Wes Billups
05-03-2014, 9:14 PM
Almost 1 year ago a good friend who taught me quite a bit when I was starting out passed away. His widow gave me all the wood he had been collecting over the last 30 years as she wanted to be able to park in the garage again.
This weekend, I took my wife and kids back to my hometown for their Arbor Day festival. We had planned to leave early Sunday morning but my mother mentioned my friends wife was having an auction Sunday afternoon. She showed me the ad and I saw a few items that were interesting but assumed that his adult son had taken most of the woodworking tools based on the ad.
After it had been raining all morning the sun finally showed 5 minutes prior to the auction starting. I won't list everything nor tell you what I paid, so you'll have to trust me that it is gloat worthy. The very poor advertising and weather didn't help his widow get fair value for anything. Looking back I could/should have bought more but let the guilt prevent that.
Router table with Jointech lift and fence plus 3 hp PC router
288623
Festool Domino + Festool vacuum that I can't upload picture
288624
Leigh dovetail jig with finger joint attachment
288626
Flat full of Starret squares and Bridgecity tools
288627
Approx. 40 router bits plus two cabinet making sets
This weekend, I took my wife and kids back to my hometown for their Arbor Day festival. We had planned to leave early Sunday morning but my mother mentioned my friends wife was having an auction Sunday afternoon. She showed me the ad and I saw a few items that were interesting but assumed that his adult son had taken most of the woodworking tools based on the ad.
After it had been raining all morning the sun finally showed 5 minutes prior to the auction starting. I won't list everything nor tell you what I paid, so you'll have to trust me that it is gloat worthy. The very poor advertising and weather didn't help his widow get fair value for anything. Looking back I could/should have bought more but let the guilt prevent that.
Router table with Jointech lift and fence plus 3 hp PC router
288623
Festool Domino + Festool vacuum that I can't upload picture
288624
Leigh dovetail jig with finger joint attachment
288626
Flat full of Starret squares and Bridgecity tools
288627
Approx. 40 router bits plus two cabinet making sets