Hello fellow Galoots!
 I'm a new kid on the block, and thought I'd send some blurbadge on who I
am.( Just in case anybody's interested!)
 I'm Gary Adajian, and I live in Bantam, CT., which is like a suburb,so
called, of the town of Litchfield in the beautiful Northwestern hills of
CT.
  I've been collecting tools for about 2 yrs. now, much to my wife's
bewilderment, and I really find it quite fascinating.I've been to the
Industrial museum in New Britain,(New Britain being the town I was born and
raised in), And was a little disappointed at the amount of Stanley
collectibles they had there. (MY #45 is MUCH nicer!) You'd think they'd
give these people a little more support, but I guess being a monster
business doesn't necessarily mean that you've got to remember where you
came from!
  My trade is that of a toolmaker for the Torrington Co. in Watertown CT. A
trade which I've plied for about 20 yrs. now. I think that a couple of the
things that lead me towards old tools is:1) My grandfather was a carpenter
by trade in Mansfield, CT., and 2) My love for designing and building my
own furniture.I've found wood to be a MUCH more forgiving medium to work in
than metal!
  Well, that's it, that's me, pleased to meetcha'!

Gary A.