Woodworker's Pocket Ref. Book FA

[Charlie Self]

Probably not completely licit, but I'm auctioning off some autographed copies of my newest book, Woodworker's Pocket Reference Book.

Self

[RicodJour]

Agreed.

R

[Petrified Woodworker]

Consider me "ordered" . . .look forward to seeing it . .

> Charlie Self

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[Scott Lurndal]

Doctrine of First Sale?

[Tom Banes]

Not licit but you got an order!

Regards.

[John]

Haven't written a book, but I will send an autographed picture of myself for $7.50 plus postage and handling (even to Canada) . Hurry, quantities are limited.

[fredfighter]

A stealth ad, placed into your .sig appended to an on-topic article is less likely to draw complaints.

[Tom Watson]

You ignore the point.

Regards,

Tom Watson

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[Tom Watson]

Charlie Self has been a useful member of this newsgroup for longer than almost anyone on the current list.

If he wants to offer oldtimers a chance to get one of his books at a reduced rate and with an inscirption, I see no need for your misgivings to be expressed.

Regards,

Tom Watson

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[Han]

"Charlie Self" wrote in news: [e-mail]:

I ordered a copy from Amazon. sorry for any lost revenue ...

[Tom Watson]

Aw hell, Scott, why didn't you just tell him to piss off.

Regards,

Tom Watson

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[A.J. Hamler]

I couldn't agree more, Tom. Charlie has answered hundreds of woodworking questions here on the rec, and has helped promote woodworking in more ways than I can count. If he wants to promote himself this once, I'd say that he's more than welcome to.

The book is excellent, BTW.

A.J.

Tom Wats> > >> Probably not completely licit,

[Buddy Matlosz]

How much will you take to NOT send one?

B.

[RicodJour]

That would certainly seem to be a reasonable compromise solution.

There is no contention on that point. I'd even go further than useful, and toss out fundamental member, as Charlie is the one of the most prolific posters on this newsgroup and obviously knows whereof he speaks.

Your loyalty is admirable. However Charlie is offering the book with inscription through his auction on eBay. The discount is a discount from the cover price and is the Buy It Now price of his auction. Not sure how that can be construed to be a reduced rate for the oldtimers on this newsgroup.

R

[Charlie Self]

I'm still posting through Google. So far, no sigs found and no filters, either, so the gross crap and the feebs who post casualty totals are too evident. In fact, it tends to keep me off here. I hope to get enough time to get my grandson to set me up with a new system that doesn't include Google Groups and AOL, but that's probably going to be a couple months. Got to make up time lost to having a big toe joint replaced this week...not a major deal, but it tends to keep me from heavy lifting for a week or two, and I can't finish the last project for my new book until I can stand for at least two hours at a time.

[fredfighter]

Much as I would liek to have a Google .sig I have to think that they were wise to NOT include such a feature. But a .sig can be cut and pasted from an external window (Wordpad or some such) if it is worth the effort to the author. Some years ago a frequent participant in this ng included a 'stealth ad' for his table saw alignment device in his .sig and caught some flack from it. I didn't have a problem with it as he was posting on-topic.

Certainly if anybody does, posting in the newgroup itself is the wrong way to complain.

I'm guessing yo mean other clinetn software for accessign UseNet. I've tried a few newsreaders and don't like the interface. Quite frankly, I preferred trn over most.

In the short run, that can't be good for your balance either. Be especially careful on stairs or slopes.

[Leon]

Good luck with the toe op. Do not get in a hurry to get back on your feet for long periods. Toe operations can be a slow road back to recovery to get past the swelling.

[Prometheus]

I've got a number of ww'ing books on my shelves already, though it may be time to add another, especially if it has something new to add. Not much of a description on the auction that I could see, though.

So, if you feel like it, why don't you sell it a bit- seeing as how you're resting up from the toe operation anyhow. I've already got a billion articles and chapters on things like making a *perfect* joint, tool reviews and basic descriptions of woodworking terms with diagrams.

What makes your book different than the hundreds of others? Just to make sure you're not misinterpreting the tone of this, I'm genuinely interested. There are all sorts of bits of information I'd love to have close to hand, like which blade tpi and set works the best with different species and thicknesses of wood, best types of fasteners and thread counts for different applications, suggested blade/router speeds, feed rates, etc. But another collection of blurbs on making a tight-fitting miter or a straight dado and tuning up a handplane or chisel is something I'm not in the market for.

It might help some others make the choice one way or another as well!

Alternately, a post of the Table of Contents on the auction would go a long way.

[Charlie Self]

I'll post that, if Ebay lets me. It should be possible to take out the second photo in this listing and pop in the TofC. I'm getting ready to return to VA for the first after-surgery check. From the feeling, it should be OK. Ihave had to take more pain medication than I like, but otherwise, it seems to be healing. Unfortunately, recuperating means catching up on things like bookkeeping (there aoghta be a law against having to keep books in small businesses).

This is a general reference book, meant to be IN the shop for use. For that reason, we designed it with heavy coated stock for pages, a spiral bound back to let it lie flat, and even heavier coated pages.

[Charlie Self]

OK. I posted the ToC.

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