> Who says there are no more good tools at good prices floating around "in the
wild?"  You certainly have a gloatable haul there!

Not me. Five years ago, I picked up a Norland double bit hatchet for $5.
 A couple of months ago I snagged a stirrup adz in useable condition for
$10.  Such things may be more scarce, but they are still out there. 

Mike in Woodland