UKW Missing, Presumed: Got a Life?

[Alf]

Sadly there is one member who I often think about when sharpening chisels on my Tormek and that is Trevtheturner who passed away 4 years ago this May. He wife was kind enough to sell me the machine.

Ah, I think of Trev every time I use one of the beautiful pens he made for me. Lovely bloke. And Barry Burgess too. Gone but not forgotten.

Some really ancient inhabitants who spring to my similarly ancient mind are Afterglow (who briefly resurfaced a year or so ago, but alas while I myself was submerged), Signal, PitBull, HawkMoth, SimonA and Midnight. And what about Dom Valente? Did he end up in Italy?

 

[woodbloke]

And what about Dom Valente? Did he end up in Italy?

I was nattering to PaulC recently and apparently not, still in the UK if memory serves.
Wonder if he still has a 'man' and puts 8' planks in the back of the Bentley? - Rob

 

[Mike.C]

The guy who helped start this site with Charley, Saw Dust Alley, was it? Not seen him for years.

. I remember Saw Dust Alley, didn't he also have a site of his own at one time?
Mike

Is this him ..... www.sawdustalley.co.uk/

Yeah that's him. You cannot get into the forum now, but I seem to remember that it never really took off because the members belonged to this forum too.

Alf wrote:

Mike.C wrote:
Sadly there is one member who I often think about when sharpening chisels on my Tormek and that is Trevtheturner who passed away 4 years ago this May. He wife was kind enough to sell me the machine.

Ah, I think of Trev every time I use one of the beautiful pens he made for me. Lovely bloke. And Barry Burgess too. Gone but not forgotten.

Some really ancient inhabitants who spring to my similarly ancient mind are Afterglow (who briefly resurfaced a year or so ago, but alas while I myself was submerged), Signal, PitBull, HawkMoth, SimonA and Midnight. And what about Dom Valente? Did he end up in Italy?

Yes Midnight theres another good member who has disappeared.

Cheers

Mike

 

[Anonymous]

What about Byron Black, LyNx, Bean, Keith Smith and Motown Martin.

Are Bean and BugBear from the same corner of the world? I've heard (known of) both names before the forum was born but never known for sure.

Dave

 

[wizer]

I think Hawk Moth posted the other day

 

[devonwoody]

The forum member list can be quite long winded to work looking for a particular member, perhaps moderators could help?

At least by having members listed under each alphabetical letter separately?

 

[Mike.C]

The forum member list can be quite long winded to work looking for a particular member, perhaps moderators could help?

At least by having members listed under each alphabetical letter separately?

Didn't it used to show a alphabetical option under "Selected sort method" Maybe before the site was updated? Or am I thinking about another website?

Cheers

Mike

 

[wizer]

you can re-order by joined date, post count, username, etc.

 

[Alf]

Are Bean and BugBear from the same corner of the world? I've heard (known of) both names before the forum was born but never known for sure.

Bean's in Leicestershire, last I knew - BugBear's in Norfolk. As corners of the World go, it's, er, close-ish.

Never been an option to search the Memberlist by letter, as far as I can remember. It'd be a helpful feature.

ETA:

I think Hawk Moth posted the other day

So he did. Tablesaur related - no wonder I never saw him! :lol:

 

[Jake]

Lynx is over the other side.

I'm sure I saw something from Bean pretty recently, not sure his name belongs in here.

 

[lurker]

Bean lives near me - I bump into him occasionly when he is out with the scouts.


Its just dawned on me that MM has not been here a while- he works shifts but I'll go round his place sometime & thump on the door :twisted: & see how he is :wink: Exchanged a few e-mails with him around christmas when he was planning to buy a big shed

 

[devonwoody]

MikeC and Wizer, Alphabetical is there but you still have to plough through all names from A and if you want a name of L it is a long way to go.
whereas if you had the choice (which other forums have) of selection by an alphabetical letter first it is less onerous.

 

[Mike.C]

MikeC and Wizer, Alphabetical is there but you still have to plough through all names from A and if you want a name of L it is a long way to go.
whereas if you had the choice (which other forums have) of selection by an alphabetical letter first it is less onerous.

John sorry, but as Alf states I was wrong. I must have been thinking of another site.

You are of course right even if there was an alphabetical option we would still have to go through all the A's, B's C's etc until we get to the L's, and with 5000+ members that can take a long time.

I agree the system where you can choose a letter would be much better.

Cheers

Mike

 

[wizer]

Is finding a member via the memberlist really something one would do often?

 

[Anonymous]

Are Bean and BugBear from the same corner of the world? I've heard (known of) both names before the forum was born but never known for sure.

Bean's in Leicestershire, last I knew - BugBear's in Norfolk. As corners of the World go, it's, er, close-ish.

Hmm, must be a different Bean then. I'm pretty sure it's not a different BugBear.

Dave

 

[CNC Paul]

Where is Charley ?

 

[Karl]

Whatever happened to Dan Tovey?????

 

[Smudger]

Where's Wizer? He doesn't seem to post much these days.

 

[Mike.C]

Is finding a member via the memberlist really something one would do often?

No probably not Tom, I was just agreeing with John (who may or may not want to hunt a male member :wink: ) that there are easier ways.

Cheers

Mike

 

[cutting42]

And what about Dom Valente? Did he end up in Italy?

No he did not, I still see him in Radlett on occasion but his wksp is now a wine dealers store/tasting centre. Not sure why the Italy thing did not work out.