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Met a Great New Friend today!

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#1 · (Edited by Moderator)
Today a fellow that posted a few days ago about some stuff he was giving away came up here over a hundred miles!

He brought me some panel clamps, a Clamp rack that would be a credit to any wood shop… and makes my shop look like the wrong side of the tracks. Plus he brought me a couple of biscuit joiners that I have been looking at, but not sure how to use… now I can practice and find out what I need.

In return all I could give him was enough coffee to cause heartburn for a couple of days, but he shouldn't go to sleep on the drive home, LOL.
I also gave him a couple of tiny chunks of punky old scrap wood that he was nice enough to say looked usable for boxes he'll be making.

This fella is a true gentleman, and his Chocolate lab, (I've forgotten her name), is a real sweety!

freidadad, when I get the elm cut, we'll have a good time slabbing it up if you want to help.
Also, let me know if I should talk to my tree guys to watch for any special tree's you'd like to slab up!

BTW…. you forgot to take the piece of Bodark I had set out for you!

Bottom line, make friends with every wood worker you can find… friendship pays!
 
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Dallas..thanks….but I think I got the better deal…Freida and I had a wonderful day…got to take a nice long ride through the beautiful TX countryside on a beautiful day…got to meet 2 really nice people (you and your wife) ...got some really beautifull wood in exchange for a few items that were just gathering dust in my shop..learned a few things about cutting boards and finish and making a Texas star….a woodworker couldn't ask for more.

I'll get that bodark on the next trip ….looking forward to helping you slab those trees
thanks again my friend
 
#8 ·
Thanks Mike, We had a great time too.

And for everyone else….. the name of the game is PAY IT FORWARD.

A teacher never knows where their influence may stop and a kind deed just keeps on giving until it gets back to you.
 
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