Occupation: Soon-to-be-retired rocket
scientist. After a long career in high-tech - now ready for a much more
relaxing low-tech career. Family: My wonderful wife, Paula, and I are
ready to enjoy retired life together. She recently retired as a school teacher,
but now has continued to teach part time for a while longer. Pets:
Two kitties. Circles, a seventeen year old blind tabby and, Squeaky, a black
and white youngster (weighing in at sixteen pounds). Serious Hobby:
Woodworking -- I did less-than-fine woodworking for the greatest part of my
life. I converted to fine woodworking about fifteen years ago when I discovered
that the Skilsaw was not the ultimate woodworking tool. This led to
acquiring some serious tools and building a real workshop. Other
Hobbies: Backpacking, fishing, flying, snow skiing, gardening, and avoiding
work. Hobby that is too close to actual work: Web page
designing Favorite Charity: National Multiple Sclerosis Society --
for selfish reasons -- I was diagnosed with MS in 1992. Favorite comic
strip: Dilbert Role model: Wally (character in Dilbert comic
strip)
About this web site: This web site was designed as a personal
challenge to myself because I enjoy such endeavors and also to provide a
communications medium for a fine Wood Online friend and fellow woodworker,
Ralph Jones, so that he could provide a woodworking educational web site to
serve other woodworkers. It is my hope that this web site will meet his need in
achieving this objective.
The page layout and graphics were designed by
Bill Boehme. The graphics were created using Adobe Photoshop®. The web
pages were designed using a number of tools including HoTMetaL Pro®,
Microsoft FrontPage®, and some basic text editors when the other tools
could not otherwise achieve what I wanted. The descriptive text, tutorials,
tips, definitions, photographic images, and drawings are the creation and
property of Ralph Jones. All right reserved.