Hello, all -
Thought I'd better introduce myself.  My name is Ryan McNabb, and I am a
professional woodworker, working lengths of curly maple and walnut into
longrifle stocks.  I am glad to finally find a list such as this, where I
can stretch out and be proud of my Underhill-billy nature, and combat
Normism wherever it rears it's laser-directed head.  (And noone will tell me
to wear safety glasses...)

I built my own log house, hewing the logs and dragging them with a horse,
and timberframes my kitchen, and am now in the process of building a
timberframed shop, all without electricity.  I'll be building the sash
myself as well, and will post pics on a secret page of my main webpage, for
such as are interested in these things.  I'm glad to be aboard, and I look
forward to asking tons of questions.

Thanks for your time...I'll sit down now.

Cheers
Ryan
Custom American longrifles
http://www.gunstocker.com

>Thought I'd better introduce myself.  My name is Ryan McNabb, and I am a
>professional woodworker, working lengths of curly maple and walnut into

Greetings Ryan.  There are more than a few muzzleloading guys hanging out
here.

(I even occasionally pretend to be one meeself)

Tony

GG's...

And some of us'ns muzzle load 12 pounder bronze Napoleon field cannon (old
tools content: American Civil War Vintage cannon, manganese bronze tube and
white oak carriages and blacksmith forged accoutrements)...and fill the air
with incredible sound and black powder smoke...

more OT content: Henry Disston bone saws used for the removal of shattered
limbs

Joe DiPietro

Anthony Seo wrote:

> >Thought I'd better introduce myself.  My name is Ryan McNabb, and I am a
> >professional woodworker, working lengths of curly maple and walnut into
>
> Greetings Ryan.  There are more than a few muzzleloading guys hanging out
> here.
>
> (I even occasionally pretend to be one meeself)
>
> Tony

----- Original Message -----
From:  . . . and welcome aboard Ryan.  I seem to recall conversing with you a
time
> or two when I had time to stay on the MLML.  Its a good bunch of guys (and
> a few ladies) here.  A little strange once in a while, but good folks.
> Jim


I wouldn't have it any other way.  Thanks to everyone for their public and
private welcomes.  I feel quite at home here already.

Cheers
Ryan

Jim wrote

"I hope you'll at least permit the eye surgeon's use of modern
medicine to attempt to save your eyesight after a nail or a
bit of shattered, hardened steel bounces into your eyeball."



The Gerstner machinist's toolboxes are fitted with a small mirror inside
the top cover.  I understand that this was originally so that the workman
of an earlier day could see to dig metal fragments of his other eye after
an accident absent safety galsses.

Some things are well left behind us. Find some comfortable glasses and wear
them.

Ed Balko
Middletown, NJ

At 05:45 PM 1/3/01 -0800, Ryan wrote:
(And noone will tell me to wear safety glasses...)

I hope you'll at least permit the eye surgeon's use of modern
medicine to attempt to save your eyesight after a nail or a
bit of shattered, hardened steel bounces into your eyeball.

Once upon a time I noticed that something was scratching the inside of
my eyelid. Went to doctor who pulled a small splinter of steel from my
eyeball.
OK. no big deal. But the doctor said, "You have a rust spot on your
pupil which will have to be removed."  This after only having that
splinter overnite.  The rust forms quickly.  Was sent to the
opthalmologist who strapped my head into a frame, put in some numzit,
and proceeded to grind out the rust spot with a rotary grinder. Now I
can assure you that this is a proceedure that you definitely do not want
to undergo.
You really do want to wear safety glasses.

Jim Thompson