Today in the mail I got a box with a Woodworker's Supply catalog --
not just *any* WWS catalog, it was the *Our Best Customer Catalog*. This
is a hardcover edition, and as they describe it, "A whopping 21,000+ tools,
accessories, and supplies have been packed into more than 600 pages to give
you the broadest selection of product funcions, features, and benefits
available."

So, why did I get this catalog? Well, further down in Mr Wirth's
intro it answers that question:
"A question I am frequently askied is 'why did I receive a best customer
catalog?' The answer is simple, you are in the top 2% of our customers who
provided us with a very large portion of our business..."

Now, while I am flattered by all this, this is somewhat daunting.
You see, WWS is not the only place from which I order tools. Therefore, if
I'm falling into WWS's top 2%, and I'm ordering from Mr Lee, and Mr
McFeeley's screws, and the occasional thing from Woodcraft, and an order to
Lie Nielsen, and ...

You get the picture.

So, am I hopelessly addicted to this hobby, or is this really a
good thing?





+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------+

If you're gonna be dumb, you better be tough

+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------+

I guess a bottle of glue and a couple drill bits doesn't put me in the
upper 2%.
sigh
Joe





Mark & Juanita wrote:
Today in the mail I got a box with a Woodworker's Supply catalog --
not just *any* WWS catalog, it was the *Our Best Customer Catalog*. This
is a hardcover edition, and as they describe it, "A whopping 21,000+ tools,
accessories, and supplies have been packed into more than 600 pages to give
you the broadest selection of product funcions, features, and benefits
available."

So, why did I get this catalog? Well, further down in Mr Wirth's
intro it answers that question:
"A question I am frequently askied is 'why did I receive a best customer
catalog?' The answer is simple, you are in the top 2% of our customers who
provided us with a very large portion of our business..."

Now, while I am flattered by all this, this is somewhat daunting.
You see, WWS is not the only place from which I order tools. Therefore, if
I'm falling into WWS's top 2%, and I'm ordering from Mr Lee, and Mr
McFeeley's screws, and the occasional thing from Woodcraft, and an order to
Lie Nielsen, and ...

You get the picture.

So, am I hopelessly addicted to this hobby, or is this really a
good thing?





+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------+

If you're gonna be dumb, you better be tough

+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------+

Are you addicted? Nah, you're just rich... which is not bad in itself

Matthew


"Mark & Juanita" wrote in message
...

Today in the mail I got a box with a Woodworker's Supply catalog --
not just *any* WWS catalog, it was the *Our Best Customer Catalog*. This
is a hardcover edition, and as they describe it, "A whopping 21,000+
tools,
accessories, and supplies have been packed into more than 600 pages to
give
you the broadest selection of product funcions, features, and benefits
available."

So, why did I get this catalog? Well, further down in Mr Wirth's
intro it answers that question:
"A question I am frequently askied is 'why did I receive a best customer
catalog?' The answer is simple, you are in the top 2% of our customers
who
provided us with a very large portion of our business..."

Now, while I am flattered by all this, this is somewhat daunting.
You see, WWS is not the only place from which I order tools. Therefore,
if
I'm falling into WWS's top 2%, and I'm ordering from Mr Lee, and Mr
McFeeley's screws, and the occasional thing from Woodcraft, and an order
to
Lie Nielsen, and ...

You get the picture.

So, am I hopelessly addicted to this hobby, or is this really a
good thing?





+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------+

If you're gonna be dumb, you better be tough

+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------+

On Thu, 20 Jan 2005 22:13:15 -0600, "Matthew"
wrote:

Are you addicted? Nah, you're just rich... which is not bad in itself

Matthew

Not rich by most definitions, but certainly blessed. Looking at my
spending record, I guess I have gotten most of my major tools through WWS,
so that added up.




"Mark & Juanita" wrote in message
.. .

Today in the mail I got a box with a Woodworker's Supply catalog --
not just *any* WWS catalog, it was the *Our Best Customer Catalog*. This
is a hardcover edition, and as they describe it, "A whopping 21,000+
tools,
accessories, and supplies have been packed into more than 600 pages to
give
you the broadest selection of product funcions, features, and benefits
available."

So, why did I get this catalog? Well, further down in Mr Wirth's
intro it answers that question:
"A question I am frequently askied is 'why did I receive a best customer
catalog?' The answer is simple, you are in the top 2% of our customers
who
provided us with a very large portion of our business..."

Now, while I am flattered by all this, this is somewhat daunting.
You see, WWS is not the only place from which I order tools. Therefore,
if
I'm falling into WWS's top 2%, and I'm ordering from Mr Lee, and Mr
McFeeley's screws, and the occasional thing from Woodcraft, and an order
to
Lie Nielsen, and ...

You get the picture.

So, am I hopelessly addicted to this hobby, or is this really a
good thing?





+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------+

If you're gonna be dumb, you better be tough

+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------+




+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------+

If you're gonna be dumb, you better be tough

+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------+

Mark & Juanita wrote:

if I'm falling into WWS's top 2%, and I'm ordering from Mr Lee, and Mr
McFeeley's screws, and the occasional thing from Woodcraft, and an order
to Lie Nielsen, and ...

You get the picture.

So, am I hopelessly addicted to this hobby, or is this really a
good thing?

You just make too much money. Probably have too much room too. Oh well,
hey, I pay less in taxes than you do.

--
Michael McIntyre ---- Silvan
Linux fanatic, and certified Geek; registered Linux user #243621
http://www.geocities.com/Paris/Rue/5407/
http://rosegarden.sourceforge.net/tutorial/

Mark & Juanita wrote:
So, am I hopelessly addicted to this hobby, or is this really a
good thing?

Cha!

I'm thinking, and maybe it's just me, that there might be a
country somewheres in the world who is/are eye balling your
tool budgets and dreaming...

UA100

"Mark & Juanita" wrote in message
...
So, why did I get this catalog? Well, further down in Mr Wirth's
intro it answers that question:
"A question I am frequently askied is 'why did I receive a best customer
catalog?' The answer is simple, you are in the top 2% of our customers
who
provided us with a very large portion of our business..."

Now, while I am flattered by all this, this is somewhat daunting.
You see, WWS is not the only place from which I order tools. Therefore,
if
I'm falling into WWS's top 2%, and I'm ordering from Mr Lee, and Mr
McFeeley's screws, and the occasional thing from Woodcraft, and an order
to
Lie Nielsen, and ...

So, am I hopelessly addicted to this hobby, or is this really a
good thing?



You're just in the initial acquisition phase. Some of us with 20-30 (and
more) year old tools just look at the latest crop and say that a ringing
bell or tooting whistle won't compensate for the extra 50 pounds of iron.
We're not buying.

Except, of course from specialty places. My family knows an Amazon catalog
is trash, while a Lee Valley is a treasured piece of tool porn. Trouble is,
some of the one-trick ponies I'm buying now cost half as much as some of my
stationary tools....

On Thu, 20 Jan 2005 20:09:55 -0700, Mark & Juanita
wrote:


Today in the mail I got a box with a Woodworker's Supply catalog --
not just *any* WWS catalog, it was the *Our Best Customer Catalog*. This
is a hardcover edition, and as they describe it, "A whopping 21,000+ tools,
accessories, and supplies have been packed into more than 600 pages to give
you the broadest selection of product funcions, features, and benefits
available."

So, why did I get this catalog? Well, further down in Mr Wirth's
intro it answers that question:
"A question I am frequently askied is 'why did I receive a best customer
catalog?' The answer is simple, you are in the top 2% of our customers who
provided us with a very large portion of our business..."

Now, while I am flattered by all this, this is somewhat daunting.
You see, WWS is not the only place from which I order tools. Therefore, if
I'm falling into WWS's top 2%, and I'm ordering from Mr Lee, and Mr
McFeeley's screws, and the occasional thing from Woodcraft, and an order to
Lie Nielsen, and ...

You get the picture.

Yeah. You're angling for an *Our Best Customer Catalog* from Mr Lee,
Mr McFeeley, Mr. Woodcraft, and Mr. Nielsen.

- -
LRod

Master Woodbutcher and seasoned termite

Shamelessly whoring my website since 1999

http://www.woodbutcher.net

In article , "George" george@least
wrote:


[verschnippered]
My family knows an Amazon catalog
is trash, while a Lee Valley is a treasured piece of tool porn.

Tool porn, eh? I just had to give that some thought. I do admit to
getting a rush from a pretty picture of an adjustable, rounded,
polished, desirable, firm to the touch hand-plane, aggressive yet
gentle, especially if the soft, warm pouch is casually lying on the work
bench beside it, cast aside as if ready for pleasure......
Naaaaaaaaa.. I'll take titties.

0¿0

Rob-----who can be SUCH a swine!


--------------

"et tu, Spongebob?"

"Mark & Juanita" wrote in message
...

Today in the mail I got a box with a Woodworker's Supply catalog --
not just *any* WWS catalog, it was the *Our Best Customer Catalog*. This
is a hardcover edition, and as they describe it, "A whopping 21,000+
tools,
accessories, and supplies have been packed into more than 600 pages to
give
you the broadest selection of product funcions, features, and benefits
available."


Well, the day before yesterday I received a Rockler Professional Catalog in
the mail... Top that. LOL

Robatoy wrote:

[snip]-------------

"et tu, Spongebob?"

I heard he caught it from the purple Teletubby...
j4

"Mark & Juanita" wrote in message
news
On Thu, 20 Jan 2005 22:13:15 -0600, "Matthew"
wrote:

Are you addicted? Nah, you're just rich... which is not bad in itself


Matthew

Not rich by most definitions, but certainly blessed. Looking at my
spending record, I guess I have gotten most of my major tools through WWS,
so that added up.

I buy quite a bit of stuff there too for our company (and my hobby). Not
*that* much though! Their contractor prices are not too bad. About 10%
less if I remember right.
SH




"Mark & Juanita" wrote in message
. ..

Today in the mail I got a box with a Woodworker's Supply catalog --
not just *any* WWS catalog, it was the *Our Best Customer Catalog*.
This
is a hardcover edition, and as they describe it, "A whopping 21,000+
tools,
accessories, and supplies have been packed into more than 600 pages to
give
you the broadest selection of product funcions, features, and benefits
available."

So, why did I get this catalog? Well, further down in Mr Wirth's
intro it answers that question:
"A question I am frequently askied is 'why did I receive a best customer
catalog?' The answer is simple, you are in the top 2% of our customers
who
provided us with a very large portion of our business..."

Now, while I am flattered by all this, this is somewhat daunting.
You see, WWS is not the only place from which I order tools. Therefore,
if
I'm falling into WWS's top 2%, and I'm ordering from Mr Lee, and Mr
McFeeley's screws, and the occasional thing from Woodcraft, and an order
to
Lie Nielsen, and ...

You get the picture.

So, am I hopelessly addicted to this hobby, or is this really a
good thing?





+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------+

If you're gonna be dumb, you better be tough

+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------+




+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------+

If you're gonna be dumb, you better be tough

+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------+

On Thu, 20 Jan 2005 20:09:55 -0700, the inscrutable Mark & Juanita
spake:


Today in the mail I got a box with a Woodworker's Supply catalog --
not just *any* WWS catalog, it was the *Our Best Customer Catalog*. This
is a hardcover edition, and as they describe it, "A whopping 21,000+ tools,
accessories, and supplies have been packed into more than 600 pages to give
you the broadest selection of product funcions, features, and benefits
available."

So, why did I get this catalog? Well, further down in Mr Wirth's
intro it answers that question:
"A question I am frequently askied is 'why did I receive a best customer
catalog?' The answer is simple, you are in the top 2% of our customers who
provided us with a very large portion of our business..."

It make you wonder one of 2 things: Is their business THAT bad? or
Wow, I spent THAT much there this year?


Now, while I am flattered by all this, this is somewhat daunting.
You see, WWS is not the only place from which I order tools. Therefore, if
I'm falling into WWS's top 2%, and I'm ordering from Mr Lee, and Mr
McFeeley's screws, and the occasional thing from Woodcraft, and an order to
Lie Nielsen, and ...

You get the picture.

Ayup, it all feels quite familiar, and on a lesser scale (no commas
and fewer zeroes), I'm paralleling you.


So, am I hopelessly addicted to this hobby, or is this really a
good thing?

C - Both of the above. Enjoy!


-
Yea, though I walk through the valley of Minwax, I shall stain no Cherry.
http://diversify.com

On Fri, 21 Jan 2005 09:11:14 -0500, Robatoy
wrote:

In article , "George" george@least
wrote:


[verschnippered]
My family knows an Amazon catalog
is trash, while a Lee Valley is a treasured piece of tool porn.

Tool porn, eh? I just had to give that some thought. I do admit to
getting a rush from a pretty picture of an adjustable, rounded,
polished, desirable, firm to the touch hand-plane, aggressive yet
gentle, especially if the soft, warm pouch is casually lying on the work
bench beside it, cast aside as if ready for pleasure......
Naaaaaaaaa.. I'll take titties.

Which tool is it that has titties? I can't find one in my LV, Griz or
any other catalog. Please advise.

Tim Douglass

http://www.DouglassClan.com

On Thu, 20 Jan 2005 20:09:55 -0700, Mark & Juanita
wrote:


Today in the mail I got a box with a Woodworker's Supply catalog --
not just *any* WWS catalog, it was the *Our Best Customer Catalog*. This
is a hardcover edition, and as they describe it, "A whopping 21,000+ tools,
accessories, and supplies have been packed into more than 600 pages to give
you the broadest selection of product funcions, features, and benefits
available."

So, why did I get this catalog? Well, further down in Mr Wirth's
intro it answers that question:
"A question I am frequently askied is 'why did I receive a best customer
catalog?' The answer is simple, you are in the top 2% of our customers who
provided us with a very large portion of our business..."

Now, while I am flattered by all this, this is somewhat daunting.
You see, WWS is not the only place from which I order tools. Therefore, if
I'm falling into WWS's top 2%, and I'm ordering from Mr Lee, and Mr
McFeeley's screws, and the occasional thing from Woodcraft, and an order to
Lie Nielsen, and ...

You get the picture.

So, am I hopelessly addicted to this hobby, or is this really a
good thing?





+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------+

If you're gonna be dumb, you better be tough

+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------+

wellcome to the club! lol... got mine the other day also. didnt think
i had spent a lot there this year though. but then i haven't been
through the recipts yet! i'm all the way up to page 30 sumpthin
already!
enjoy...

skeez

On Fri, 21 Jan 2005 09:01:09 -0800, Larry Jaques
wrote:

On Thu, 20 Jan 2005 20:09:55 -0700, the inscrutable Mark & Juanita
spake:


... snip
So, why did I get this catalog? Well, further down in Mr Wirth's
intro it answers that question:
"A question I am frequently askied is 'why did I receive a best customer
catalog?' The answer is simple, you are in the top 2% of our customers who
provided us with a very large portion of our business..."

It make you wonder one of 2 things: Is their business THAT bad? or
Wow, I spent THAT much there this year?


Yep, both of the above. LOL


+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------+

If you're gonna be dumb, you better be tough

+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------+

In article . net,
jo4hn wrote:

Robatoy wrote:

[snip]-------------

"et tu, Spongebob?"

I heard he caught it from the purple Teletubby...
j4

Who knows? Maybe we'll find out why Winnie The Poo has had that nick
name for all these years?

On Fri, 21 Jan 2005 10:54:17 -0800, Tim Douglass
wrote:

Which tool is it that has titties? I can't find one in my LV, Griz or
any other catalog. Please advise.

Tim Douglass

http://www.DouglassClan.com


Hmmm... Perhaps maybe you've been spending a bit too much time in the
shop and a bit too little in the bedroom.


Published e-mail address is for spam collection only.
If e-mailing me, use jc631 at optonline dot net

-- jc

On Sat, 22 Jan 2005 21:42:00 -0500, John Carlson
wrote:

On Fri, 21 Jan 2005 10:54:17 -0800, Tim Douglass
wrote:

Which tool is it that has titties? I can't find one in my LV, Griz or
any other catalog. Please advise.

Tim Douglass

http://www.DouglassClan.com


Hmmm... Perhaps maybe you've been spending a bit too much time in the
shop and a bit too little in the bedroom.

Wadda ya mean I'm too little in the bedroom!? I'll have you know that
I have a lathe and if I need more wood I'll just make it myself.

Tim Douglass

http://www.DouglassClan.com

Tim Douglass wrote:

bench beside it, cast aside as if ready for pleasure......
Naaaaaaaaa.. I'll take titties.

Which tool is it that has titties? I can't find one in my LV, Griz or
any other catalog. Please advise.

Ever blow beer out your nose?

--
Michael McIntyre ---- Silvan
Linux fanatic, and certified Geek; registered Linux user #243621
http://www.geocities.com/Paris/Rue/5407/
http://rosegarden.sourceforge.net/tutorial/

On Thu, 20 Jan 2005 20:09:55 -0700, Mark & Juanita
wrote:

Snip
You get the picture.

So, am I hopelessly addicted to this hobby, or is this really a
good thing?

Whew, you've got a bit more money than me, that's for sure! Though I
did get the local Farm and Fleet to allow me to place orders without
paying up front because I convinced them that it would allow me to buy
more tools that were in stock while waiting for my order to arrive...
guess they figured I couldn't skip out on my special orders when
they're the only Delta dealer in driving distance.
Aut inveniam viam aut faciam

On Sun, 23 Jan 2005 01:55:01 -0500, the inscrutable Silvan
spake:

Tim Douglass wrote:

bench beside it, cast aside as if ready for pleasure......
Naaaaaaaaa.. I'll take titties.

Which tool is it that has titties? I can't find one in my LV, Griz or
any other catalog. Please advise.

Lee Valley used to make one. Plumb Barbara. I asked Rob about it and
he said they don't make her any more. Drat! I really wanted one but
won't pay Ebay's prices for her or Brandi.


Ever blow beer out your nose?

Having a wild Saturday night, are we?


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On Sat, 22 Jan 2005 20:50:19 -0800, Tim Douglass
wrote:

Wadda ya mean I'm too little in the bedroom!? I'll have you know that
I have a lathe and if I need more wood I'll just make it myself.

Tim Douglass

http://www.DouglassClan.com

"Is that a spindle in your pocket or are you just glad to see me?"


Published e-mail address is for spam collection only.
If e-mailing me, use jc631 at optonline dot net

-- jc

On Sun, 23 Jan 2005 15:31:11 -0500, John Carlson
wrote:

On Sat, 22 Jan 2005 20:50:19 -0800, Tim Douglass
wrote:

Wadda ya mean I'm too little in the bedroom!? I'll have you know that
I have a lathe and if I need more wood I'll just make it myself.

Tim Douglass

http://www.DouglassClan.com

"Is that a spindle in your pocket or are you just glad to see me?"

Wooden you like to know!

Tim Douglass

http://www.DouglassClan.com

On Fri, 21 Jan 2005 15:01:13 GMT, "Leon"
wrote:

Well, the day before yesterday I received a Rockler Professional Catalog in
the mail... Top that. LOL

Now, I'm really worried. I got both...

However, I'm in the 'replace the old **** with some much better stuff'
phase.

TWS