I just learned that Jay Gaynor, who was the Director of Historic 
Trades at Williamsburg passed on this morning.   I have known him for 
quite a few years and his knowledge of 18th Century tools and trades 
will be sorely missed.

Tony (already have one shot earmarked in his memory)


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That is truly sad news. I talked to Jay regularly at the Working Wood
symposiums. They won't be the same without his tie removal and bad jokes.

Requiescat in pace.

Dennis

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Sent: Thursday, July 31, 2014 8:49 PM
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Subject: [OldTools] Another Passing

I just learned that Jay Gaynor, who was the Director of Historic 
Trades at Williamsburg passed on this morning.   I have known him for 
quite a few years and his knowledge of 18th Century tools and trades will be
sorely missed.

This is terrible news! He was extremely knowledgeable on any number of 18th C
trades. I suspect Jay was the glue that held a lot of disparate trades (and
people) together down there. And I think his absence will be keenly felt across
the old tools/old trades world.


> Requiescat in pace.Amen.

-T

> From: michigaloot@c...
> To: tonyseo@p...; oldtools@r...
> Subject: RE: [OldTools] Another Passing
> Date: Thu, 31 Jul 2014 21:03:25 -0400
> CC: 
> 
> That is truly sad news. I talked to Jay regularly at the Working Wood
> symposiums. They won't be the same without his tie removal and bad jokes.
> 
> Requiescat in pace.
> 
> Dennis
> 

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