APPRENTICE REPORT CARD .

Gotta keep your eye on those young’uns, David.
He is fortunate to have such a skilled and kind teacher!
Ellen

-- "Don't let the perfect be the enemy of the good." Voltaire

ellen , you are so right ,
he brought me a mouse the other day ,
far cry from the apple i was used to ,
( although it was for my ’ apple ’ computer ) !
mario ,
if you send two ,
maybe we can get you a C in twinkie .

-- david - only thru kindness can this world be whole . If we don't succeed we run the risk of failure. Dan Quayle

Thank you Patron. You are such a doll.
A very patient doll.

I taught for 4 years in my younger days, and the best part was reading the Instructor Critiques written by the students. I am sure you would enjoy reading yours too.

You are All Heart Sir,
Steve

-- -- I'm no rocket surgeon

steve ,
as you know ,
the best part ,
is watching their eyes light up ,
when they get it !

-- david - only thru kindness can this world be whole . If we don't succeed we run the risk of failure. Dan Quayle

I was not as lucky to have a teacher like you David. Actually I had no teacher at all, and it shows! Doug is a lucky man to have the guidance of such a skilled person as yourself. Maybe I’m overly optimistic, but I think Doug will be ready for the work force much sooner than you think. So remember to treat him kindly as you might be working for him one day and he will then be writing your annual reviews! BTW Twinkies are bad for you. That’s probably why Doug doesn’t readily offer them up.

-- Mike, an American living in Norway.

Funny to mention Twinkies. I have never had one. Growing up, everything pastry-wise was homemade, and ‘store bought’ was too expensive. I mentioned this to my kids many years ago. They could not believe it, they had never met anyone who had not eaten a Twinkie, so they gave me one at Christmas. I never ate it, as they always seemed…. kind of disgusting. I put it in a drawer, and just now pulled it out. Expire date on the package is JAN 01, so I guess it is over 10 years old. You are more than welcome to it.

Steve

-- -- I'm no rocket surgeon

i think you are right , mike .
i just don’t want him to know that his job
will be fixing all of our mistakes yet ,
let him dream for a while .

-- david - only thru kindness can this world be whole . If we don't succeed we run the risk of failure. Dan Quayle

steve ,
kraft macaroni and cheese and twinkies ,
are what have kept king tut
so well preserved !
kind of like a ’ sludge ’ of youth !

-- david - only thru kindness can this world be whole . If we don't succeed we run the risk of failure. Dan Quayle

I’m glad to see you are taking it easy on the impressionable young “kidd”, David. Maybe, if we are lucky, he will grow up to be just like his teacher one day. :-)

-- Charlie M. "Woodworking - patience = firewood"

Being a teacher myself many years ago, I know what a pleasure it is to have an excellent student. Especially one that can cook. To keep him focussed you might want to put a sign next to the clock in your shop that I had when I was teaching. “TIME IS PASSING-ARE YOU?” You are a good man David and he is being taught by one of the best craftsman I know. I to have taken a grasshopper under my wing as well. These kids can be trying at times!

God Bless
tom

-- Mc Bridge Cabinets, Iowa

charlie ,
i don’t want to scare him yet ,
he may have to finish my house someday !

-- david - only thru kindness can this world be whole . If we don't succeed we run the risk of failure. Dan Quayle

tom ,
he’s a real ’ grasshopper ’ alright ,
i just need to get him some better shop shoes ,

like some ’ en-point ’ ballet slippers !

-- david - only thru kindness can this world be whole . If we don't succeed we run the risk of failure. Dan Quayle

Wow….....I managed a 3.2 grade point average….......maybe he was grading on a curve…...or his glasses need to be upgraded! ...........The perception I have of self is a high D or low C…......cause I’m old….slow….....and really don’t see a whole lot of progress….........spend more time building scrap then good items…....but as with anything….....you learn from the mistakes made.

Ellen – Tom – Charlie…....the only thing I am young in…..is the world of woodworking!!......truth be known…....I’m probably older then all of you…..64…......but who says a grasshopper has to be a youngster?

Steve…....twinkies are never too old to consume (unless they’re green and fuzzy).........yours would make good dunkers!

David…...sorry about the twinkie thing….....but even if i hide them…...my 2 teenage garbage guts can sniff them out like a bloodhound….....even I don’t get any!!! Also….ballet slippers hurt my feet!

All kidding aside…......David was tutoring me before I joined LJs….......he was instrumental in my joining Ljs …..... and for this I am grateful. I have gained an enormous amount of knowledge from Patron (and from all the Jocks here).......skills and tricks that would probably take a lifetime to learn without his help and guidance. Because of him…...I am making and can see progress in all I attempt….can’t ask for more than that!!!

Thanks for the vote of confidence David and…...I promise to bring my grade point average up!!!!

As most of you have stated here and other blogs…....I am indeed fortunate to have a mentor like Patron and within a 30 minute drive too!!!

As my daughter would say ‘that’s my bestest friend over there’..........not only is David my Brother….but I consider him to be my bestest friend!!!

Thanks David

BTW…..as Steve suggested…....maybe I should critique Professor Patron!!!!

-- Doug, New Mexico.......the only stupid question is one that is never asked!........don't fix it, if it ain't broke!

Just a great story, all around.

Doug: may you continue to learn from David—a man who—like Mike—has already taught ME a great deal.

David: bless you for your kind and generous spirit. Knowledge is best when it’s shared.

As are Twinkies ;-)

And may you learn from your student as he learns from you.

-- -- Neil

I bet that Twinkies of Steves is still soft and fresh.

David A great job in you sharing of your time. But maybe you need to bring him over to your shop and show him the vacuum and see if he can get an A- on that trip.

Wish a bunch of LJ’ers were closer.

I just left our Mason Dixon Woodworkers. we had LJ Lew lead the workshop on his Celtic Knot Rolling Pins. We had a great time. About 12 people attended.

-- I've been blessed with a father who liked to tinker in wood, and a wife who lets me tinker in wood. Southern Delaware soon moving to Virginia karsonwm@gmail.com †