Very nice piece of furniture. Looks like a lot of pride went into it.
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Get off my LAWN! "Grumpy Old Farts"
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Very nice piece of furniture. Looks like a lot of pride went into it.
Light and fast. In those respects, it reminds me of the de Havilland DH 98 Mosquito, which was made out of wood and could be field serviced with minimal tools.
de Havilland Mosquito - Wikipedia
The De Havilland Vampire was a jet that started design in 1941. It went into production in 1944. An impressive aircraft for the time.
de Havilland Vampire - Wikipedia
I'm doing pretty well at sharpening and honing, but I haven't got the grinding to re-establish or modify a bevel to the point that I'm satisfied. I'll get the hang of it, I just don't have much experience with it yet. I can get the bevels I want given enough time with a course stone, but I want to try the hollow ground bevel approach too.
I've been watching a lot of YouTube videos, including Rob's. Like any good pro, they make it look effortless, but I know my first attempts will be messy. I'm getting deeper into woodworking in a typically back-assward way in that I'm focusing on learning hand tool joinery first, then, assuming I can afford it, I'll start getting some better power tools.
Hey guys (and gals)
Despite my join date of a few years ago, I am just now becoming active on talkbass. And I wish to present my credentials for membership in the Grumpy Old Farts group. And to receive a number.
I did click and read quite a bit and didn't see any specific instructions for getting a number. Closest was I found this post from last fall: Get off my LAWN! "Grumpy Old Farts"
I'm not much of a bass player (gonna work on that), but I am well qualified on all other counts (62yo, grumpy as anything). Please let me know if I need to do anything, like contact BadExample, or anything else to join. I'll try hard not to break the rules as I am settling in.
A couple of thoughts on recent upthread posts. Melanie's unique voice hit me hard when I was in middle school and she first emerged. She still does.
And not long ago, I was listening to one Wilson Pickett tune in particular, Get off my LAWN! "Grumpy Old Farts"
featuring as usual the understated brilliance of Duck Dunn. But that led me to a forgotten gem of childhood, the Creedence cover of the same. hadn't thought of that record in decades.
Despite my join date of a few years ago, I am just now becoming active on talkbass. And I wish to present my credentials for membership in the Grumpy Old Farts group. And to receive a number.
I did click and read quite a bit and didn't see any specific instructions for getting a number. Closest was I found this post from last fall: Get off my LAWN! "Grumpy Old Farts"
I'm not much of a bass player (gonna work on that), but I am well qualified on all other counts (62yo, grumpy as anything). Please let me know if I need to do anything, like contact BadExample, or anything else to join. I'll try hard not to break the rules as I am settling in.
A couple of thoughts on recent upthread posts. Melanie's unique voice hit me hard when I was in middle school and she first emerged. She still does.
And not long ago, I was listening to one Wilson Pickett tune in particular, Get off my LAWN! "Grumpy Old Farts"
featuring as usual the understated brilliance of Duck Dunn. But that led me to a forgotten gem of childhood, the Creedence cover of the same. hadn't thought of that record in decades.
That they are, and half blind dovetails at that. The work of a craftsman.
When I joined I was told that to get a number, I had to send $1 each to all the other members, but more keep joining, so I'm constantly trying to catch up. You could try that, but so far, I'm not getting any results with it. Now Paypal is getting on my case about sending out all those $1 friend payments. If any of you haven't received your $1 yet, I'm working on it.
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You are going to fit in well here. Don't worry about breaking the rules...all of us do it all of the time! @BadExample may issue you a number, but then again, he may not. You may have to make up your own, like I did. Just use your post number "13044".
The fact that you like Wilson Pickett, Duck Dunn and CCR makes you a member in high standing in my books. But, of course, you may ask "who am I". Good question...just a GOF. Let the fun begin
. @BadExample, the floor is yours...
Rules? There are RULES?!?!? Nobody told me that! I'm gonna have to rethink this...
Actually, you are very correct. There aren't any rules. The Rules Committee suspended them awhile back. They were broken so often, they couldn't keep up
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As for membership, I just dropped in and never left or got thrown out,...no real joining, formal process/paperwork or anything...and as for rules, at this point in life the only one I care about is that you have to first give respect to get respect. I hope that helps! 
As for membership, I just dropped in and never left or got thrown out,...no real joining, formal process/paperwork or anything...and as for rules, at this point in life the only one I care about is that you have to first give respect to get respect. I hope that helps!
Well said, Al! Wouldn't this world be a better place if more people followed that?
Actually, you are very correct. There aren't any rules. The Rules Committee suspended them awhile back. They were broken so often, they couldn't keep up
There's always The Golden Rule. And I don't mean the one that starts with, "He who has the gold . . . . "
As for membership, I just dropped in and never left or got thrown out,...no real joining, formal process/paperwork or anything...and as for rules, at this point in life the only one I care about is that you have to first give respect to get respect. I hope that helps!
So the whole thing with @BadExample telling me I had to get a bass clef tattooed on my behind to be a GOF was a JOKE!?!? Certainly, I'm not the only one who fell for that.
Right?
Anyone?
That thing is permanent ya know! And it hurt!
If only it were me who made that!
You mean the work of a Craftsman Workshops.
Some guy named Gustabus Schtickelsteiny, or something like that, made it sometime around 1912.
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Al Kraft
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It's usually unwise to follow the direction of a person who proudly goes by Bad Example without getting a second opinion...of course I'm guessing that advice would have been of more value to you prior to getting inked!
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