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1. 
   DougF | Aug 18, 2005 04:31pm | #1

   Welcome Joe.  I think you'll enjoy the forum and I look forward to seeing some of your work.

   Doug

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   nikkiwood | Aug 19, 2005 04:28am | #2

   Welcome aboard.

   What kind of stuff do you make?

   What are your other hobbies/

   Do you miss Carly?

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   "I tend to live in the past because most of my life is there."
   -- Herb Caen (1916-1997)

3. 
   philip | Aug 19, 2005 09:19am | #3

   Welcome Joe.
   There should be a woman behind every good man, I believe...
   How about some pictures of the items you have made?
   Philip Marcou

   
   

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   Edited 8/19/2005 2:20 am ET by philip

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   forestgirl | Aug 19, 2005 10:38am | #4

   Hi, Joe, welcome!  Feel free (or even compelled, LOL) to post some pics in the gallery.  Solana Beach....hmmmmm......rings a bell.  Ah, the coveted San Diego area, right?

   forestgirl -- you can take the girl out of the forest, but you can't take the forest out of the girl ;-)
   Another proud member of the  "I Rocked With ToolDoc Club" .... :>) 

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   Sinkers | Aug 19, 2005 05:07pm | #5

   Thank you all for you kind greetings. 

   Yes, North San Diego County is where Solana Beach is located.  My wife and I have lived in this area for a long time, and it's quite nice - although we are making plans to move when we retire.  We feel as though it's getting more crowded than we like.

   Do I miss Carly?  In short, no.  Not sure many HP employees, or shareholders, do.  I have a cynical view of mergers - been through a couple - and how someone can do such an arguably horrible job and get booted out the door with $40 million is beyond me.  But this is all a topic for another forum.

   Other hobbies?  In no particular order:

   Cooking - another artistic outlet really, and because I like to eat good food.

   Surfing - Been surfing for years and it's a family thing with my wife, son and me in the water together regularly.  Definitely "quality time".

   Motorcycling - Been riding for 25 years, although I seem to be doing less-and-less these days due to time constraints.

   Exercise & fitness - If I don't surf, I try to do something else each day, and I've got a variety of activities that fall under this item.

   Let me track down a few pictures of stuff I've made, and I'll post again,

   -Joe

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   EdHarrison | Aug 19, 2005 05:24pm | #6

   Cut-and-Dried Hardwoods in Solana Beach used to be a mecca for me when I lived in S.D. in the 90's.  Someone mentioned it on this forum within the last 3 years so I guess its still in biz? Welcome to the forum.

    

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   Sinkers | Aug 19, 2005 05:38pm | #7

   Hi Ed,

   I live about 5-minutes from Cut-And-Dried and it is still in business, but was sold a year or two ago.  The new owner closed the wood shop and sold all the equipment, then sublet the space to a business that sells furniture.  With its Cedros Design District location, the place is now quite "upscale", and their wood prices are totally over-the-top IMO, and even with my San Diego Fine Woodworkers discount, they're 30% more than Lane Stanton - the place I buy most of my stock now.

   I'll go there if it's Sunday afternoon and I need one board for something; otherwise I'll bit-the-bullet and make the 25-minute drive to Lane Stanton in San Marcos.  It just hurts too much now to pay their prices.

   -Joe

    

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   jazzdogg | Aug 20, 2005 04:04am | #8

   Hi Joe,

   Greetings from a fellow Palomar CFT apostle. It's been a huge disappointment to see what's been happening at Cut & Dried. Thank goodness there are still a few other choices (have you tried TH&H in Mira Mesa?), not to mention the urban forestry program at Palomar.

   Are you planning to attend the autumn SDFWA seminar with Becksvoort?

    

    

   -Jazzdogg-

   "Don't ask yourself what the world needs. Ask yourself what makes you come alive, and go do that, because what the world needs is people who have come alive." Gil Bailie

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   Sinkers | Aug 20, 2005 05:34pm | #9

   Haven't heard of TH&M in Mira Mesa?  Been to Frost a number of times; give me a little more info and I'll check them out.  Regarding the seminar, no, wasn't planning to go.  My wife doesn't really like Shaker and three full days while be a great deal for $80 is more time than I can spare.

   For those that asked, I posted a few pictures of things I've made in The Gallery in a post called "New Member JoeC - a few project pics".

   Cheers,

   -Joe

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   jazzdogg | Aug 20, 2005 06:16pm | #10

   TH&H: The Hardwoods & Hardware Company9040 Activity Rd, Bldg ESan Diego, CA 92126(858) 536-1800

   The people who work there are a little nicer than the folks at Frost. They have a selection of hardwoods, sheet goods, some finishing materials, some tools (including Festool), some hardware...

   I'm pretty sure they're on the SDFWA resource/sponsor/member discount list, so bring your SDFWA card with you!

    -Jazzdogg-

   "Don't ask yourself what the world needs. Ask yourself what makes you come alive, and go do that, because what the world needs is people who have come alive." Gil Bailie