Tool Talk

General Category => General Discussion => Topic started by: amecks on October 19, 2016, 09:39:45 AM

Title: This might make you sad or even mad...
Post by: amecks on October 19, 2016, 09:39:45 AM

While perusing Syracuse Craigslist I noticed this...
(https://images.craigslist.org/00C0C_7QaVTwxTCGY_600x450.jpg)
"Lamp made from antique hand tools. Yours for only $35.00."
http://syracuse.craigslist.org/clt/5775092641.html (http://syracuse.craigslist.org/clt/5775092641.html)

Title: Re: This might make you sad or even mad...
Post by: Bill Houghton on October 19, 2016, 12:39:10 PM

I'd jump right on that lamp, if the maker didn't mess up the tools much.  There's more than $35 worth of tools there!  And you'd still have a lamp when you were done.

Our area does an art trails thing, where you can visit artists in their studios.  One of the local artists does a lot of assemblages like that.  I got him all upset once, when I lifted a really nice Stanley cast iron level off the shelf atop one of his wall pieces to admire it.  In my probably arrogant opinion, the anonymous patternmaker whose pattern became that level was a better artist than he is.

Title: Re: This might make you sad or even mad...
Post by: bill300d on October 19, 2016, 02:50:15 PM

It looks like it has a plaster base. I wouldn't be surprised if you could rescue those tools from their from their trap.

Title: Re: This might make you sad or even mad...
Post by: Nolatoolguy on October 19, 2016, 08:18:42 PM

That things a shame.

However I always say to each there own.

Title: Re: This might make you sad or even mad...
Post by: p_toad on October 21, 2016, 04:18:06 PM

Just awful...er, i mean - offal. :angry: