My dad was an A&P too and just about anything else he wanted to try his hand at,
masonry, cabinet work, etc. He passed when I was 20 and my sibs and I scrapped
over his tools, it really sucked. Now that I've established a solid collection
of tools and my woodworking has surpassed the sorts of thing my dad ever
attempted, my sibs want me to have his things again and make use of them again.
Oddly enough my Dad's tools don't mean as much to me now, my own tools mean more
and many of them were bought at estate sales. What's sad is that I can't share
with my younger sibs the memories of using those great old tools with my Dad
while working on people's homes in our community.
Basically I just hope that I don't own anything anyone will fight over when I'm
gone.
David
In article , WD says...
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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