Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2014/09/29
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On Sep 29, 2014, at 1:49 PM, Frank Filippone wrote: > I have a set of stone mason's chisels with my grandfathers company name on > them. No longer practical to use, they bring on wonderful memories. > > However, I have or rather my father got rid of the rest. > > Is it practical to keep a chest of tools that you will never use? Is it > more practical to keep a small set of them and to pass on these wonderful > tools to someone else who will love them and use them? > > If you decide to keep them, what will happen when you go that great tool > place in the sky? > > I belong to a list of hand tool users and collectors. The topic has come > up several times..... > > Everyone has a different answer Yup! As I'm moving into new quarters I'm making the decisions as I go. I'm hoping to turn Dad's wooden chest into a functional tool box for my "small" tools? that I do indeed use. I'll keep some of his tools ? that I do use ? squares, calipers, etc. the rest? who knows? does a market exist for micrometers? I'll have to find out. Regards, George Lottermoser http://www.imagist.com http://www.imagist.com/blog http://www.linkedin.com/in/imagist