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 I'll second Dave's observations about buying tools from here. I've
 bought stuff from Dave, Trevor Robinson, Patrick Leach, and maybe a few
 others. I don't know if Sandy Moss (aka Sydnas Sloot) hangs out here or
 not but I'm expecting a saw and drawknife from him any day. I wasted a
 fair amount of money at flea markets and on the Bay in my earlier days
 on the slope because I didn't really know what I was buying or should
 buy, Buying from these guys and at MWTCA meets made me a smarter rust
 consumer. Now that I'm well down the slope, I spend more, but at least
 it's not wasted! Steve - another Kokomo galoot Dave Harris
  wrote:

-----Original Message----- From: owner-oldtools@w...
[mailto:owner-oldtools@w...]On Behalf Of Sam Gibbs Sent: Tuesday,
January 08, 2002 12:46 PM To: OLDTOOLS@w... Subject: Bio for Sam Gibbs

Sam wrote:-
>>Greetings Gallots,

>>I've been watching the goings on of your Porch from the road and
>>thought I'd come closer and introduce myself. My name is Sam
>>Gibbs, I'm 24,
married
>>and live in Northeast Mississippi. I manage data networks for a large
health
>>care system.

Welcome to the porch Sam, nice to have a young 'un join us!

>>Now it's time for me to setup my own shop...... One day I was
>>searching the web for information on wood and came across
www.shavings.net.

That would be John Guntermans web - sadly, he doesn't hang out here
anymore since he had his trick knee fixed - prefers hanging out with
people who ride titanium-framed bikes now:)

>>I discovered I could start now, with some simple hand tools and
>>minimal
space. I decided this >>was the way for me, simple and inexpensive. My
dad donated a bench that he wasn't using, my
>>wife got me a marking gauge, try square, and bevel gauge for
>>Christmas,
and I've bought some
>>clamps and chisels. I've been searching through the local
>>antiques stores
for some planes and >>saws, but all I've found is a rusted plane sole,
and a worm eaten wooden plane, both
>>ridiculously priced. There's a monthly flea market nearby, so I'm
>>going to
try there next.

Watch out for a guy named Todd - you never know where he will pop up,
but he will have got there before you and be walking away with an armful
of minty saws while you are still wiping the sleep from your eyes! Best
place to find great tools is right here on this list, at least until you
know what you are looking for. There are many Galoots who sell their
stuff here and they won't rip you off or sell you something that won't
work as promised.

>>Ya'll are my kind of people, witty, crafty, do it better yourself
>>kinda folks, mind if I just sit here on the steps and listen?

Sit as long as you want. Just be careful when you stand up - the floor
is extremely slippery and most of the folks here will go out of their
way to give you a 'shove' down the slippery slope!! You have just
stumbled across the 'Medellin Cartel' of the tool world!

Enjoy the ride! Cheers, Dave Harris (Michigaloot)
http://members.cac.net/gvanman