stars in my eyes

Wow

That's fantastic! Good things come to good people

vj found this in rec.crafts.beads, from "Debbie B" :

]That's fantastic! Good things come to good people

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!

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

vj wrote:

~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 found this in rec.crafts.beads, from snipped-for-privacy@aol.comuhuh (Candace) :

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

**smile** i'll do my best. most of it is going to be various forms of stone cutting and metalsmithing.

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

]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.

**sigh** i'm still not out of the clouds yet!

and you know what he wants in payment????? the type case that i took apart years ago and refinished to hang on the wall!

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

]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?

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

]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.

yes - i'm gradually finding that out as i try to force myself to get out more.

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vj found this in rec.crafts.beads, from snipped-for-privacy@aol.comuhuh (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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*grins* why thank you kindly, vickie. That, is a very, very useful tip.

~Candace~

vj found this in rec.crafts.beads, from snipped-for-privacy@aol.comuhuh (Candace) :

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

i was astounded . . . until i got home and REALLY looked at all my pliers after seeing his.

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

~Candace~

vj found this in rec.crafts.beads, from snipped-for-privacy@aol.comuhuh (Candace) :

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

well, i get excited about BEADS all the time. but for him to want to take me in as an apprentice just blows me away. it's everything i could have dreamed of. and i'm still having trouble remembering to breathe!

does ANYONE have the April 1990 issue of Lapidary Journal? there's an article in there called "Workshop Safety". i'm ordering a reprint. he WROTE that article. it's HUGE, but it covers everything you could think of regarding safety.

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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

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 found this in rec.crafts.beads, from snipped-for-privacy@mindCHEMISEspring.com (Lee S. Billings) :

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

thanks, Celine - I'm having trouble not holding my breath. when he was familiar with Spider Robinson i knew i'd found a friend!

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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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