Dear Fellow Galoots,

I have been here lurking under the porch for over two years.  My New Year
resolution is to finally post a Bio so here goes.

SWMBO and I  live in the country near Ainsworth, Iowa (about 25 miles south
of Iowa City.)  She is very supportive of me, but has often asked why I
son't build more projects with the tools I have.

My old tools affliction started about 40+ years ago.  My grandpa has alot of
oldtools on his basement wall, among them was a drawknife.  It gve me great
satisfactionto cut long shavings and  of scrap lumber until I hit a knot and
broke out a big chip of the blade.

I hit most of the auctions around here looking for Stanley, and Disston
tools.  About a year ago I bought an old finish carpenter's toolchest with a
blockplane in it.   At the same sale I bought a carpenter's hachet.  The
hachet and block plane both have the same owners intials on them so I am
sure he owned all the tools and chest.  I feel a kinship to the original
owner and feel I am preserving not only their tools, but their memory and I
hope their skill.

My other passion/obcession is looking for arrowheads.  The are the oldest of
the oldtools found in the midwest after all.

Well, so long for now.

Cheers,
Gary White in icy Iowa.

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