On Apr 19, 2012, at 12:14 PM, James Thompson wrote:

> Have we just stopped with gloating over tool finds? Or are we just not finding
tools to gloat over? I haven't seen any decent gloating here in so long that I
can't remember the last one. Are all the tools now collected?
> 
> Seems that our posts now refer to tool finds at "ungloatable" prices. I still
go to estate sales, but rarely find good stuff at good prices.
> 
> As Merle Haggard asked, "Are the good times really over at last?"

Does does wood count? 15/4 Hard Maple @ $1.61/BF... or 8/4 Tiger Maple @
$2.80/BF? Ditto for the Curly Cherry. And then he threw in for free the Mahogany
turning stock I needed for a small "honey do" project. I'll post a more complete
picture -- with pictures -- in the next few days but right now I have an hour
free and am heading for the shop.

Bill
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