Dear Fellow Galoots,
I have been here lurking under the porch for over two years. My New Year
resolution is to finally post a Bio so here goes.
SWMBO and I live in the country near Ainsworth, Iowa (about 25 miles south
of Iowa City.) She is very supportive of me, but has often asked why I
son't build more projects with the tools I have.
My old tools affliction started about 40+ years ago. My grandpa has alot of
oldtools on his basement wall, among them was a drawknife. It gve me great
satisfactionto cut long shavings and of scrap lumber until I hit a knot and
broke out a big chip of the blade.
I hit most of the auctions around here looking for Stanley, and Disston
tools. About a year ago I bought an old finish carpenter's toolchest with a
blockplane in it. At the same sale I bought a carpenter's hachet. The
hachet and block plane both have the same owners intials on them so I am
sure he owned all the tools and chest. I feel a kinship to the original
owner and feel I am preserving not only their tools, but their memory and I
hope their skill.
My other passion/obcession is looking for arrowheads. The are the oldest of
the oldtools found in the midwest after all.
Well, so long for now.
Cheers,
Gary White in icy Iowa.
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