Welcome to the Porch James.

Unlike Ken, I do not have an oldtools problem. They just seem to follow
me home and accumulate, whether I like it or not.

Best Gary

Gary Roberts Dedham, MA toolemera@m... - - - www.toolemera.com "I would
rather read a good book, than write a bad one." Christopher Morley


On Tuesday, May 29, 2007, at 09:47PM, "James Bunker"
 wrote:
>Greetings to all Galoots!
>
>I have been lurking under the porch and have enjoyed the freindly
>banter and old tool talk. If I'm not careful I just might learn
>somthin! I would like to state at the outset and for the record that I
>am not a tool colector! I picture myself more in the rescue and
>rehabilitation line. I like to find old usually user quality tools,
>mostly out in the wild. I take them home, clean them up and give them
>some TLC to make them usable again. My focus is mostly on woodworking
>tools but other kinds of tools do ocasionally follow me home. My
>interest old tools goes back as far as I can remember. (Is it possible
>to be born a Galloot?) I recall as a young child opening my dads tool
>box and reading the special message that he had painted inside the lid
>just for me and my brothers. It read simply, "Like H*ll its yours! Put
>it back!" Now I ask you, what better way to encourage curious young
>minds to do something than to forbid them from doing it? Perhaps it was
>my pursuit of secret knowledge that has spurred my fascination with old
>tools. Apart from using them I enjoy researching them to find out where
>they are from, how old ect. I live in Beaverton, Oregon. (part of the
>U.S. west coast thats not California! Jeff)with LOMF and in this case
>SWMBO refers to my cat who really does run my life! I think that is
>wonderful to have found a group of people who share my addic....er
>interest.
>
>Jim
>
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