Alan DuBoff
>John wrote:
"When this forum fills up with endless discussions of buying overpriced tools on ebay, and the strange compliment "you suck" is when I get bored and go elsewhere. To each their own."

I agree with you completely about the forum, and when it gets to the that point, you won't be the only one going elsewhere. This holds true for all online forums...

John wrote:
"In this case I have to say I admire Alan's attitude and intiative and I'm a bit mystified why others are so eager to stomp on both. That is hard to respect."

I'm glad that at least one person around here gets it. While most of the folks that have spoken up in this thread have only countered my idea of people learning to sharpen their own saw, I suspect there are others that have just kept quiet. Thankfully, you get it! *wink*

Cheers,
Alan