Thanks, Doug. Not looking but noticing, that's it. Seems my first thoughts
are best thoughts lately. My father took a hammer out of my hands early,
not wanting me to follow in his footsteps, working for the man. My wife
would have liked him to project a little to me but I'm hopeless with any
construction.
Bill
On Thu, 29 Jun 2017 at 1:33 AM, Douglas Barbour <[log in to unmask]>
wrote:
> Actually, Bill, even as a complete stranger to Cricket, I got it, & the
> first version, is shorter, sharper, shapelier, & works better with your Dad
> planing. It’s his not looking but noticing that’s the story as I read it.
> (But I might be remembering my own father, who was a terrific carpenter,
> but could not teach his sons because he wouldn’t let us mess up but took
> over to get whatever it was right & projecting a little.)
>
> Doug
>
> > On Jun 28, 2017, at 3:27 AM, Bill Wootton <[log in to unmask]>
> wrote:
> >
> > I thought you Poms used Dukes balls, Patrick. I've revamped this to make
> it
> > clearer, I hope.
> >
> > Told 2
> >
> > Bouncing and catching a ripe red Kookaburra
> > on the concrete garage floor as Dad planes
> > a piece of vice-clamped wood at his bench.
> >
> > You know, he says, not lifting his eyes,
> > how they get cricket balls worn
> > to just the right degree
> >
> > to replace duds or lost balls?
> > Get someone to do pretty much,
> > (plane) what you're doing right now.
> >
> > Uh huh, I say, slipping
> > the slightly tarnished cherry
> > back in its box.
> >
> > bw
> > 28.6.17
> >
> > Bill
> >
> >
> > On Wed, 28 Jun 2017 at 6:20 PM, Patrick McManus <
> > [log in to unmask]> wrote:
> >
> >> a Kookaburra here is a cricket ball -got bit confused -yes all that fine
> >> art of cricket (also not the insect!) nice picture
> >>
> >>
> >> On 28/06/2017 02:09, Bill Wootton wrote:
> >>> You know, says Dad, not lifting his eyes
> >>> from the vice-clamped piece of wood he is planing,
> >>> to the sound of the ripe red Kookaburra
> >>> I am bouncing and catching
> >>> on the concrete garage floor,
> >>> the way they get cricket balls worn
> >>> to just the right degree
> >>> to replace lost balls
> >>> is pretty much exactly
> >>> what you're doing.
> >>>
> >>> Uh huh, I say, slipping
> >>> the slightly tarnished cherry
> >>> back in its box.
> >>>
> >>> bw
> >>
>
> Douglas Barbour
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