Warren, I'm kind of in that place with Framerguy, I buy 100+ year old tools to use. I also use them when I teach newbies woodworking...
They all want to fire up the screaming 5 horse router table, so I give them my sash plane that was originally designed by Paul Revere, telling them this plane was made in 1864, (show mark), when you can plane me a perfect 4' of sash mould, I'll let you use the router.... I just never tell them the "router" is my early #271 mini hand router plane with a forged body.
The point here is, if you don't understand how the job was done by hand, with a simple to understand tool, then how are you going to UNDERSTAND the CMC or Underpinner?
You and I have MANY years in this job, but what about the new person to whom everything and technique is a new concept.
I once taught a Beginning Woodworking class for women only. I used terms like "the hitting thing", "zubba-zubba thingy", and "little nail thingy". They ALL understood what I was saying because that is what they called it.
Time and education establishes proper terms.
Octothorpes. Hmmm, I like that. But I also liked Jim too.
baer
PS: Warren, feel free to tear apart my article in the Sept. issue.
