Desaturation

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Rob Brophy...lost in Niagara

>Todd,

Just sit down and drink a beer, the feeling will pass eventually.

Rob

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Paul in NJ

>I had a lot of fun selling my excess at the PATINA auction a few weeks ago. Are there any tool auctions or events where you can tailgate your stuff?

Paul Dzioba

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John Aniano, also in NJ...

>Todd,

The best way to get excess tools out of your way is to send them to my address in NJ. I and others here will happily disperse them for you - at no cost to you!

Seriously, find a good WW'ing club in the area and bring them to a meeting - you will usually disperse them to the membership for a few $$ and they will really appreciate it. Or donate them to the club and let them make a few bucks - non-profits like that way of raising monies.

John

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Todd O. Cronkhite Maine Native, Presently Away

>Yeah Rob, that might be the best solution. ;~)

Should we sent out a seach party to find you, or are you lost in Niagara on purpose?

T.O.

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Jack Guzman from Maine

>Todd,this an oportunity to meet fellow woodworkers. Put up some ads or advertise in the local paper and have a yard sale. I have met quite a few non internet connected woodworkers by answering ads or stopping at "tools for sale" signs.Or ,if you just want to thin them out without the hassle,put them in the classifieds here.---Jack

Table of #45s

jim reed @ tallahassee

>I got carried away one summer and managed to fill up a 6 x 8 table with #45s in various condition. Had to start putting new ones on top of old ones. The pile seemed overwhelming. Ebay was my outlet and I started with the nice ones. Selling one every week took months, but as the table cleared, I found that inner peace. All of the planes seemed to go to nice homes, so harmony was restored. Removing clutter always helps.

I never got motivated to get rid of the pile of #46s, but that is a story for another day.

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David Miller from Iowa

>I am in this same situation, since I moved into a new shop. I am taking all of my extras and putting them on ebay and reinvesting the money into rarer planes. 10 decent #4s and #5s = .5 #2s

THIS is an April Fools joke...isn't it?

vlparisian in Houston

>Sounds to me like you just need more space for storage.

Victor

We're teasing, but I understand Todd's reaction

Bill Houghton, Sebastopol, CA

>I've got a drawer of 50 cent chisels missing their handles that I've been planning to put handles on, test out, and get rid of the excess - for some years now. It may soon be time to move right to step 3...

What part

jim reed @ tallahassee

>of the #2 do you have? I am looking for a base.

Re: We're teasing, but I understand Todd's reactio

Todd O. Cronkhite Maine Native, Presently Away

>No Vic, this is no April Fools joke. I can easily see why one would be inclined to think it was, after all a Galoot wanting to get rid of tools is a hard idea to wrap one's mind around isn't it?

I really don't want to get rid of them, but than again what's the logic of having say 10 #5's, 15 #4's, 4 #6's 30 braces, 50 saws, 300 chisels, 60 sharpening stones, etc, etc? Storage just becomes a problem, plus what's the point of just having them stowed away wasting away?

Coarse, with that said, there is always that little voice that says, "You'll regret getting rid of them someday". What it comes down to is seperatring tools into two groups, Group one being "This is to be a user", and Group Two being, I got this because/ it is cool/I got it cheap and it is cool/someday my grandchildren will make a fortune off of this/I don't know what it is, but it's cool/if I don't save it, who will/because my Galoot buddy dosen't have one and will be jealous, and it's cheap(you know who you are);~), etc, etc, etc.

So, perhaps the better question is two fold: How do you seperate your users from your "collectables", and "Do you buy duplicates/collectables just because they are there and are affordable to you?

Thanks for all the suggestions, but I guess for now I'm just going to find a hidey hole for them in another room and worry about them another day.

T.O.

Not deciding is making a decision

Pam Niedermayer - Austin, TX

>I have to say that while I've bought a lot of tools I don't really need and at times border on collecting (anal, very anal, but extremely constrained), I don't think I've ever even been tempted to accumulate duplicates. On occasion I've incidentally bought duplicates, almost always chisels or spokeshaves, when they accompanied other items that were extremely attractive. I've still got most of these chisels, thinking that one day I'll grind them for speciality chisels or need them as they are for sculpturing and/or turning, lots of pattern maker and turning gouges that came in huge sets on ebay.

So, my question for you is: Why did you ever purchase 11 #5's (I'm assuming you have at least one for using)? The answer should provide justification and motiviation for unloading the duplicates. Some of them missing parts? Fine, dissemble and sell the parts. Todd H recommends this anyway for maximum return.

Pam

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Todd O. Cronkhite Maine Native, Presently Away

>Why did you ever purchase 11 #5's?

That's easy. The ol', "This #5 is different than all my other #5's" trick 99. :~)

You know how it is/can be. This is a Type 6 or 8 or 11 or, or, or, and I don't have one and it's cheap. Next thing you know, you're buried in them. No, I never did buy planes that where missing parts, got enough problems as it is without hunting parts.

See, first I started hunting tools to use, than I started hunting "types", but never really studied typing, than I just started hunting for the sake of hunting. Another victim of the Slippery Slope don't ya' know. :~O

T.O.

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Dan Donaldson

>Any extra #7's ;-)

Orderly solution to the problem

vlparisian in Houston

>Todd O.,

The fun and orderly way:

Make a list of all the duplicate tools that you want to dispose of, and then sleep on it. Check your list again a few days later, add or delete items from the list. Then hold dutch auctions (with little or no reserve) on one item a day until all are spoken for. The buyer pays shipping. A percentage goes to Wood Central for "hosting" the auctions. Check with Ellis for what would be reasonable percentage. This could be real fun for all of us. Plus you would know that all "adopted" tools would go to good homes.

Victor - dreaming again

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David Miller from Iowa

>I have a tote and knob - just need a couple more pieces and I will have a sweet plane

If we could find

jim reed @ tallahassee

>someone with a base, we would have a plane to share.

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Todd O. Cronkhite Maine Native, Presently Away

>Not a bad idea Victor. Truth be told, I'd like to see them go to homes where they'd be appreciated and not screwed to the wall of some smucky-smucky boutique type bistro where they's be considered as "quaint". {sic}

Sorry Dan, no extra 7's.

T.O.

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Ernie Miller

>Todd Just list them on eBay #5's will fit in a flat rate box. #4 & smaller taken apart will fit in an International flatRate invelope. you friends over seas will drive the prices if you let them know thay can get it for $9.00 $7.00 to Canada Spend a weekend making handles for the chisels. it is good lathe practice. It won't increase the price you get by much but good practice all the same. Or you can box it all up and send it to me. You know I am good for the postage. you will also be allowed to make some reasonable purchases on Ebay and I will paypal them for you. Another option would be to go to the pound get another cat and make some sort of play ground for it out of all them tools. be sure and wrap any sharp edges in leather to protect the little thing.