Leigh Costello
08-25-2007, 11:01 PM
Today I picked up about 30 square feet of cherry, mahogany, and black walnut laminate for $1.00. :eek: A local lady had passed away and her family had no idea what they were giving up. She was a furniture restorer with a great deal of talent. I would have loved to have seen her workshop in action.
There was a lathe - with its own metal roll around cart and the kind of casters that can be retracted that went for $1.00. :eek: I missed this bargain, but got a hand made cedar coffee table for a buck. The Craftsman drill press brought $3.00.
Then, much to my dismay, a large hand made bookcase with glass doors got bumped and fell on my leg. The fella who did the bumping said "did that hit you?" to which I replied, rather sarcastically, "no, I always let blood run from open wounds." So, now that I am bandaged and mildly sedated with a cold malt beverage and some IB, I can look back and say it was an okay day.
The moral of this story is make sure your families know what your tools are worth and stay away from large bookcases. ;) BTW, my hubby did very well, he kept his cool and picked up pizza for supper. My hero. :p
There was a lathe - with its own metal roll around cart and the kind of casters that can be retracted that went for $1.00. :eek: I missed this bargain, but got a hand made cedar coffee table for a buck. The Craftsman drill press brought $3.00.
Then, much to my dismay, a large hand made bookcase with glass doors got bumped and fell on my leg. The fella who did the bumping said "did that hit you?" to which I replied, rather sarcastically, "no, I always let blood run from open wounds." So, now that I am bandaged and mildly sedated with a cold malt beverage and some IB, I can look back and say it was an okay day.
The moral of this story is make sure your families know what your tools are worth and stay away from large bookcases. ;) BTW, my hubby did very well, he kept his cool and picked up pizza for supper. My hero. :p