Darren or whoever writes:



>
>No, I haven't won an Oscar yet, but if I ever do I'll probably just melt 
>it down to make ornate little plumb bobs. If any of you ever figure out 
>who I am, don't let it get out or I'll have to lose this psuedonym and 
>come back as somebody else. Thanks for letting me hang out on the porch 
>with you all. I'm learning a lot about the historical handtools. (A 
>SPECIAL thanks to those of you who answer my "newbie" questions.)
>
>Darren C. Addy
>
I gotta suggestion for the plumb bob. There's a contractor's supply chain in
the midwest called KelWelco. The carried this plumb bob for a while that
they called Plumb Barbra. A nice little 10 oz. plumb bob with a cheapie
sculpture of "Barbra" on top. She looked a little top heavey to me and I
couldn't figure out for the life of me how it kept hanging straight. It was
something I couldn't figure out how to justify buying to my wife.

Maybe I should have bought one while I had the chance, but I'm looking
forward to the one you create.

Larry Williams