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   watkinsjd | Aug 14, 2003 08:24pm | #1

   Fred,

   When you put the cursor on the Knots item in your Favorites the address should show up.  It probably directs you to the page you were viewing when you added Knots to your favorites list, which may not have been the page you really wanted.

   I am not sure about the best way to correct this but I would just delete the current one then get to the Knots log-in page and add that to my Favorites.

   Good luck, John

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   fredb | Aug 14, 2003 09:44pm | #2

   Thanks John. My browser works and Favorites are working fine! I was kinda making a joke about being "drawn" to the "Tools" menu item because that's what has "mostly" been on my mind lately.

   I truly appreciate your attempt and genuine concern for me to get to Knots and your help with correcting any issues I might have been having with my Favorites - so again... thank you for the reply.

   I had to make the original post to see if there were any other folks out there (aside from me) that are "unconciously" drawn to the "Tools" menu item instead of where they should "really" be going (Favorites > that being tools, cooking, raising childred/pets or otherwise). I guess the computer geek in me (I'm a software developer) has me humoring myself anyway with this!

   Kind regards - Fred

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   watkinsjd | Aug 14, 2003 10:26pm | #3

   Fred,

   Software developer, huh!  That can explain a lot :=)

   Being a CPA can elicit some completely false conclusions about my personality. I have found.

   John

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   forestgirl | Aug 16, 2003 02:46am | #4

   Fred, when I first joined Knots (in the pre-Prospero days), the Tools section was the only one I had bookmarked!  I still enjoy that section, for sure, but it feels good now to be at the point where it's not demanding undivided attention.  And...I can actually stroll through the Big Box stores and not care much about what's on the tool shelves (welllll, except for that Bosch or Makita dual-compound miter saw, sliding or not).

   Tools are magnetic to some of us!

   forestgirl -- you can take the girl out of the forest, but you can't take the forest out of the girl   ;-)

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   fredb | Aug 16, 2003 06:40pm | #5

   Hi Forestgirl,

   I need some big box tools. In the past few weeks, I've been assembling a carefully selected bunch of "fine woodworking" handtools as I'm headed down that road. I'm pretty good with plywood I admit. I'm probably going to focus on fine boxes for now and may graduate up. This should be a good jumping in point to hone my skills (and tools) before I dive into larger and more expensive lumber purchases. This is at the time just a serious hobby.

   What's your main shop output if I may ask?Kind regards - Fred

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   forestgirl | Aug 16, 2003 07:14pm | #6

   Hi Fred, right now my main shop output is zero as gardening and gathering firewood for the impending winter have taken over!  I'm a novice, with a background in a bit of furniture restoration several years ago, two or three years of "armchair woodworking," and have been making mostly stuff for the shop (jigs, storage), a couple of sports memorabilia display cases (for signed jerseys) and a stab at some easy outdoor furniture. 

   This will be the first winter that I can hit the ground running as far as WWing goes, so am hoping to have some items for the gallery by next year!forestgirl -- you can take the girl out of the forest, but you can't take the forest out of the girl   ;-)

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   fredb | Aug 17, 2003 07:59am | #7

   Well great to be outdoors - I agree!

   I too can see making the items for the shop first as that's fun in and of itself. My first stab at "finer" woodworking will be the wall cabinet for my hand tools I'd rather not have bangin' around in drawers. I've already collected some curly maple for drawer fronts but no clue on the size of this cabinet yet. I do know it will be the first I build but definately not the last!Kind regards - Fred

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   RANGERP75R | Aug 17, 2003 09:54am | #8

   Fred

      Building your wall cabinet an other benchs, bases, etc. will hone your skills with design, joints, wood expansion an general skills. You will learn from your mistakes an they won't carry over to the "real deal". I think too many are too eager an jump into major projects when they first get started. Sometimes over their head an have to make corrections that could have been avoided if they had a better foundation. Kind of like "putting the cart before the horse". Just my opinion, of course.

      Have fun an take your time. Remember that as an amateur, you don't have deadlines. Time is on your side. ha..ha..

   sarge..jt

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   forestgirl | Aug 17, 2003 11:12pm | #9

   As Sarge says, building stuff for the shop is a low-risk learning experience.  Building "jigs and fixtures" is a great way to work on precision -- just making a set of corner-blocks for square glue-ups got me seriously focused on tuning the tablesaw perfectly.  Making a router fence is a good one too, but I skipped the table-building experience.

   Building small shelf units is a good one for getting better at square glue-ups and getting over the "octopus syndrome" -- still need to work alot on that one!

   Have fun designing and building your tool cabinet -- be sure and post a pic in the gallery!forestgirl -- you can take the girl out of the forest, but you can't take the forest out of the girl   ;-)

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   fredb | Aug 18, 2003 04:02pm | #10

   What is the "octopus syndrome" if I may ask? This is a new one for me... and also, what bandsaw is this you tuned up?Kind regards - Fred

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   forestgirl | Aug 19, 2003 07:14pm | #11

   Octopus syndrome is what I call that conviction that one needs to be an octopus in order to successfully glue up a project.  As I said, I'm still working on that one -- just seems two hands aren't enough -- but it's getting easier with each project.

   Bandsaw?  Hmmmmm, if I was talking about tuning a bandsaw, it had to be a Grizzly 14" Z-model, the only one I own or have ever used.forestgirl -- you can take the girl out of the forest, but you can't take the forest out of the girl   ;-)