The good Dr. is riding his bike down Delaware's backroads, looking for rust
in the fields, like lilies.

Bill
Felton, CA

On Tue, Sep 1, 2015 at 2:08 PM, Tom Dugan  wrote:

> Haarumph!
>
> BTW, I've got a couple of dozen #4 RJ100s for sale at some place at some
> time. Might be the PATINA 2016 tailgate, where I'll be undercutting
> Reynolds' prices. And to tell the truth, I don't even remember if I found
> that #4 RJ100 Made in England (the original to the set which I snapped,
> donchaknow.).
>
> Speaking of Price, where is he?
>
> -T
>
> >
> >  On 09/01/15, kurt schmitz via OldTools wrote:
> >
> > [snip]
> >
> > Why care now, you might ask? My son went to a local auction over the
> weekend and brought home seven pristine R-J No. 100 bits and a R-J L-101E
> bit that is also pristine.[snip]
> >
> > Kurt
> > "Who is now deciding on the best approach to assembling a 'set' of No.
> 100s... *sigh*
> > ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> >
> > You poor bastuhd.   The last poor soul I saw dragging himself across the
> face of the Earth looking for a particular RJ bit to fill out a set was Tom
> Dugan.  Just HAD to have the one with every tiny detail of the marking JUST
> SO.  I must have bird-doged a thousand for him, only to have his rising ire
> explain it wasn't JUST SO. I know, it must puzzle you to think that there
> is a Galoot somewhere named Tom who is curmudgeonly, but it happens.
> >
> >  Anyway, I pity you set collectors. It's like a self imposed rule to
> have only blondes, no redheads.  Ales, no Porters.  Spices, no herbs.
> >
> > Somewhat related, and I have no idea why it is so, but I no longer reach
> for my pristine tiered box of RJ bits.  I tend to grab the denim roll of
> mixed bits. I will probably sell it at PATINA 2016.
> >
> > Oh yeah, I just remembered, I need to make a roll for that complete set
> of bitstock Forstner bits I got at the flea market earlier this year.
> Don't want to let those 16 bits that I paid $7 for to get rusty.
> >
> > Regards,
> > Steve, JUST SO you know, nothing serious is contained herein.
> > ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
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