Not far from where I set is a shed/shop full of wood working tools, once
owned by a man who spent many hours working with them. They have set there
idle for 10+ years a monument to him. Dirt and rust now cover the once
polished cast iron, dark cold silence broods where once was light, warmth
and the sound of creation. My tools have become my friends and companions
even though they are cold hard metal, every ding, worn spot, stain are known
to me and tell stories. When I no longer need them or can use them I would
prefer they go to someone who will use and treasure them as I have, not set
cold and idle as a useless monument to my memory. I have old used tools
from people I don't even know and every I use them the unknown person who
cared for them before me is remembered and Lives for a few more seconds
through his/her shared use of a tool.
"WD" wrote in message
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I bought a almost new Crapsman's Dado, a try square, 5 lbs. of
stainless steel safety wire and other woodworking items. I did not buy
the Sears radial saw as I do not need them. In the garage there is a
Troy Bilt tiller, a motor cycle, a new stroll saw and many well-cared
machines and tools in excellent conditions. My wife bought a Singer
sawing machine a few kitchen items.
As we walked away from the house, I feel very sad. We might have been
great-friend. We have many things in common. I too was an A&P
mechanic (and a degree ) from Northrop in LA. He was also an A&P
mechanic with TWA in Denver Colorado. Everything he owned is well
kept. In the bookshelves beside the fireplace were old training
manuals; B707, DC9, Convair 880, L1011 and the P&W pocket handbook
(1961). I have also worked on many of these aircrafts including
Convair 990.
I do not go to many estate sales, but this one make me thinks. Once
you are gone, it is only a matter of days, the living will dispose
everything you really love while you are still alive. I love good
tools, especially if you are once an A&P mechanic. It is a crime to
dispose them so cheaply what you have collected during your lifetime.
What do you think?
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