Michael D. Sullivan said:

> Steve, you're overlooking Michael's especially good taste.  On the
> bottom row,  he shows a bottle of Talisker.  Since you appreciate
> Laphroaig, you would  undoubtedly find Talisker, from the Isle of Skye,
> highly appealing.  It's my  only "staple" SMS.  It's sort of like Walnut
> or English Oak: Once you've  worked with it and discovered its
> advantages, you won't really want to go back  to the usual stuff.
>
> OT content:  it's mashed and distilled the old-fashioned way and aged in
> oaken  barrels.  A wee dram -- and no more -- makes planing very
> enjoyable.

Indeed I did notice the Talisker which I know only by reputation. I didn't
want to appear more erudite than I am because I haven't yet talked myself
into the investment - equivalent to the Scottish plow plane (plough, Jeff)
that I bought at the last LFOD auction in Indy. It's a choice that no one
should be forced to make - an old tool (more likely several) or a bottle
of Talisker. But one of these days....

OT content: Scotch - whiskey and planes.

Steve - another Kokomo galoot