I'm passing this along in case other Galoots have such a place near them...
We have a ReStore which is associated with Habitat for Humanity. I had seen
the store for quite some time but had never gone in until a coworker told
me I should go and that there was a lot of great stuff there. She had
purchased a couple of vintage doors there.

I'm not terribly "up" on exactly how the ReStore works, but I think it is
basically a "Goodwill" for home improvement donations... everything from
plumbing parts to doors to tile, to cabinets, countertops. There are some
things new in boxes. The prices range from quite reasonable to almost
ridiculously inexpensive. I imagine that any profits are put back into
Habitat for Humanity.

I had found a nice countertop made to fit into a corner a couple of weeks
ago and so decided to pop in again this past weekend. In the last aisle,
before I was going to leave the store empty-handed, I was stopped in my
tracks by a beautiful, complete Stanley 358 Mitre Box with the original
Atkins made saw with the Stanley etch. I determined that it wasn't a
terribly vintage example, as I could see the Stanley blue paint on the
legs, but it otherwise doesn't look any different from any other example
I've seen. And, priced at $15 for the set, it had to follow me home.

You can see if there is a ReStore near you by inputting your zip code here:
http://www.habitat.org/local

Darren Addy
Alda, NE

--

The ReStore stores are awesome.   I've found all sorts of GALOOT
appropriate items there.   Recently I found,  of all things,  a bunch of
Japanese style ryoba saw blades.   Blades only,  no handles.   I grabbed up
a few to make handles for them.   I really should get started on that.

Doc

John Holladay
205-229-8484
docholladay0820@g...
On Apr 20, 2015 9:49 PM, "CheekyGeek"  wrote:

> I'm passing this along in case other Galoots have such a place near them...
> We have a ReStore which is associated with Habitat for Humanity. I had seen
> the store for quite some time but had never gone in until a coworker told
> me I should go and that there was a lot of great stuff there. She had
> purchased a couple of vintage doors there.
>
> I'm not terribly "up" on exactly how the ReStore works, but I think it is
> basically a "Goodwill" for home improvement donations... everything from
> plumbing parts to doors to tile, to cabinets, countertops. There are some
> things new in boxes. The prices range from quite reasonable to almost
> ridiculously inexpensive. I imagine that any profits are put back into
> Habitat for Humanity.
>
> I had found a nice countertop made to fit into a corner a couple of weeks
> ago and so decided to pop in again this past weekend. In the last aisle,
> before I was going to leave the store empty-handed, I was stopped in my
> tracks by a beautiful, complete Stanley 358 Mitre Box with the original
> Atkins made saw with the Stanley etch. I determined that it wasn't a
> terribly vintage example, as I could see the Stanley blue paint on the
> legs, but it otherwise doesn't look any different from any other example
> I've seen. And, priced at $15 for the set, it had to follow me home.
>
> You can see if there is a ReStore near you by inputting your zip code here:
> http://www.habitat.org/local
>
> Darren Addy
> Alda, NE
>
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I have bought any number of small tools and lots of screws and nails at
my”local”.  I even got my 70’s Rockwell lathe there at a reasonable price.

Ed Minch




On Apr 20, 2015, at 11:36 PM, John Holladay  wrote:

> The ReStore stores are awesome.   I've found all sorts of GALOOT
> appropriate items there.   Recently I found,  of all things,  a bunch of
> Japanese style ryoba saw blades.   Blades only,  no handles.   I grabbed up
> a few to make handles for them.   I really should get started on that.
> 
> Doc

I had forgotten when Stanley went to the blue color, so I went back and
looked it up. On planes, at least, they are considered Type 20, and date
from '62-'67. I'm assuming they did the same with their other tools
produced in the same period. That doesn't seem like so long ago, but (check
watch) it's been 50 years already. Time flies.

Darren Addy
Alda, Nebraska

On Tue, Apr 21, 2015 at 4:41 AM, Ed Minch  wrote:

> I have bought any number of small tools and lots of screws and nails at
> my"local".  I even got my 70's Rockwell lathe there at a reasonable price.
>
> Ed Minch
>
>
>
>
> On Apr 20, 2015, at 11:36 PM, John Holladay 
> wrote:
>
> > The ReStore stores are awesome.   I've found all sorts of GALOOT
> > appropriate items there.   Recently I found,  of all things,  a bunch of
> > Japanese style ryoba saw blades.   Blades only,  no handles.   I grabbed
> up
> > a few to make handles for them.   I really should get started on that.
> >
> > Doc
>
>


-- 
"It's your life. You don't know how long it's gonna last, but you know it
doesn't end well. You've gotta move forward. . . as soon as you figure out
what that means."

I have an NIB 12” combination square in blue

Ed Minch




On Apr 21, 2015, at 10:51 AM, CheekyGeek  wrote:

> I had forgotten when Stanley went to the blue color, so I went back and
> looked it up. On planes, at least, they are considered Type 20, and date
> from '62-'67. I'm assuming they did the same with their other tools
> produced in the same period. That doesn't seem like so long ago, but (check
> watch) it's been 50 years already. Time flies.