tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post5168519161285760825..comments2024-03-26T11:27:35.814-07:00Comments on Tom Stephenson: Holiday jobsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-82421756676510896602010-10-20T14:38:04.962-07:002010-10-20T14:38:04.962-07:00Some of my tools are a bit more sophisticated, Mol...Some of my tools are a bit more sophisticated, Moll, I have to admit. At the moment, I am exclusively using diamonds attached to an electric motor ( the stone is BLOODY hard and fragile), and lots of them. Three out of the four tools above are proper Georgian, but still in use. The dividers are 18th century, and the chisel is from around the same time. My air compressor dates from around 1948.<br /><br />I'll send you a donation address, Mise.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-46245223702891390192010-10-20T13:20:06.798-07:002010-10-20T13:20:06.798-07:00Maybe you could be a celebrity blogger, living on ...Maybe you could be a celebrity blogger, living on donations from grateful commentators?Misehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01784548726623938608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-78874970485276502932010-10-20T11:39:40.070-07:002010-10-20T11:39:40.070-07:00The simplicity of the tools and the skill of your ...The simplicity of the tools and the skill of your hands have produced some fantastic pieces, Tom, holiday job or whatever!Mollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08604864977387798470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-63755792741207301792010-10-20T10:57:15.656-07:002010-10-20T10:57:15.656-07:00If I wasn't good at it by now, Raz... Not so ...If I wasn't good at it by now, Raz... Not so sure about the enjoyment - sometimes, most times...<br /><br />That sounds horrendous, John. It would have been bad enough if they had come from Surrey, but Liverpool...<br /><br />The wooden thing is a mason's mallet, Amy - same use as a hammer, but different too. I was working in Florida with one once, and the carpenter came up and said, "I've got a hammer you can borrow if you want. Better than that lump of wood you've just picked up".<br /><br />Ok - all I need now is a holiday to wrap around the other 50 weeks.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-15115471176423205712010-10-20T08:58:37.566-07:002010-10-20T08:58:37.566-07:00Stick with the holiday job; it suits you!Stick with the holiday job; it suits you!Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-45434406364745798212010-10-20T08:40:51.592-07:002010-10-20T08:40:51.592-07:00What does the big round stamp tool do?What does the big round stamp tool do?Amy Saiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00346366018143891761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-44197101344675316772010-10-20T07:43:17.418-07:002010-10-20T07:43:17.418-07:00I worked on the paddle boats on Frith Beach when I...I worked on the paddle boats on Frith Beach when I was 16.... and resigned after 1 day when I was thrown into the boating lake by a gang of 15 year old liverpudlian girlsJohn Going Gentlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14958171262765033946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-50920226319080972292010-10-20T04:52:46.024-07:002010-10-20T04:52:46.024-07:00You must a) really enjoy it and b) be pretty good ...You must a) really enjoy it and b) be pretty good at it.Razmatazhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02757164543598076420noreply@blogger.com