See, that's kinda what I was talking about - that's why I'm not taking a
hard-line dogmatic position on either side of the "issue" - because it
really depends on the case.  I've also done pretty much what's show in these
photos - although I've never taken the time to take it that far - not
because I didn't want to; more because I'm kinda too lazy or in a hurry - I
just want to get them to the point where they're good enough and do the work
I needed to do at the moment.  But I am actually thinking that I will start
taking more time and making them really nice - I do like the way that looks,
I must admit.  Although I can also see the logic in doing only what's
necessary for proper function - the rest is eye candy.

Hey - what's that tote made of?  Is that a purchased replacement, or did you
roll your own?  And what's the finish on it?  Whatever it is, it's lovely.

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Bill Taggart
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: oldtools-bounces@r... 
> [mailto:oldtools-bounces@r...] On Behalf Of 
> James Thompson
> Sent: Saturday, October 15, 2005 10:20 AM
> To: Alan DuBoff
> Cc: oldtools; James Thompson
> Subject: Re: [OldTools] Re: Pretuned planes revisited
> 
> 
> Yeah, that is nothing but wanton vandalism. I sure wouldn't 
> buy a plane 
> like that. But I do own a few that somebody has done the same 
> thing to. 
> .........Somebody...........
> 
> On Oct 14, 2005, at 11:32 PM, Alan DuBoff wrote:
> >
> > You mean when a guy gets a plane like this:
> >
> > http://img434.imageshack.us/img434/9587/new57dd.jpg
> >
> > And then turns it into this:
> >
> > http://img434.imageshack.us/img434/2223/new66un.jpg
> 
> Jim Thompson, the old millrat in Riverside, CA.
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