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If you’ve been here before, you may have picked up that I love woodworking and old woodworking tools.  I inherited a gene that appreciates doing things with your hands- fixing things and making things.  Years ago I discovered that there are still some pretty cool old tools out there available for a good price, particularly if [...]

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What do you think of when you see the word “dulcimer?”  If you know anything about traditional musical instruments, particularly those familiar to our area, you may think of what we call an “Appalachian” dulcimer.  That kind is laid on your lap horizontally and strummed with one hand and noted with the other.  There are a few musicians who [...]

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Last week I went to the fall meeting of the tool collectors’ association at Bethania Moravian Church near Winston-Salem.  We get together periodically to see programs on old tools, primarily the woodworking type, and may trade and buy some tools.  Bethania is a good place to think about old things since it is one of the oldest [...]

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As planned, I went to the meeting of the Mid-West Tool Collector’s Assocation meeting yesterday held at Bethania Moravian Church, just north of Winston-Salem, NC.  The meeting was great as usual, with dealers selling old woodworking tools (one of my interests), a presentation on Ornamental Turning including a demonstration of this slice of the woodworking [...]

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I love old woodworking tools and use them in my workshop to make furniture.  One of the ways I’ve been able to accumulate these old tools is to be a member of the Mid-West Tool Collectors Association.  Next Saturday, Nov. 8, I’ll be heading to Bethania, NC for the next meeting of the M-WTCA.  The meeting [...]

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