Nice hearing from you John Ruth ---I have all the chisels I need, and most of a
set of C E Jennings that's built upon a boxed set of 8 butt chisels that
belonged to my Grandfather---I don't need the Goldenbergs, but they were sure
beautiful, and seemed very well designed. Is G'berg just another family company
bought out by Satanley? I don't regret *not* buying very many tools, and yet, I
DO appreciate the reminder---you can always make more money, but they're not
making any more C E Jennings tools. Speaking of which, where did Josh land on
his gent's toolkit from them? He clammed up when I told him I have the handle
for the 'nest of saws'...
best to all galoots--gam in OlyWA
How horrible it is to have so many people killed!---And what a blessing one
cares for none of them!
Jane Austen
On Saturday, October 16, 2021, 08:02:15 PM PDT, John Ruth
wrote:
Gary and other tool-tempted galoots:
Gary wrote:
"OH, I saw a nice boxed set of 6 or 8 Goldenbergs there for $190 (!) about ten
years back, and almost bought 'em. REALLY Nice chisels: the only thing that
stopped me is I never spent that much for ANY tool, in my life."
This is a faulty application of Galoot Logic !!! You clearly would not be
spending $190 on a tool. Rather, you'd be spending $23.75 eight times or $31.67
six times!
It's only money. You'll earn more. Much more likely to get joy out of using
Goldenberg chisels than the $190 of money.
Decades ago, I bought a complete, but for the nicker spurs, Stanley #55 at an
estate sale for $50. Staring at its nickel-plated gizmocity, I said to my
father "Why the heck did I buy this thing? It's not very practical!" Pop said
"John, you will spend $50 many times in your life and not even remember what you
spent it on! THIS $50, you WILL remember!"
(I've used it only once or twice after buying reproduction nickers from St.
James Bay Tool Co. But, yes, that was a most memorable $50.)
Do not become a victim of non-buyers remorse! One of America's great tool
collectors once told me "You will regret the things you didn't buy more than the
things you did buy. If you buy "wrongly," you can get back at least part of the
money by re-selling it. If you pass it up, you might never get another chance,
ever!"
You can find my tales of non-buyer's remorse in the archives.
I scored a minty extremely narrow Greenlee paring chisel at today's Flea. $2,
less than a cup of take-out coffee. It's only about 1/8 or 5/32 inch wide.
This is tempered by the fact that I left behind a plastic-handled chisel with a
shallow triangle cross section. The vendor had wanted $5, which turned me off
because I'd just bought the Greenlee for $2. I didn't recognize it as a
dovetail-trimming chisel!!! I can be such a Dumbkopf at times!
John Ruth
Who has never seen a Goldenberg chisel in the wild.
|