Well, the guy's name was Til King, so perhaps he would not get very far
in public life with a name like that. It never occurred to me to ask him
where he got the name. In addition to his woodworking skills, Til
harvested ginseng and was a great storyteller. I'm delighted that this
thread took me back to fond memories of learning from Til...


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Ilene R. Tyler, FAIA, FAPT, LEED AP
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Date:    Tue, 7 Jul 2009 05:35:25 EDT
From:    [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: to and froe

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In a message dated 7/7/2009 2:00:18 AM Central Daylight Time,
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Did he ever consider running for president ? py


> Back in our Pennsylvania mountain days, we acquired a custom, i.e. 
> new, froe made by a local guy who cut a steel car spring leaf (hard to

> picture that, but it was a piece of heavy flat bar stock), rolled one 
> end round in which to wedge a handle, and sharpened the blade just 
> right for splitting shingles. The maul we made from a trunk of a 
> cherry tree, whittling it thin enough to hold, and placing the working

> end at a crotch of really dense hard wood.
> 
> 

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