Greetings Galoots, Neanderthals, and assorted misfits:

I'm what you would call a woodworking wannabe. I've got a basement full of
electron fed tools that have almost never been used.

About a year ago I stumbled onto the Neanderthal forum over at
sawmillcreek.org. Something in the obsessive compulsive part of my brain
(some would say that's the whole bundle) clicked. An ill advised #4
purchase off ebay led to some research. Garret Hack books, supertools.com,
Bailey type studies.

And so now I bottom feed on ebay, scouting for the mislabeled, the
misspelled, the things that have escaped the view of the thundering ebay
hordes. 

I've got more low knob stanley rust than anyone needs. 

An almost perfect Ohio Tool #7 (I think at this point I'm supposed to let 
Jeff know that's a Jointer) for $10 because the owner posted it as a SAVAGE 
plane, the name of a previous owner stamped into the otherwise unlabeled iron. 

I got two Disston 10" back saws for $10 because the seller posted them as 
"OISSTON?"

And sadly, I just missed a Keen Kutter K8 (That's a stanley bedrock
rebranded Jointer plane, Jeff) for $20 because the mad hordes found it
right at the last minute, realized the "FOR PARTS" was bogus since all that
was wrong was a cracked tote, and outbid me up near $90 within the last 15
seconds.

So, the other day, through some twist of fate I stumbled on Tom Price's
Galoot's Progress page. I read the FAQ about the Galoots. And one thought
went through my head.

"These are my people."

So, here I am. In the very early stages of sliding headfirst down the
slippery slope. I've been lurking for a few days to get the feel for the
content, and I can tell I'm home. 

_______________
Chris Thompson

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Oh yeah!! This is the place, and these are the people. I found a home 
here several years ago.

If you like old tools and the old ways of doing things, this is the 
place for you.

Welcome aboard!

On Apr 2, 2005, at 5:24 PM, Chris Thompson wrote:

> Greetings Galoots, Neanderthals, and assorted misfits:
>
> I'm what you would call a woodworking wannabe. I've got a basement 
> full of
> electron fed tools that have almost never been used.
>
> About a year ago I stumbled onto the Neanderthal forum over at
> sawmillcreek.org. Something in the obsessive compulsive part of my 
> brain
> (some would say that's the whole bundle) clicked. An ill advised #4
> purchase off ebay led to some research. Garret Hack books, 
> supertools.com,
> Bailey type studies.
>
> And so now I bottom feed on ebay, scouting for the mislabeled, the
> misspelled, the things that have escaped the view of the thundering 
> ebay
> hordes.
>
> I've got more low knob stanley rust than anyone needs.
>
> An almost perfect Ohio Tool #7 (I think at this point I'm supposed to 
> let
> Jeff know that's a Jointer) for $10 because the owner posted it as a 
> SAVAGE
> plane, the name of a previous owner stamped into the otherwise 
> unlabeled iron.
>
> I got two Disston 10" back saws for $10 because the seller posted them 
> as
> "OISSTON?"
>
> And sadly, I just missed a Keen Kutter K8 (That's a stanley bedrock
> rebranded Jointer plane, Jeff) for $20 because the mad hordes found it
> right at the last minute, realized the "FOR PARTS" was bogus since all 
> that
> was wrong was a cracked tote, and outbid me up near $90 within the 
> last 15
> seconds.
>
> So, the other day, through some twist of fate I stumbled on Tom Price's
> Galoot's Progress page. I read the FAQ about the Galoots. And one 
> thought
> went through my head.
>
> "These are my people."
>
> So, here I am. In the very early stages of sliding headfirst down the
> slippery slope. I've been lurking for a few days to get the feel for 
> the
> content, and I can tell I'm home.
>
> _______________
> Chris Thompson
>
> ______________________________________________________________
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>
> To unsubscribe or change options, use the web interface:
>     http://www.brendlers.net/oldtools/oldtools.html
>
>
Jim Thompson, the old millrat in Riverside, CA.

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Welcome!  Glad to have you here.  I bought my first hand plane about
3 years ago.  My 9-year-old GIT made me count them the other day;
I'm up to 110.  I hope to even use one soon ;-)

Gary K
Close to Buffalo NY
where all of the basements are flooded . . .

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Chris Thompson" 
To: "oldtools" 
Sent: Saturday, April 02, 2005 9:24 PM
Subject: [oldtools] Greetings.

> Greetings Galoots, Neanderthals, and assorted misfits:
>
> I'm what you would call a woodworking wannabe. I've got a basement full of
> electron fed tools that have almost never been used.
>
> About a year ago I stumbled onto the Neanderthal forum over at
> sawmillcreek.org. Something in the obsessive compulsive part of my brain
> (some would say that's the whole bundle) clicked. An ill advised #4
> purchase off ebay led to some research. Garret Hack books, supertools.com,
> Bailey type studies.
>
> And so now I bottom feed on ebay, scouting for the mislabeled, the
> misspelled, the things that have escaped the view of the thundering ebay
> hordes.
>
> I've got more low knob stanley rust than anyone needs.
>
> An almost perfect Ohio Tool #7 (I think at this point I'm supposed to let
> Jeff know that's a Jointer) for $10 because the owner posted it as a 
> SAVAGE
> plane, the name of a previous owner stamped into the otherwise unlabeled 
> iron.
>
> I got two Disston 10" back saws for $10 because the seller posted them as
> "OISSTON?"
>
> And sadly, I just missed a Keen Kutter K8 (That's a stanley bedrock
> rebranded Jointer plane, Jeff) for $20 because the mad hordes found it
> right at the last minute, realized the "FOR PARTS" was bogus since all 
> that
> was wrong was a cracked tote, and outbid me up near $90 within the last 15
> seconds.
>
> So, the other day, through some twist of fate I stumbled on Tom Price's
> Galoot's Progress page. I read the FAQ about the Galoots. And one thought
> went through my head.
>
> "These are my people."
>
> So, here I am. In the very early stages of sliding headfirst down the
> slippery slope. I've been lurking for a few days to get the feel for the
> content, and I can tell I'm home.
>
> _______________
> Chris Thompson
>
> ______________________________________________________________
> Archive: http://www.frontier.iarc.uaf.edu/~cswingle/archive/
>
> To unsubscribe or change options, use the web interface:
>    http://www.brendlers.net/oldtools/oldtools.html 

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Hey Chris,

Welcome to the porch! I'm pretty new here myself and these folks have
made me feel right at home. Probably the best group on the net bar none.
I colle....uh use old hand tools in New York City. This means that I
live in a tiny space, work on the floor, clamp things onto my kitchen
table, and hold things down with my feet!

Welcome!

Noel Urban Galoot

BTW-A good tip when trauling for *bay tools: Download the photo of the
item, open it up on your desktop and zoom in. Ripoff artists like to
"airbrush" cracks and welds and this will show up when you zoom-in on
the photo and see that a particular area has an unusual "eveness" in a
particular area. I spotted a weld like this on a rusty #4 recently and
it saved me from much cursing and gnashing of teeth!

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