Linda Ferzoco on thu 16 feb 06
On another site I read the following advice given to a
son by his dad:
Son, you can swear at the expensive one when you buy
it or at the cheap one every time you use it.
My grandpa Costantino always told me, Leenda, you
gotta the right tool, you canna do anyting.
Leenda Ferzoco
Pacifica, California, where it's said we may see snow
on the peaks around the SF bay soon! Poor Santa Rosa
plum tree got seduced by last week's warmth and
bloomed just before the frost last night.
--- mel jacobson wrote:.
> i loved tony's post about his kiln. buy the best
> tools in the world, they always pay for themselves.
> that is a fact.
> from mel/minnetonka.mn.usa
> website: http://my.pclink.com/~melpots3
>
>
Lee Love on sat 18 feb 06
On Thu, 16 Feb 2006 15:32:25 -0800, Linda Ferzoco
wrote:
>My grandpa Costantino always told me, Leenda, you
>gotta the right tool, you canna do anyting.
I think your grandpa has got it right. "The right tool" isn't
necessarily the most expensive one. The wood block print artist Shiko
Munakata always used "student" carving tools.
I use three kinds of brushes:
100yen caligraphy brushes from the 100 Yen Store.
Rice Straw Hakame brushes made from straw I get in the fields near my home.
Homemade brushes made from my Akita's fur.
--
Lee Love in Mashiko, Japan
http://mashiko.org http://seisokuro.blogspot.com/ My Photo Logs
http://ikiru.blogspot.com/ Zen and Craft
"The way we are, we are members of each other. All of us. Everything. The
difference ain't in who is a member and who is not, but in who knows it and
who don't." --Burley Coulter (Wendell Berry)
mel jacobson on sun 16 jan 11
i have to praise my belt sander, i love it.
kiss, kiss.
and, my tiny 7 inch table saw. i love it.
kiss, kiss.
and now my brother's small band saw.
and, my angle grinder that has safety glasses
taped to it. kiss kiss. (another adjunct that
is really cheap is a face mask made of clear plastic.
like 10 bucks. i love it too. )
and now....wowowowowo.
my small air nailer. it shoots staples.
thin ,inch and half.
when i make frames, stretchers for canvas and
things for painting...my god, it is quick as a wink.
bang, bang... 2 nails in.
and they set about a 1/16th.
i also bought at northern tool, a brad nailer. air driven.
those thin, one inch brads. i love it...kiss, kiss. couple
that with my 5 inch chop saw. frames are a breeze.
i have four paintings going now. it is like obsession.
i buy that scrap 4 foot pine at the big box store.
one inch stock, 8"x4', fifty cents a board. off cuts.
some are 10", mixed.
i pick out the best, no knots...clear, makes one
painting. i have all sorts of scrap canvas. i bought
a huge drop cloth at a garage sale for five bucks.
pure white cotton duck, a few splatters.
and, sharlene gave me a few yards of high end
linen...and that is what these paintings have.
love my tools.
mel
from: minnetonka, mn
website: http://www.visi.com/~melpots/
clayart link: http://www.visi.com/~melpots/clayart.html
new book: http://www.21stcenturykilns.com
alternate: melpots7575@gmail.com
Patrick Cross on sun 16 jan 11
Wow,.... (tongue firmly in cheek)... You can tell a man is Safety Vigilant=
,
when not only does he wear safety glasses, but...
also provides then for the tool as well...
"and, my angle grinder that has safety glasses
taped to it. "
Patrick Lester Cross
Cone10Soda
On Sun, Jan 16, 2011 at 6:32 AM, mel jacobson wrote:
> i have to praise my belt sander, i love it.
> kiss, kiss.
>
> and, my tiny 7 inch table saw. i love it.
> kiss, kiss.
>
> and now my brother's small band saw.
> and, my angle grinder that has safety glasses
> taped to it. kiss kiss. (another adjunct that
> is really cheap is a face mask made of clear plastic.
> like 10 bucks. i love it too. )
>
> and now....wowowowowo.
> my small air nailer. it shoots staples.
> thin ,inch and half.
>
> when i make frames, stretchers for canvas and
> things for painting...my god, it is quick as a wink.
> bang, bang... 2 nails in.
> and they set about a 1/16th.
> i also bought at northern tool, a brad nailer. air driven.
> those thin, one inch brads. i love it...kiss, kiss. couple
> that with my 5 inch chop saw. frames are a breeze.
>
> i have four paintings going now. it is like obsession.
> i buy that scrap 4 foot pine at the big box store.
> one inch stock, 8"x4', fifty cents a board. off cuts.
> some are 10", mixed.
> i pick out the best, no knots...clear, makes one
> painting. i have all sorts of scrap canvas. i bought
> a huge drop cloth at a garage sale for five bucks.
> pure white cotton duck, a few splatters.
> and, sharlene gave me a few yards of high end
> linen...and that is what these paintings have.
> love my tools.
> mel
>
>
>
> from: minnetonka, mn
> website: http://www.visi.com/~melpots/
> clayart link: http://www.visi.com/~melpots/clayart.html.com/%7Emelpots/clayart.html>
> new book: http://www.21stcenturykilns.com
> alternate: melpots7575@gmail.com
>
WJ Seidl on sun 16 jan 11
Patrick:
Mel's not the only one.
You can't reach the switch for my bench-top grinder
until you remove the safety glasses I have in front of the switch.
You can't take the angle grinder from its case without first removing
the safety glasses from on top of it.
You can't turn on the drill press without first removing the safety glasses=
,
and the chainsaw is a real struggle. Safety glasses AND hearing
protection have to be removed.
As we get older, we sometimes forget the "important little stuff".
Easy to remember that way.
Helps keep us around to piss off the spouse .
Best,
Wayne Seidl
On 1/16/2011 8:48 AM, Patrick Cross wrote:
> Wow,.... (tongue firmly in cheek)... You can tell a man is Safety Vigila=
nt,
> when not only does he wear safety glasses, but...
>
> also provides then for the tool as well...
>
> "and, my angle grinder that has safety glasses
> taped to it. "
>
> Patrick Lester Cross
>
Patrick Cross on sun 16 jan 11
"...and the chainsaw is a real struggle."
oh yeah?..... really?
I could pretend this was on purpose, but.. is really just a lack of time fo=
r
repair and proper maintenance.
For comedic purposes only... (and by the way, can ya send photos to ClayAr=
t
for every one to see?...the box... the parts are in...)...
You can't run my Husqvarna 36 without first completely reassembling
it...... and then get safety glasses, chaps,...RED vest, gloves, and face
shield.
Patrick Lester Cross
Cone10Soda
On Sun, Jan 16, 2011 at 9:21 AM, WJ Seidl wrote:
> Patrick:
> Mel's not the only one.
> You can't reach the switch for my bench-top grinder
> until you remove the safety glasses I have in front of the switch.
> You can't take the angle grinder from its case without first removing the
> safety glasses from on top of it.
> You can't turn on the drill press without first removing the safety
> glasses,
> and the chainsaw is a real struggle. Safety glasses AND hearing protecti=
on
> have to be removed.
>
> As we get older, we sometimes forget the "important little stuff".
> Easy to remember that way.
> Helps keep us around to piss off the spouse .
>
> Best,
> Wayne Seidl
>
>
> On 1/16/2011 8:48 AM, Patrick Cross wrote:
>
> Wow,.... (tongue firmly in cheek)... You can tell a man is Safety Vigila=
nt,
> when not only does he wear safety glasses, but...
>
> also provides then for the tool as well...
>
> "and, my angle grinder that has safety glasses
> taped to it. "
>
> Patrick Lester Cross
>
>
>
>
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