Must admit I have mixed feelings about this. I highly recommend
retirement to anyone who asks. On the other hand my absolute favorite
go-to plane is a wartime Stanley No. 4-1/2 with an early Ron Hock iron.
Pure joy to use.

Enjoy Mr. Hock, do what ever the hell you want now. You deserve it.

-JP

On 1/17/23 18:53, Frank Filippone wrote:
> On Tue, Jan 17, 2023 at 8:21 AM Hock Tools  wrote:
>
>> A New Chapter
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>> Hi Frank,
>>
>> It’s about time for me to re-read Zen and the Art of Motorcycle
>> Maintenance. I rarely read a book more than once, but I’ve read Robert
>> Persig’s profound treatise on the search for the meaning of quality four
>> times, taking something new from it each time. One significant takeaway for
>> me is the elusive nature of the concept of quality. What imbues one thing
>> with higher quality than another? We often know the answer but cannot
>> articulate it. A frustrating intellectual exercise, to be sure. But we know
>> it when we see it, right?
>>
>> I’ve been making and selling blades for hand planes for over forty years.
>> I fell into this high-quality industry quite by accident. That propitious
>> stumble in 1982 suited me; my experiences, abilities, and interests were
>> well served by the straightforward nature of the manufacturing and the
>> eager appreciation of the customers – you. And I’ve been continually
>> dazzled by you for all these years. Our customers are decent, intelligent,
>> high-integrity people. I don’t know how to thank you for your steadfast
>> support over all these years.
>>
>> Linda and I struggled through the start-up learning curve, and the market
>> for hand tools grew, pulling us along to our modicum of success and sense
>> of accomplishment. It would never have happened without Linda, Larry
>> Kellogg in the shop, Julie Burns and Mark Taylor in the shipping
>> department, and the enthusiasm of customers like you.
>>
>> If this sounds like a swan song, it is: Lee Valley Tools is acquiring Hock
>> Tools.
>>
>> Rob Lee has been my friend for many years. And I admire his work and that
>> of the engineers at Veritas. He’s promised to take care of my family name
>> that’s engraved on each product and carry the Hock Tools legacy into the
>> future with the same products, specs, suppliers, etc. Rob wants the
>> transition to be seamless for you, the customer, so we’ll do our best to
>> help him get up and running with our product line. There will undoubtedly
>> be some wrinkles. We ask for your patience while we iron them out.
>>
>> We hope to finalize the transition by the first of March, but that’s a
>> flexible deadline. And we won’t just disappear – come say hi at Handworks.
>> We’ll proudly be in the Lee Valley booth.
>>
>> Linda and I thank you from the bottom of our hearts for your loyalty and
>> enthusiasm all these years. We’re looking forward to new creative pursuits
>> and unstructured time to engage in them. But, for now, I’ll find a copy of
Zen
>> and the Art -- and start a new chapter..
>> 
>>
>>
>>
>> Ron Hock
>> Hock Tools
>> (888) 282-5233
>> (707) 964-2782
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>>
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