GG,
 Today was the SWTCA tool sale and meet over in Tulsa. I dove in the cookie jar
shortly after the lid was removed. For this far out in the wilderness I got to
see a lot of tools. My tool budget being much the same as the state of
tools...better than it has been recently, but not as good as I wish; I didn't
buy a lot and I'm not gloating about any of the deals. I scored a couple good
things and had enough left to pick up what I consider a bonus. I bougt a good
skew block by MF and after a lot of talking to myself about tool budget being
for "tools" I broke down and bought paper. An ancient copy of Walters finally
came home with me. Then to boot since I haggled so well (almost none)...I
skimmed enough off those two purchases to have a little jingle left to buy a MF
hand vice. So , I'm happy. PIC HERE...

http://tinyurl.com/7gyftca

 Oh and yeah, that's my tool bag ...so what....8^) 

Sadly when I was there it was mostly sellers and I really didn't see a lot of
selling going on, it wasn't dead but neither was it brisk. I hope they had
better participation when they opened to the public later.

 I get to stay up late tonight looking at the Stanley Book....finally....then up
at dawn to wake the neighbors with the
weed-eater...ringadingding...ringadingding...ringadingding...hehehehe old men
gotta have some fun!!!
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Roy Griggs
roygriggs@v...
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GG,

Please Excuse my fumble fingeredness I copied the wrong url...

http://tinyurl.com/7c7rd4k
roy
---- roygriggs@v... wrote: 
> GG,
>  Today was the SWTCA tool sale and meet over in Tulsa. I dove in the cookie
jar shortly after the lid was removed. For this far out in the wilderness I got
to see a lot of tools. My tool budget being much the same as the state of
tools...better than it has been recently, but not as good as I wish; I didn't
buy a lot and I'm not gloating about any of the deals. I scored a couple good
things and had enough left to pick up what I consider a bonus. I bougt a good
skew block by MF and after a lot of talking to myself about tool budget being
for "tools" I broke down and bought paper. An ancient copy of Walters finally
came home with me. Then to boot since I haggled so well (almost none)...I
skimmed enough off those two purchases to have a little jingle left to buy a MF
hand vice. So , I'm happy. PIC HERE...
> 
> http://tinyurl.com/7gyftca
> 
>  Oh and yeah, that's my tool bag ...so what....8^) 
> 
> Sadly when I was there it was mostly sellers and I really didn't see a lot of
selling going on, it wasn't dead but neither was it brisk. I hope they had
better participation when they opened to the public later.
> 
>  I get to stay up late tonight looking at the Stanley Book....finally....then
up at dawn to wake the neighbors with the
weed-eater...ringadingding...ringadingding...ringadingding...hehehehe old men
gotta have some fun!!!
> --
> Roy Griggs
> roygriggs@v...
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On Apr 21, 2012, at 5:33 PM, <roygriggs@v...> <roygriggs@v...> wrote:
> http://tinyurl.com/7c7rd4k
>>  I broke down and bought paper. An ancient copy of Walters finally
>>  came home with me.

        You do realize, Roy, that you now have a copy of the "first
        edition" of John Walter's guide to Stanley tools, and in what
        looks like reasonably good condition. It may not be as thick as
        the "Revised Edition" of 1996, but is surely rarer. Good score.
        Tom Holloway

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GG,
 Honestly No, Tom I hadn't realized it was a first edition until you said so. I
was just so enthused about finally buying any copy. 
 
 Anyway thanks for telling me.

Roy Griggs
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---- Tom Holloway <thholloway@u...> wrote: 
> On Apr 21, 2012, at 5:33 PM, <roygriggs@v...> <roygriggs@v...> wrote:
> > http://tinyurl.com/7c7rd4k
> >>  I broke down and bought paper. An ancient copy of Walters finally came
home with me.
> 
> 	You do realize, Roy, that you now have a copy of the "first edition" of John
Walter's guide to Stanley tools, and in what looks like reasonably good
condition. It may not be as thick as the "Revised Edition" of 1996, but is
surely rarer. Good score.
> 		Tom Holloway
> 
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