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267648 John Ruth <johnrruth@h...> 2019‑01‑13 Fwd: Next best to Stanley 42X
(Accidentally hit “Send”)

> Gentle Galoots Seeking Sawsets:
> 
> $30 for a sawset?!  Thirty Dollars?
> Maybe in the rarefied world of online auctions!
> 
> From this day forward, I’m buying all the $1 and $2 saw sets that turn up at
Yard Sales, Flea Markets, and Estate Sales.
> 
> Hardly anyone selling them knows what they are! Those that do,
don’t care because “Nobody sharpens handsaws anymore!”

( We live in the age of hardened saw teeth on essentially disposable hand saws,
a concept carried over from power saws with replaceable blades. )

They are clearing out Dad’s or Granddad’s stuff that is now, in their view,
worthless. They will gladly let it go for small money.

Might yield some money to buy wood...

John Ruth

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