Tool Sets

Posted by Mike Flanagan on October 21, 1997 at 14:38:26

A call this morning from a fellow who had purchased one of my tool sets prompts me to post this clarification.
He said that I had mis-represented the condition of the tools, that they were not "restored" but simply painted.
He is right. Simply painted. After having been power tool cleaned to SSPC 2 or better, coated with a clear protective coat that requires 36 hour of drying then being painted with black enamel. I do not restore the tools, I repair as best I can if need be but it is impossible to "restore" a tool and preserve the historical perspective.
However, as I explained to the caller, if it's a restored tool you want I have just the thing and it's for sale I assure you.
The tool I refer to is the very ax that old Abe Lincoln hisself used to split rails. The very one... and it is restored, I replaced both the head and the handle just last year. Anyone wishing to purchase this ax gets first chance at some beach front property in Yuma, Arizona.
God Speed Under 50.
The Model A Fool.

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