Fund-raising thought
Bill Houghton, Sebastopol, CA
>Every year at this time when Ellis puts out the call for support, particularly economic support, I sigh. We don't have a lot of discretionary income in my family, for several reasons (fervently paying off mortgage before I retire, son has moved home in retreat from the economy, haven't had a raise in three years, etc.), but I somehow seem to have acquired more tools than I really, um, need.
There are a couple of posts on the "Looking for Something" board, seeking small items - a 1/4" Stanley chisel, for instance. What if those of us who are just pining for something but haven't found it in the wild put up a call on the board, with a promise to make a suitable donation to WC if the something appeared? Issues of postage would be worked out directly between the donor and the receiver.
It obviously works best for small items - asking for an LN low-angle jack or a Holtey smoother is not likely to get much result, unless there is indeed someone out there with more of them than s/he needs - but I could convince myself to pass along some of my duplicate small tools if I knew that I was contributing to keeping Wood Central going.
