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GaryK

8558 posts in 524 days


102 days ago

You all may have noticed my lack of participation lately.

Well, with using the DVR to record two channels at a time along with watching a third channel live
I have been very busy watching the Olympics. Hardly time to sleep.

Just wanted to let you all know that I have not died and gone to the big workshop in the sky.

I will be back on or about Monday after I recover :-)

Gary

-- Gary, East TX -- The longest journey begins with a single step.

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Chardt

124 posts in 138 days


102 days ago

We just figured you were basking in your awesomeness with the Faberge tray. :-)

I haven’t watched any of the Olympics this time out. Apparently there’s a swimmer? and he swims?

that sounds neat.

-- When my wife ask's what I have to show for my wood working hobby, I just show her the splinters.

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Roper

410 posts in 249 days


102 days ago

GO PHELPS, 8 gold medals that is a feat in its self.

-- Roper - master of sawdust-

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Grumpy

6697 posts in 387 days


102 days ago

Go Aussies.

-- Grumpy - "Always look on the bright side of life"- Monty Python

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thetimberkid

1684 posts in 239 days


102 days ago

Go team GB 3rd in the medal standings isn’t bad!

Callum

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teenagewoodworker

2133 posts in 304 days


102 days ago

been watching the whole olympics so far too.

Go Phelps!

Gymnastics has been an absolute rip of for the US

us dominates at basketball, baseball, and softball

Jamaicans are fast

us dominates on beach volleyball

as you can see i’ve almost doubled my knowledge in just a week :)

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Patrick Jaromin

238 posts in 368 days


102 days ago

What’s this “Olympics” of which you speak?

Can you work it with normal woodworking tools?

-- Patrick, Chicago, IL www.TenonAndSpline.com

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SteveKorz

1419 posts in 250 days


102 days ago

Gary made a typo, it’s actually the Oak-lympics that he’s so interested in…. all varieties, apparently… lol.

-- As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another. (Proverbs 27:17)

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Bob #2

2078 posts in 558 days


102 days ago

Bolt- Never saw a man that could run like that before. Despite the speed he achives with his build he is almost completely relaxed.

BTW, who says you can’t grab 13 medals on a diet of potato chips and Canadian lager. <vbg>

Yeah! Canada!

Bob

-- A mind, like a home, is furnished by its owner

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Joe Lyddon

170 posts in 588 days


102 days ago

How about that Lightning Bolt from Jamaica?!!

I predict that he will win every race he enters UP to 400m… slashing the records; whatever they may be. We will see alot of him in the future… as a possible biotic man!

That guy is plain awesome!

-- Have Fun! Joe Lyddon - Home: http://www.WoodworkStuff.net ... My Small Gallery: http://www.ncwoodworker.net/pp/showgallery.php?cat=500&ppuser=1389"

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Eric

705 posts in 320 days


102 days ago

Ah hah, we’ve finally found Yoda’s weakness. If we plan a LumberJocks contest to coincide with the Olympics, someone else might actually have a chance!

(just kidding!)

-- Eric at http://adventuresinwoodworking.com

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brianinpa

941 posts in 259 days


102 days ago

This is a great time of the summer (for Gumpy it is the winter). The Olympics and the Little League World Series, I am happy as a pig in the mud.

-- Brian, Lebanon PA, If you aren’t having fun doing it, find something else to do.

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teenagewoodworker

2133 posts in 304 days


102 days ago

i think we should have a national lumberjocks woodworking Olympics. we could give out ebony medals, mahogany medals, and oak medals.

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TomK

396 posts in 411 days


102 days ago

I share your affliction, Gary! Joe, I bet Bolt runs out of gas in the 400, and is beat by the Texas Streak! But he is amazing. He was still pulling away from the rest at the finish in the 200.

-- North Texas

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trifern

4952 posts in 303 days


102 days ago

Thank goodness Gary. I was concerned you were monkeying around in the shop building your Gorilla Challenge project and accidentally glued yourself to the workbench. I was going to send out a posse but Texas is a big state.

I have enjoyed the Olympics immensely myself, especially the swimming.

Enjoy your break!

-- My favorite piece is my last one, my best piece is my next one.

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SteveKorz

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102 days ago

Trifern- LOL… funny thing is, I have a clear picture of GaryK glued down on a workbench, caught up in a clamp, with his finger only 1/2 inch from the intercom button…. lol… (but still in a position to see the Olympics on his TV in his shop, so he doesn’t really care that he’s stuck)

-- As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another. (Proverbs 27:17)

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cobra5

50 posts in 506 days


102 days ago

good to hear from you, whats next in line to create??

-- tool time tim aka "cobra5"

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motthunter

1234 posts in 335 days


102 days ago

what are the Olympics? Not my cup of tea…

-- making sawdust....

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CharlieM1958

4577 posts in 754 days


102 days ago

Steve and Trifern, I think Gary spends so much time in the shop that if he got glued to the workbench it might be several days before his wife even noticed he was missing.

As for the olympics, last night was the pinnacle for me. Watching tall, wet girls in bikinis win a gold medal…. it just doesn’t get any better than that. :-)

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

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Dick, & Barb Cain

5383 posts in 836 days


102 days ago

Thanks Gary, now we know what you’ve been up to.

We’ve been watching them too.

Look at these short cartoon animations of the Olympics. This one is my favorite.

-- -** You are never to old to set another goal or to dream a new dream ****************** Dick, & Barb Cain, Hibbing, MN. http://www.woodcarvingillustrated.com/gallery/member.php?uid=3627&protype=1

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MsDebbieP

12282 posts in 697 days


102 days ago

you guys are hilarious!!

Ok.. we need Mr. Bordner to make us a picture of poor Gary glued to the bench with his finger just a fraction of an inch (or mm. or 1/1000th) away from the intercom.. eyes still transfixed on the TV..
lol

-- "Functional WoodArt" by Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

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Grumpy

6697 posts in 387 days


101 days ago

Watch out Trifern you might be right. Garry might just come out of the woods with a new gorilla fighting trophy. LOL

-- Grumpy - "Always look on the bright side of life"- Monty Python

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Sac

203 posts in 170 days


98 days ago

Yep, Gotta love DVR!

-- Jerry, Measure 10 times cut once. Set in the foothills of the Smokey's

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GaryK

8558 posts in 524 days


96 days ago

Well, the Olympics are over and I have fully recovered.

Now back to work.

-- Gary, East TX -- The longest journey begins with a single step.

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trifern

4952 posts in 303 days


96 days ago

Welcome back!

-- My favorite piece is my last one, my best piece is my next one.

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sIKE

605 posts in 290 days


96 days ago

Waiting excitedly and looking forward to your next project!

-- //FC - Round Rock, TX - "Experience is what you get just after you need it"

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mrtrim

1548 posts in 416 days


96 days ago

some things on the olympics i dont understand like this , i tuned in one day and theres two guys , i guess they were guys anyway , but theyre haveing a sword fight ! i got to thinking where is it that one would go to see or maybe have a sword fight ? havent seen any ads on tv like come on down to tropicana feild sunday , we got blade runner taking on mr. long blade in the sword fight of the year . now im a little too old and too small to be dukeing it out with anyone but i do have a couple people here local thats been aggravateing me , like the customer thats owed me 169.00 for several months . im thinking i could hold my own with his big fat ass in a sword fight anyday ! so where would i get a couple of these swords ? i think ill go collect me some money ! in fact i got a phone bill right here im not happy about also !! lol

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Grumpy

6697 posts in 387 days


95 days ago

What about marbles Trim, that should be an olympic sport.

-- Grumpy - "Always look on the bright side of life"- Monty Python

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