of wood in your wife's car trunk.

If your wife wouldn't kill you for that, have her talk to mine, willya?
Mine would end my miserable existence for even acknowledging that I saw
the piece of wood while driving her car. ;-)

Really I'm much more concerned about "getting my ticket punched" as you
so colorfully phrased it than catching hell from my wife. She's is one
of those who really has no qualms about the messes I make - as long as
*I* clean them up. She doesn't complain about the shavings I track
through the kitchen in my mad dash to the loo because I couldn't tear
myself away from turning when the need first became apparent; or the
many bowls I've cooked in the kitche'nuker or boiled on the stove; or
the shirts I toss in the laundry with shavings spilling from the
pockets. If I'm slow on the cleanup, she'll remind me to sweep and
vacuum or wipe up the stove and kitche'nuker but she doesn't get all
bent out of shape over these things.

I have carted home, in her car, a few salty, sandy, barnacle-y chunks of
ocean drift wood on occassion. She really rolls with the flow of my
various projects, schemes and activities. Hmmm. Writing all this out has
reinforced my appreciation of her tolerance and encouragement - I guess
Valentines Day, instead of feeling forced and shallow, might be
something I can look forward to and let her know of my appreciation
afterall. Thanks.

--
"Sure we'll have fascism in America, but it'll come disguised
as 100% Americanism." -- Huey P. Long

"Owen Lowe" wrote in message
news
In article ,
She really rolls with the flow of my
various projects, schemes and activities. Hmmm. Writing all this out has
reinforced my appreciation of her tolerance and encouragement - I guess
Valentines Day, instead of feeling forced and shallow, might be
something I can look forward to and let her know of my appreciation
afterall. Thanks.


Time to get out your reddest wood and turn a heart box or dish. Plenty of
time for a shellac finish to cure.