stars in my eyes

Wow

That's fantastic! Good things come to good people

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Life is too short
"vj" wrote in message
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i just came from spending several hours with a local retired
pharmacist . . . who is also a master jeweler and craftsman.
and he's willing to teach ME - after i finish the course at the JC.

the man in phenomenal. you would DIE to see his workshop.
and the TOOLS!!!!!

my head is still spinning!!!!


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sounds wonderful! I can't wait to hear what "gems" of wisdom you pick up

vj wrote:
well, i don't know about that.
but i feel like i've died and gone to heaven already.
and my questions don't phase him in the least -- even when they're out
of order and unrelated!


~Candace~ your local hemp goddess

I bet you have stars in your eyes. I would be floating on air with stars.
I would love to have an opportunity like that with a master cabinet maker,
another painter, jeweler, and I could go on.

"vj" wrote in message
news
i just came from spending several hours with a local retired
pharmacist . . . who is also a master jeweler and craftsman.
and he's willing to teach ME - after i finish the course at the JC.

the man in phenomenal. you would DIE to see his workshop.
and the TOOLS!!!!!

my head is still spinning!!!!


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and to the republic which it established, one nation from many peoples,
promising liberty and justice for all.

This is so, so wonderful. And I know he'll love the print case. All those
perfect drawers for heavy stones and tools. Do you still have one those
left for yourself?

This goes along with my observation that even in small towns and remote
places there are great resources, once you get into the system/society to
find them.

Tina


"vj" wrote in message
news
i just came from spending several hours with a local retired
pharmacist . . . who is also a master jeweler and craftsman.
and he's willing to teach ME - after i finish the course at the JC.

the man in phenomenal. you would DIE to see his workshop.
and the TOOLS!!!!!

my head is still spinning!!!!


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I pledge allegiance to the Constitution of the United States of America,
and to the republic which it established, one nation from many peoples,
promising liberty and justice for all.

*grins* why thank you kindly, vickie. That, is a very, very useful tip.


vj found this in rec.crafts.beads, from huh
(Candace) :

]sounds wonderful! I can't wait to hear what "gems" of wisdom you pick up

FIRST one - the tools you buy.
unless you're buying $80 pliers, when you get your pliers use your
electric drill and file the edges. not a lot, but even on the square
ones. just to get the rough edges down.

he says that's the biggest difference between the super-expensive
tools and the cheaper ones. and sanding the edges down will avoid a
LOT of scratched wire.


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~Candace~

I'm feeling your excitement about this from here! Man! I love seeing people
get excited about stuff they love. Warms my heart.


vj found this in rec.crafts.beads, from vj :

]sorry - i left out a word in my excitement - he wants the DRAWER i
]refinished to hang on the wall - not the whole cabinet.

Tina:

i took the drawer over to him yesterday afternoon. [after double
checking with Mom that she has another one for me] he was like a
little kid with a new toy. evidently he took a typesetting class "way
back when" and has wanted one of those drawers ever since. it's one
my dad gave me about 25 years ago and i spent several weeks one summer
completely disassembling it, refinishing it, and then putting it back
together. you wouldn't believe how those things are constructed -
they're like jigsaw puzzles! he said if i could do that good a job on
that project, he sees no problem with me learning the things i want to
do.

AND he reads science fiction and used to race Porsches! his wife was
head of his pit crew!


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~Candace~

In article ,
says...

i took the drawer over to him yesterday afternoon. [after double
checking with Mom that she has another one for me] he was like a
little kid with a new toy. evidently he took a typesetting class "way
back when" and has wanted one of those drawers ever since. it's one
my dad gave me about 25 years ago and i spent several weeks one summer
completely disassembling it, refinishing it, and then putting it back
together. you wouldn't believe how those things are constructed -
they're like jigsaw puzzles! he said if i could do that good a job on
that project, he sees no problem with me learning the things i want to
do.

AND he reads science fiction and used to race Porsches! his wife was
head of his pit crew!

This is SO COOL!!! I'm glad you have this opportunity, and I hope you get
everything you're looking for out of it.

Celine

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"Only the powers of evil claim that doing good is boring."
-- Diane Duane, _Nightfall at Algemron_

That makes it even better. He has chosen you as a student/apprentice
because of the care and skill you have shown in other work.

Was this guy into Formula One racing? If so, when? He might know Walter
(of the engine).

Tina


"vj" wrote in message
...
vj found this in rec.crafts.beads, from vj :

]sorry - i left out a word in my excitement - he wants the DRAWER i
]refinished to hang on the wall - not the whole cabinet.

Tina:

i took the drawer over to him yesterday afternoon. [after double
checking with Mom that she has another one for me] he was like a
little kid with a new toy. evidently he took a typesetting class "way
back when" and has wanted one of those drawers ever since. it's one
my dad gave me about 25 years ago and i spent several weeks one summer
completely disassembling it, refinishing it, and then putting it back
together. you wouldn't believe how those things are constructed -
they're like jigsaw puzzles! he said if i could do that good a job on
that project, he sees no problem with me learning the things i want to
do.

AND he reads science fiction and used to race Porsches! his wife was
head of his pit crew!


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and to the republic which it established, one nation from many peoples,
promising liberty and justice for all.

Walter is about 70 also. He worked for BMW.

Tina


"vj" wrote in message
...
vj found this in rec.crafts.beads, from "Christina Peterson"
:

]Was this guy into Formula One racing? If so, when? He might know Walter
](of the engine).

you know, i'm not sure. he's got trophies and pictures all over the
house and workshop, but i couldn't tell from the pictures. i took him
all of my "Born to Run" books because they combine elves and racing,
and he has a Porsche he's working on in the garage. i THINK it's all
'track' racing rather than Formula One, but i'll ask him when i see
him again. Formula One is the only kind i've ever actually been
interested in. i do know it was a LONG time ago. he has to be in his
late 70s at least. but he seems to keep up on a lot of it.

he said that Porsche wanted to hire him long-term as a driver but he
and his wife decided that their marriage was more important.


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and to the republic which it established, one nation from many peoples,
promising liberty and justice for all.