Interviews for members

[Clinton1]

the interviews on SMC are in the hand tools section (neanderthal haven), explaining the emphasis on handtools.

Personally I'd like to see a move away from the whole Neander and Electron burner thing and go with what Sturdee said:

the enlightened woodworker that uses the appropriate tool for the specific application

[Skew ChiDAMN!!]

Somehow, the most important question has been overlooked: "Do you follow the code?"

[Lignum]

Somehow, the most important question has been overlooked: "Do you follow the code?"

League, union or rules... Rules is the only code

[Cliff Rogers]

Yes it has been some time my half brother to my sisters daughter, but I am back.
Whmahahahahahahahahah....etc......

Ran

Foilie Al, foilie.... get foilie.... put on head......

& Col, you just go to the shed & stop encouraging him.

[journeyman Mick]

Yes it has been some time my half brother to my sisters daughter, but I am back.
Whmahahahahahahahahah....etc......

Ran

Oh deary me, Al is having another "episode".:eek: Those evil aliens that took over his body are back again. Al! how many times do we have to tell you, you've got to keep wearing the foil.


Mick

[Lignum]

Id love to see Shane, AKA Wild Dingo be the first to respond to our future 1st Forum interview

[Cliff Rogers]

Id love to see Shane, AKA Wild Dingo be the first to respond to our future 1st Forum interview

That reminded me of a very old Bill Cosby skit..... "Please miss, can I have another piece of paper?"

If you gave him 18 questions he'd out do War & Peace.

(Sorry Shane. NOT )

[Bodgy]

Id love to see Shane, AKA Wild Dingo be the first to respond to our future 1st Forum interview

The servers don't have the disc space.

[Cliff Rogers]

The servers don't have the disc space.

& we need the trees for timber so he can't have another piece of paper.

[RETIRED]

I doubt any here would live long enough to read it!

[silentC]

On the one hand I agree with Rossluck. It probably would be interesting to learn a bit about some of the people here and after seeing that music stand, I would nominate Jacko straight up.

On the other hand, I'm not sure it really fits in with the style of this site. We generally try not to take ourselves too seriously. I mean, does anyone really think that knowing what Al's favourite tool is will help their woodworking :eek:

I wouldn't want us to be seen as taking the lead from those Americans, either.

[RufflyRustic]

1. Name (and nick names) RufflyRustic, Miss March, Miss Wendy, Darkside Sister, Wood Whisperer, Wood Listener's President, Honorary Bloke


2. Age/DOB Well, I think I'm supposed to be 35 but just between you and me I think I'm closer to 25

3. Location (present and previous) SE Queensland

4. Tell us about your family, do they like you. Yeah, they love me. Brother in Sydney, Sister in China, Mum & Dad in the same town as me. Aunt in London, Rest of rellies in Cairns/Cooktown or New Zealand

5. How do you earn a living, woodworking or other, any interesting previous occupations, convictions or prison stories.
I'm a computer nerd, my job is a collaborator, negotiator, walking dictionary, jargon translater, hardware-sourcing tech-head, application architect, problem solver.

6. Equipment overview (hand tools and other, no here please)
Lots of handtools, a few small power tools, with a growing tendency towards handplanes and chisels.


7. Describe your shed
Solar kiln in summer, ice box in winter, currently filled with slap-dash shelving, 10 silkyoak casement windows, an old makeshift workbench aka ironing board and lots of bits of timber, scraps, dar and a wheelbarrow, oh and lots of shavings and sawdust and spiderwebs


8. Tell us about the handplanes you own, and your favorites one(s) to use

Stanleys and a Defiance. My favourite would be the block plane, easy to use, fits my hand and whenever I use it, I think of my Uncle who gave it to me. The others I haven't really gotten into using fully yet, but I will.

9. Your favorite cold chisel song.
Any of them

10. Your favorite handsaw(s).
One that's sharp enough

11. Do you use western tools or Japanese, why do you prefer the ones you use.
Still trying out a range to find what I like the best

12. Do you have a woodworking home page.
Yes

13. Do you have any influences in your work. Certain styles or designers you follow/prefer.
Ruff, Rustic, don't mind a bit of Japanese influence or Shaker


14. Do you have any ancestors who were woodworkers that served as inspiration.
Have found out that I have engineers and woodworkers on both sides of the family tree. It all seems to have come out in me, well, the woodwork bit anyway.


15. What is your favorite project, or part of a project, you have ever done and why.
At this point, it would be the miniature Treasure Chest. It gave me so much trouble, but I learnt so much and it turned out brilliantly. Just hope my nephew likes it.


16. Do you believe there is any spiritual dimension to woodworking with handtools, alcoholic or otherwise.
Absolutley!!!


17. How much of your work is done by handtools. Do you use whatever is best for the job or do you use handtools even when they are less efficient.
90% handtools. Depends on whether I can be bothered to heft the power tool out of the solar kiln and set it all up, including dust extractor. So yes, I tend towards the handtools more often than not.


18. What is your single most favourite tool, and why.
My drill. The Best Christmas Present. it comes in a big red box, has two batteries, and is always up for whatever I ask of it and it's not too heavy for me to use and use and use

19. Future plans, ideas, directions
Get myself a proper Shed this year
Finish my silver ash and jarrah workbench
set up said shed and start getting through the projects that have built up due to the need for a decent workbench and shed, eg Order for a personalised coffee table, a redgum slab coffee table, my bedhead, kitchen dresser, bathroom cabinet and maybe even my kitchen, plus a multitude of boxes, chests, tool cabinets, picture frames.

20. Do you know about and/or follow The Code
Absolutely where physically possible

21. Favourite Wood-related Book
UBeaut's Finishing Bible
Book of 400 Boxes

Cheers
RufflyRustic

[Clinton1]

does anyone really think that knowing what Al's favourite tool is will help their woodworking

Al is my favourite tool!

[RufflyRustic]

Yep, Jumping in with both feet.......

[HappyHammer]

Hey Ruffly, didn't want you to be out in the cold....

1. Name (and nick names) Happyhammer, Oi you!

2. Age/DOB 37, although I think age is a state of mind and my minds in a state so it should be of a range, so anywhere between 20 and 60 depending on the situation.

3. Location (present and previous) Beautiful Port Macquarie

4. Tell us about your family, do they like you. Yeah, they love me. Wife and two kids one of each. Most of my extended family is back in England, poor buggers!:eek:

5. How do you earn a living, woodworking or other, any interesting previous occupations, convictions or prison stories.
I have worked in IT for just over 20 years but have left a couple of times (Taxi driver, Landscape Gardener, Bartender...) as being behind a desk is not really my thing but it has paid the bills so I'm not complaining.

6. Equipment overview (hand tools and other, no here please)
Various hand tools, only one plane a muji plane from Pauls in Sydney. Some powered hand tools, Drill, Orb Sander, Plane, Skilsaw and a Triton WC2000 with Triton saw and a Triton Router table with Triton Router.

7. Describe your shed
A complete mess. A single garage I can't swing a cat around in but the builders have arrived and the brickwork is going up right now to complete a second 9mx4.5m second garage that will be my workshop.

8. Tell us about the handplanes you own, and your favorites one(s) to use
Just the muji I mentioned before.

9. Your favorite cold chisel song.
Who are Cold Chisel?

10. Your favorite handsaw(s).
Have four saws, one big one small, one big bush, one small bush.

11. Do you use western tools or Japanese, why do you prefer the ones you use.
Don't care where it comes from as long as it works. Would prefer to buy Australian if the price was comparable.

12. Do you have a woodworking home page.
Yes this forum.

13. Do you have any influences in your work. Certain styles or designers you follow/prefer.
Only timber, I love nice timber, particularly hardwoods. Woodwork is mostly an escape for me rather than a passion.

14. Do you have any ancestors who were woodworkers that served as inspiration.
No except my Dad who has always been great with his hands whatever he does, would like to build something and have my Dad say "That's great mate I didn't know you had it in yer."

15. What is your favorite project, or part of a project, you have ever done and why.
Haven't completed much in the way of furniture have built decks and some other structural stuff but about to start a day bed with some Red Mahogany I've just acquired and really looking forward to getting started on it in my new garage.

16. Do you believe there is any spiritual dimension to woodworking with handtools, alcoholic or otherwise.
I don't believe there is a spiritual dimension to anything, I treat everyone as I'd like to be treated and if they don't return the favour I avoid them. I have a core of very good friends and even fewer acquaintances, don't have the time or inclination to be nice to people I don't like or respect.

17. How much of your work is done by handtools. Do you use whatever is best for the job or do you use handtools even when they are less efficient.
Whatever is the best tool for the job or in my case the best tool I have to do the job.

18. What is your single most favourite tool, and why.
My dead blow hammer that I tacked on to the Bessey Clamp purchase through this forum. I'd seen them on TV and I love the way it just stops dead without any recoil up your arm.

19. Future plans, ideas, directions
Get the garage finished and start my daybed, that's as far forward as I'm looking at the moment.

20. Do you know about and/or follow The Code
No and no, don't like rules much.

21. Favourite Wood-related Book
UBeaut's Finishing Bible
Book of 400 Boxes

22. What will be the next tool you'll buy?
Thicknesser because I'm keen to recycle timber and buy it cheaply rough cut.

23. Do you have a tool you've never used?
Yes a plumbers spanner. Saw it in Bunnings only two dollars in the old stock bin and couldn't resist.

24. What do you want on your gravestone or plaque?
He died happy.

HH.