Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/08/30

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Subject: Re. [Leica] Conformity in Athens NOW BEING A SHOOTER!
From: daniel.ridings at muspro.uio.no (Daniel Ridings)
Date: Mon Aug 30 23:53:59 2004
References: <000001c48ef3$f3db5010$6401a8c0@dorysrusp4>

> I remember as a teenager in Kansas City marveling at framers driving 16
> penny nails all day: tap, BANG, tap, BANG, tap, BANG.  Or, set the nail,
> drive the nail.  No misses, no bent nails, just steady progress.

Did that in Oklahoma city. Put up a frame in a week. Back then, Sears
carried about the best you could get.

Went over to cornishing and had to get a smaller hammer with a smooth
head. No elephant tracks were allowed :)

Daniel

In reply to: Message from dorysrus at mindspring.com (Don Dory) (Re. [Leica] Conformity in Athens NOW BEING A SHOOTER!)