Wayne, Bruce, Gentlepersons and Galoots,

You speak my mind on this matter!  I was wondering when someone was  
going to get around to saying this or I was going to volunteer to take  
all those old nasty Yankees and put them in my retirement home for  
wayward wood braces! Sometimes it matters which brace I use for a  
particular task and sometimes it is just fun to grab one that has been  
gathering dust for awhile.

Had a good day today on a scenic drive in western Illinois today. Got  
a very nice Millers Falls Model 1950 of early vintage in pretty much  
unused condition with only a little rust under the pad for $5 And a  
very old forged ram's horn claw hammer with a damaged, but perhaps  
original handle and something really unusual for me--a big chunk of  
aluminum that turned out to be a two-piece mold for casting a bell-- 
again $5.  Now let it be known that I have never cast anything besides  
lead fishing weights, but this thing called to me---and my wife didn't  
give me THAT look, so it came home with me.

A good day and a good time was had by all.  Paul in Normal

On Oct 11, 2008, at 8:33 PM, genfurn wrote:

>
> Wayne Anderson said:
>
> I may be in the minotiy, but I like the braces. I have
> all of them except the rare 6" and whimble style. -wayne
>
> Bruce sez:
>
> I have to agree.  I like the Yankee braces.  But then, I also like the
> Millers Falls and Stanley braces.  Shucks, I just like 'em all.   
> They're
> fun and each has its own strong points.  And so what's the problem  
> with
> liking more than one?......We are Galoots, not so?
>
> Bruce Z.
> Kearney, MO
>
>
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