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05-18-2009, 04:14 PM
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#1 | | Talk and Hand Tool Demo this Wed in Chapel Hill Name: Jerome City: Mebane State: NC County: orange Join Date: Sep 2007  05-18-2009, 04:14 PM
This Wed at noon I will be giving a short talk and demo at the Horace Williams House in Chapel Hill. The presentation will be about Thomas Day and I will have by bench and most of my tools out and will be trying to see how big of a mess I can get away with making on their front lawn.
Come on out if you can. Look forward to seeing you if you can make it.
I will also be at the High Point Historical Museum May 30th.
Jerome
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05-18-2009, 05:07 PM
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Name: Jim Campbell City: Hillsborough State: NC County: Orange Join Date: Feb 2006 Age: 39 Avg Visit Freq/Week
= 7.00 over 180 days | Re: Talk and Hand Tool Demo this Wed in Chapel Hill
Excellent! I'll do my best to attend.
How do you handle hecklers?
"Did Thomas Day prefer plywood or MDF?"
Jim
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05-18-2009, 05:14 PM
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Name: Mike City: Westfield State: NC County: Stokes Join Date: Dec 2005 Age: 52 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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Hi Jerome,
What time will you be at the High Point Histerical museum?
I see that is a Saturday, if nothing explodes maybe I can be there.
I want to go there. 
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05-18-2009, 08:11 PM
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Name: Roger City: Durham State: NC County: Durham Join Date: Jul 2005 Age: 63 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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I'll do my best to be there!
Would love to see your set up AND learn some history
Roger
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05-18-2009, 08:13 PM
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Name: Ed City: Charlotte State: NC County: Mecklenburg Join Date: Apr 2006 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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Sounds like a good day! Be sure to bring your camera!!!
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05-18-2009, 10:31 PM
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Name: Jerome City: Mebane State: NC County: orange Join Date: Sep 2007 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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Originally Posted by froglips  Excellent! I'll do my best to attend.
How do you handle hecklers?
"Did Thomas Day prefer plywood or MDF?"
Jim I just smile.
I think spittoons were involved back then.
Jerome
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05-18-2009, 10:35 PM
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Name: Jerome City: Mebane State: NC County: orange Join Date: Sep 2007 Avg Visit Freq/Week
= 2.80 over 180 days | Re: Talk and Hand Tool Demo this Wed in Chapel Hill
Originally Posted by Mike Davis Hi Jerome,
What time will you be at the High Point Histerical museum?
I see that is a Saturday, if nothing explodes maybe I can be there.
I want to go there. I'll be there from 11-4. Come on out. it is nice to see familiar faces.
J.
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05-18-2009, 10:52 PM
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Name: Jerome City: Mebane State: NC County: orange Join Date: Sep 2007 Avg Visit Freq/Week
= 2.80 over 180 days | when I grow up I wantto be able to make things like this
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05-20-2009, 10:14 AM
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#9 | | Site Programmer
Name: Jim Campbell City: Hillsborough State: NC County: Orange Join Date: Feb 2006 Age: 39 Avg Visit Freq/Week
= 7.00 over 180 days | Re: Talk and Hand Tool Demo this Wed in Chapel Hill
Just in case anyone is wondering, here is a link to the Horrace Williams House http://www.chapelhillpreservation.com/horace.html
Its at 610 East Rosemary St., Chapel Hill.
Did Thomas Day use Polyurethane and Gorrilla Glue?
Jim
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05-21-2009, 02:51 PM
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Name: Jim Campbell City: Hillsborough State: NC County: Orange Join Date: Feb 2006 Age: 39 Avg Visit Freq/Week
= 7.00 over 180 days | Re: Talk and Hand Tool Demo this Wed in Chapel Hill
As a follow up, I was fortunate enough to attend Jerome's talk.
What a blast! The weather and setting couldn't have been nicer. We sat out on the lawn under the shade of some magnolia trees.
Jerome talked a lot about the history of Thomas Day. He nicely weaved in the social and economic climate as well as hard core furniture geek details.
The crowd was very receptive and engaged in some good questions. I behaved myself though.
I took a few pics, none came out great.
I got a first hand look at his knock down traveling workbench. It is quite amazing. Some really creative uses of dovetails and wedges. Plus, the top is a single board that must be at least 28" wide.
If anyone gets to attend his talk at High Point, I think you will find it most informative and entertaining.
Jim     
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"Why is it that I loathe washing dishes, but I absolutely love sitting out here in the shop washing parts with kerosene?"
Roger Welsch, Busted Tractors and Rusty Knuckles
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05-21-2009, 03:19 PM
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Name: Mike City: Westfield State: NC County: Stokes Join Date: Dec 2005 Age: 52 Avg Visit Freq/Week
= 7.00 over 180 days | Re: Talk and Hand Tool Demo this Wed in Chapel Hill
What?! No close ups of the bench?
I see you couldn't get close to the blanket chest for the blue hairs all over it. 
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05-21-2009, 03:33 PM
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Name: Jerome City: Mebane State: NC County: orange Join Date: Sep 2007 Avg Visit Freq/Week
= 2.80 over 180 days | Re: Talk and Hand Tool Demo this Wed in Chapel Hill
Thanks Jim for helping me break down that set up. It was great to see you out there. It was nice to have to have some tool geeks in the audience too.
Jerome
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05-21-2009, 03:46 PM
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Name: Roger City: Durham State: NC County: Durham Join Date: Jul 2005 Age: 63 Avg Visit Freq/Week
= 6.46 over 180 days | Re: Talk and Hand Tool Demo this Wed in Chapel Hill
Dang, I truly planned on attending until last minute events doused that. Glad it went well, what a beautiful day to be at Horace Williams.
Roger
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05-21-2009, 04:27 PM
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Name: Mike City: Westfield State: NC County: Stokes Join Date: Dec 2005 Age: 52 Avg Visit Freq/Week
= 7.00 over 180 days | Re: Talk and Hand Tool Demo this Wed in Chapel Hill
This Saturday is supposed to be nice, maybe I can talk some of the family into tagging along to Highpoint.
***OOPS that's NEXT Saturday***
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05-22-2009, 01:36 AM
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Name: Jerome City: Mebane State: NC County: orange Join Date: Sep 2007 Avg Visit Freq/Week
= 2.80 over 180 days | Re: Talk and Hand Tool Demo this Wed in Chapel Hill
Originally Posted by Mike Davis This Saturday is supposed to be nice, maybe I can talk some of the family into tagging along to Highpoint.
***OOPS that's NEXT Saturday*** yeah you scared me for a second there. 
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