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266914 | Elf Wrangler <elfwrangler@g...> | 2018‑10‑30 | GC 2018 Signup Ends Soon! |
GG’sThis year’s signup will end just as Halloween turns into All Souls Day. It is of course mere coincidence that this occurs at: 1-Nov-2018 00:00:01 AM EDTSo get thee to the signup page at:https://www.galootacla us.org/signup/Cordially,The">at:https://www.galootaclaus.org/signup/Cordially,Th e Elf Wrangler(Hoping this one gets formatted properly!!) |
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266915 | Dragon List <dragon01list@g...> | 2018‑10‑30 | Re: GC 2018 Signup Ends Soon! |
nope. https://.galootaclaus.org/signup/ bill On Monday, October 29, 2018, Elf Wrangler |
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266916 | Dragon List <dragon01list@g...> | 2018‑10‑30 | Re: GC 2018 Signup Ends Soon! |
bwaaaa haaaaaaa https://www.galootaclaus.org/signup/ |
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266917 | John Leyden <leydenjl@g...> | 2018‑10‑30 | Re: GC 2018 Signup Ends Soon! |
Gah! https://www.galootaclaus.org/signup/ Be there. Aloha. |
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266918 | Dwight Beebe <dwb1124@g...> | 2018‑10‑30 | Re: GC 2018 Signup Ends Soon! |
Oooo, Nathan signed himself up twice! Endless loop conundrum: what if he gets his own name for a match? 😳 |
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266919 | Nathan Goodwin <hiscarpentry@g...> | 2018‑10‑31 | Re: GC 2018 Signup Ends Soon! |
Then I'll get to buy some nice old tools to keep!!! Oops! Nathan Goodwin H.I.S. Carpentry Honesty. Integrity. Service. (617)347-6744 Blog: https://hiscarpentryblog.wordpress.com/ |
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266920 | John Leyden <leydenjl@g...> | 2018‑10‑31 | Re: GC 2018 Signup Ends Soon! |
No worries, Nathan. We won’t tell anyone! Lol |
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266995 | Ed Minch <ruby1638@a...> | 2018‑11‑08 | Re: Bud Brown's Show and Auction |
≈ > On Nov 8, 2018, at 10:42 AM, Bill Webber |
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266998 | John Ruth <johnrruth@h...> | 2018‑11‑08 | Re: Bud Brown's Show and Auction |
Ed, That is a very good question! If I were to make a new till for an old chest, I’d sign and date it with a steel nib pen and indelible ink before applying any finish. Replacement or additional tools? I don’t have an answer. Since one finds old tools with multiple owner’s name stamps, perhaps adding one’s own name stamp is just carrying on a tradition. Maybe add a year identifier with number stamps. John Ruth Who wonders who made the big chest he bought sans tills. |
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266999 | Bill Webber <ol2lrus@v...> | 2018‑11‑08 | Re: Bud Brown's Show and Auction |
Ed, are you trying to make trouble? :-) pro·to·col, noun, the official procedure or system of rules governing.... AFAIK there is no official protocol for this, however, I have established a set of rules for my own use. I have documented the original condition and contents in the write-up and pictures I posted last spring. That establishes my baseline. It is pretty easy to tell from the pictures a lot of stuff doesn't belong where shown and in many cases doesn't even belong in the tool chest. Tools that are definitely original to the tool chest are marked with John Hilton's name stamp or simply initials JH. I documented the original condition in a pdf file that I've posted. I'm documenting my changes/additions in discussions here and in more detail in a chapter II to the first pdf. I don't intend to publish that but it will be available for the next caretaker. My rules include: I will add old tools as I see fit and deem appropriate. I will not mark any tools I add. I will make tools that fit in specific locations, like the squares I made. These are obviously new and not distressed in any way to fake anything. I'm showing what the tool chest likely held in specific locations. I have, and will, make repairs as needed. I see no need to explain these. I expect Mr. Hilton would have maintained his chest as necessary. Again, they are simply repairs with no attempt to make them appear aged or antiqued. I spent some time deciding what my goal is for the chest. I guess I'm simply maintaining a cleverly designed chest and showing a tradesman's tools at a point in time. Perhaps not completely accurate but it will be better than what I inherited. I have letter stamps like most folks, but I'm sure they would differ forensically from the letter stamps Mr. Hilton used. I don't see any particular value in trying to fake anything in this chest. As I wander around in the chest, I'm still finding interesting things. In fooling with these coffin planes I found a compass plane that Mr. Hilton owned. He had chiseled out the name of a previous owner and added his own name stamp. Fun stuff! That is a quick shot at a nearly coherent explanation of my approach. To be honest I doubt I could change the value of the chest much no matter what I do. I'll try to keep it reasonably pure and simply enjoy it. Bill W. Nottingham, PA Woodworkers visit me at http://billwebber.galootcentral.com/ |
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267000 | Ed Minch <ruby1638@a...> | 2018‑11‑08 | Re: Bud Brown's Show and Auction |
> On Nov 8, 2018, at 4:55 PM, Bill Webber |
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