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Frequently Asked Questions

Q: How do you pronounce "Nestlerode"?
A: It's easy! Just like it's spelled! :) Ok, break it down into its two root words: "nestle" (as in, "The children were nestled all snug in their beds.") and "rode" (as in, "He rode a pale horse."). Or, if you prefer phonetically: nessle-road.

Q: How long have you been woodworking? How'd you learn?
A: Not long, since around 2000, 2001. I started turning a few years after that. I'm completely self-taught from books, magazines, and the Internet.

Q: Any other woodworking projects?
A: Yes, several others, actually. I'm trying to post more content as time allows. Please check back from time to time...

Q: Is that Latin on the home page? What does it mean?
A: Yes. "Memoria in aeterna" is Latin for "In eternal remembrance".

Q: What's with the "Recommended Reading" I see on some pages?
A: I participate in Amazon.com's affiliate program. If you click on, and then buy one of those books, I get a (very) small percentage.

Q: Your wife is hot! How'd you score such a babe?
A: Thank you, I think so, too! We met while attending night classes (Computer Networking) at the University of Delaware, circa. 1996.

Q: Do you code your own html/website? What do you use?
A: Yes, I do all my own coding. The main pages of this site (home, about, contact, etc) were derived from a free template, which I modified by hand using the Bluefish programming editor. Some of the older photo pages were generated with the 'Album' perl script, which I modified slightly.

These days, I'm using the versatile, cross-platform Nvu program. It allows me to do most things WYSIWYG, but still lets me get my hands dirty in the code to tweak things. Plus, it runs on Linux and Mac, my two platforms of choice. I've also recently started using Apple's 'Aperture' photo management software to generate photo gallery webpages on the fly. (The South America photo galleries were built with Aperture.)

Q: I'm a [friend/relative/stalker] looking for gift ideas...
A: Evelyn and I both maintain Wish Lists on Amazon.com. You'll find Evelyn's here, and mine is here. If you can't find anything you like on Amazon, Gift Cards from major retailers are always appreciated! We both like L.L. Bean. For me, Lee Valley Tools or Woodcraft are also good choices. Evelyn loves Ann Taylor Loft.

Q: If you could have any superpower, what would it be?
A: I've given this one a lot of thought. I'd have to go with teleportation, like Gilbert Gossein's amazing ability in A.E. van Vogt's scifi classic "The World of Null-A". Be somewhere else in the blink of an eye -now wouldn't that come in handy?!

If you have a question that wasn't addressed here, please email me.