[TheForge] RE: The return of Dr. Frankenburner...etc.

[Kathy]

Frosty,
We are agreed about the information's usefulness here and now, but you were way
ahead of me about his reasons. I had assumed that he wrote the material during
an era when hobbyists had much more time than money (nineteen-thirties or
forties); in the third world this is still true. Thanks for the insight.
Mikey

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Subject: Re: [TheForge] RE: The return of Dr. Frankenburner...etc.


From: "Kathy" <keporter at comcast.net>


> Aubrey,
> Yes, it is in his book. I read the book several years 
> ago, and it was about the
> only thing I found outstanding there in. Most of the 
> information is more of
> historical interest than practical value considering 
> how little the tooling
> (drills, etc.) are to buy compared to wasting the 
> time to build them.
> Mikey
>


He felt the same way and his shop(s) in the US were 
fully equipped with modern tools. He did the home made 
tools and equipment while traveling to 3rd world 
countries. He was primarily a wood and stone carver and 
never knew what he'd find that struck his fancy so he 
traveled without carving tools and made them to order.

What I like about the book is the way he improvised 
shops from found materials. It strikes close to home 
for me. <grin>

Frosty
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