[TheForge] The mind 1st to go

peter fels & phoebe palmer artgawk at thegrid.net
Tue Oct 12 19:11:03 EDT 2010


  Yaaaa;
Hang that guilt on the antique dealers.
I've refused 4 good offers  on my 3 board bellows
from folks who wanted a coffee table.
If you want it, welcome to the scrum.

On 10/12/2010 11:33 AM, Jason Nass wrote:
> Oh, you certainly won't take away the pleasure of tool making from me, I do
> a heck of a lot of that already, and as for shedding tools at the swap
> meets, too many of you guys get into the mindset of "how much money can I
> get out of this" rather than pricing things so that you are helping out the
> new guys. If you don't need it, and you aren't desperate for the cash from
> it, pass it on. I keep hearing about how someone picked up a nice anvil at a
> garage sale for $25 then turned around and sold it for $300. Sure, it's
> capitalism, but it's also not doing anything to help keep our craft alive.
> If you get a great deal on something pass it on...?
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> Jason Nass - me at wargoth.com
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