I bought a lot of stuff on ebay in the late 90s and early 2000s. I drifted away from woodworking, when I became afflicted by another bug about 10 years ago. I still spend a lot of my winter in the shop, but I'm not as aggressive about it. I hope I will rekindle that flame once (or if ever) I retire.
I recently got on ebay and looked through my saved sellers. Wow, they're almost all gone.
In particular, I miss azmica904505. He had a wealth of talent and knowledge about all things saws, and saw files.
I hope Mike is hale and hearty.
There are so many other folks I met on the web that had so much knowledge about specific neander techniques and tools. I hope there are folks that will step in behind them, but I just don't know. We're losing generations of knowledgeable people that had the patience and willingness to share data with us newbs.
It's funny. You can buy stuff from a seller on the bay for a bunch of years, learn about their families and never meet them in person. Oh, wait - the interwebs.
That said, I've met a bunch of Neanderthals from the Creek over the years in person. I hope to do so again, when I start diving back in deeply. For all you old guys, that means the Cracker Barrel in Collinsville. I don't know if it's still worth going to the show. I've met some young friends there in the past few years. It's nothing like it used to be. But... I still enjoy fondling the Veritas tools.
I do hope George Wilson is still active and posting here.
Stepping off my old man's soapbox.
