From: snag_one@msn.com   
      
   On 8/12/2025 12:01 PM, Frank wrote:   
   > On 8/12/2025 12:47 PM, Snag wrote:   
   >> On 8/12/2025 11:33 AM, Frank wrote:   
   >>> On 8/12/2025 6:21 AM, badgolferman wrote:   
   >>>> On 08/11/2025 23:03, Carol wrote:   
   >>>>> When this group was usable for it's intended purpose.  Sadly, I   
   >>>>> believe   
   >>>>> that time has passed.   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>> Recently something came up where 20 years ago I would have posted for   
   >>>>> advice but this time, having deleted 6 months of traffic as it was all   
   >>>>> political spam of no use to anyone here, well didn't bother.   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>> Our daughter just moved into her first apartment.  I would have asked   
   >>>>> for a recommended tool box and ingredients matching today's common   
   >>>>> needs.   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>> I think we did well and Daddy got a little bit too tool happy and   
   >>>>> passed on more than she needs (grin).   
   >>>>   
   >>>>   
   >>>> That was a good opportunity for me to buy new tools for myself and pass   
   >>>> on my used ones to my kids.   
   >>>   
   >>> Reminds me I still have several old tools from Dad.   
   >>>   
   >>> This is still usable and may be an antique   
   >>>   
   >>> https://imgur.com/a/nvWVuO7   
   >>   
   >>    I have the 2 man saw that my Grandad and dad used to cut several   
   >> trees down in Grandpa's front yard . That had to be at least 60-65   
   >> years ago .   
   >>    Got a few old hand planes like yours but have no idea of their   
   >> history , got 'em at yard sales .   
   >   
   > Dad was a ship fitter in WWII with critical skills defferment. He did   
   > things like build bunk beds and pointed out on the ship hulls there were   
   > few straight surfaces.  Every thing was done by hand.  The plane might   
   > have come from those days.   
      
      I served on a DD destroyer that was built in the latter part of WWII   
   , The only place there MIGHT be woodwork of that caliber would be   
   Officers Country . Crew bunks were made of aluminum tube , rope , and   
   canvas .   
   --   
   Snag   
   We live in a time where intelligent people   
   are being silenced so that   
   stupid people won't be offended.   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
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