Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2014/09/29
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]You're not George - I may be younger but I treasure my father's tools, particularly those he got from his own father. I do not think mine will bear any value for my own kids. Nor do they matter to me. But my elders did to their own, hence the feeling I guess. Wood, poor iron, leather, and more importantly SWEAT, what can they be compared with nowadays? :-) Amities Philippe Le 29 sept. 14 ? 17:52, George Lottermoser a ?crit : > > On Sep 29, 2014, at 10:19 AM, Tina Manley wrote: > >> I know I >> will probably never use them again, but I hate to let them go yet. >> Someday. >> >> Tina >> >> On Mon, Sep 29, 2014 at 9:04 AM, George Lottermoser < >> george.imagist at icloud.com> wrote: >> >>> c & c always welcome and appreciated >>> >>> <http://www.imagist.com/blog/?p=9291> > > driving on errands this morning > thinking about this ridding of the old tools > actually brought tears to my eyes. > > I still have my dad's tool & die maker tools. > What will I ever do with thickness gauges, > micrometers, precision squares and triangles, > various indicator, calipers, mill bits, etc etc? > The tools are lovely - like a leica > my dad loved to "jewel" his tools > > <https://www.google.com/search?q=machinist+jeweling&espv=2&biw=1323&bih=929&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=MoApVIj_C8iPyATV9YKIDw&ved=0CAcQ_AUoAg > > > > > just a nostalgic old fart > > Regards, > George Lottermoser > > http://www.imagist.com > http://www.imagist.com/blog > http://www.linkedin.com/in/imagist > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information One sees clearly only with the heart. What is essential is invisible to the eye. Antoine de Saint Exup?ry in Le Petit Prince. NO ARCHIVE