Ahhhh, THAT SWMBO excuse.  I did that starting out.  Now instead of buying a
$1500 t@b...&s@w from Delta or Jet all with one fell swoop of a credit card,
we buy 25 $60 saws from Disston or Atkins (well... originally from those
companies).  Average price, or course.  Maybe one $5 Disston and one $115
IT, that sort of purchase.   It SEEMED like it was an economical tradeoff
originally, when we only had 3 saws, but NOW look at use.  I am a fastidious
user, so no collector grade saw, but to get one for each function....
lessee, I'll go count.  Wait one.

Yup, 24 saws.  All differnt function.  And I only need 2 more.  A stair saw,
and a small panel saw.   Sheesh.

-----Original Message-----
From: Michael Campbell [mailto:michael_s_campbell@y...]
Sent: Wednesday, December 03, 2003 5:25 PM
To: oldtools
Subject: [oldtools] [bio] etc

 can't say how, or why, but handtools have delighted me since I started
this.
Maybe it's the quiet, or the deceptively low entry price (which I'm
finding is a cruel joke), or ... something, but I just love 'em.