Brendon_t Posted April 16, 2015 Report Share Posted April 16, 2015 Where on earth does the term come from? I've actually gargled it and it just comes up with a bunch of Jewish history. I'm guessing that isn't the origin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tpt life Posted April 16, 2015 Report Share Posted April 16, 2015 http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=galoot Most collegiate sources cite slang and unknown origin. This looks potential. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keggers Posted April 16, 2015 Report Share Posted April 16, 2015 The definition that I found is a clumsy or oafish person. Maybe Scotish? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brendon_t Posted April 16, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 16, 2015 So how does that translate to a hand tool only user? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tpt life Posted April 16, 2015 Report Share Posted April 16, 2015 Maybe an assumption that one is unqualified to operate powered equipment? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wouldwurker Posted April 16, 2015 Report Share Posted April 16, 2015 Pretty sure Yosemite Sam coined it 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tpt life Posted April 16, 2015 Report Share Posted April 16, 2015 Does Yosemite go back to sailing ships in the early 1800s? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post wouldwurker Posted April 16, 2015 Popular Post Report Share Posted April 16, 2015 He sure does. If my history serves correct, he had an unfortunate incident in the Powder RoomIronically, Websters Dictionary also defines "Galoot" as anybody with Yosemite Sam's likeness on their mudflaps...typically under a sticker portraying Calvin peeing on something. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brendon_t Posted April 16, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 16, 2015 [quote name="vinnyjojo" post="189900" timestamp="142 ..typically under a sticker portraying Calvin peeing on something. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wouldwurker Posted April 16, 2015 Report Share Posted April 16, 2015 I wonder if the LN purists have a picture of Calvin peeing on an LV plane, and vice versa? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nub Thumb Posted April 16, 2015 Report Share Posted April 16, 2015 Should we start a hand tool user movement and put Calvin peeing on a power outlet? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardA Posted April 17, 2015 Report Share Posted April 17, 2015 Should we start a hand tool user movement and put Calvin peeing on a power outlet? Shocking, that you would think like that! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coop Posted April 17, 2015 Report Share Posted April 17, 2015 Where on earth does the term come from? I've actually gargled it and it just comes up with a bunch of Jewish history. I'm guessing that isn't the origin. I have to ask, what made you think of this? Haven't heard that word since the 20's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brendon_t Posted April 17, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 17, 2015 I hear it all the time. Marc users it all the time. ... someone of the galoot persuasion may .... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derekcohen Posted April 17, 2015 Report Share Posted April 17, 2015 "Galoot" was a term first used by Patrick Leach in a discussion on a forerunner of the Old Tools List (The Porch) or possibly on rec. woodworking. The term stuck. Essentially, it came to mean one who works with handtools, but originally was intended to refer to a member of the Old Tools List. A long time ago, in a newsgroup far away, a discussion of saw-sharpening arose among the hunched and bent-backed. Seve ral of this curious group, seeking to find further enlightenment on saw-sharpening (sawsets, and their operation, in particular), scurried to the relative safety of 4-way e-mail to discuss the arcane nature of this mostly-forgotten tool. A day or so into the conversation, I was invited by Porthos, Athos, Darta.. oops! Wrong group. It was Huey, Louie, Dewey.. no no no! Steve LaMantia, Geoff Mason, Mike Davies, and Bruce Haugen invited me into their discussion to see if I could shed any light on the situation (some historians claim that they just needed someone to kick around). It was fascinating. The discussion went on for days. The productivity at each of their employers plummeted. Finally, after much speculation, reading, debating, and almost no name-calling (I think I was called a few) Mike Davies managed to get his hands on some actual literature on the ubiquitous Stanley #42. He faxed it to each of "the five", as they came to be known, and then a strange thing happened. It can only be described as fate. Within minutes, each person, on his own, contacted a renowned old-tool dealer, inquiring as to the availability and cost of a Stanley #42 pistol grip saw set. I think I was the last to contact him (I'm a slow typist), and the response I got from Patrick Leach was (paraphrased): WTF is going on here? I'm sittin' here, minding my own business, when in the span of a couple seconds, I get e-mail from five galoots, demanding saw sets! What're you guys smokin' anyway?! The exact verbiage is lost somewhere in cyberspace, but the key word was there: Galoot. It suited us. We are a little strange. Link: http://swingleydev.com/archive/faq.html#Galoot Incidentally, The Steve LaMantia cited above was the one who first coined "Scary Sharp" .. http://www.inthewoodshop.com/WoodworkTechniques/ScarySharp.html Regards from Perth Derek 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brendon_t Posted April 17, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 17, 2015 Thank you much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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