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Sean Flynt




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PostPosted: Wed 18 May, 2005 7:13 am    Post subject:         Reply with quote

Aaron Schnatterly wrote:
Sean, you really did a fine job with this piece!

I'm getting this odd feeling that my collection will grow into some hafted weapons soon... thanks for the inspiration, though my wallet grows thinner...


Thanks! Just keep telling yourself that this is the cheap path in arms collecting. Wink

-Sean

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PostPosted: Wed 18 May, 2005 10:49 am    Post subject:         Reply with quote

Sean Flynt wrote:
Thanks! Just keep telling yourself that this is the cheap path in arms collecting. Wink


It is once you get done purchasing all the friggin' tools! That scabbard has me set back... let me add it up...

$150 sander & belts/discs
$50 bench grinder
$550 MIG welder, hood, gloves
$30 random accessories for the Dremel (which I already owned, so I won't add that to the ticket)
$30 random leather tools
$40 vise
$60 anvils and hammers

and

$8 wood
$5 leather
$2 metal

for a total of $925! Eek!

Next scabbard:

$8 wood
$5 leather
$2 - $7 metal
$5 shop materials, dyes and finishes

for a whopping $20 - $25.

If I could decide to go back and NOT do these projects, though, I would still opt to go forward just as I did. The experience is what does it for me! It's nice to own something that someone else made, but I can look at something I've made and smile, knowing a piece of me went into it - and it into me. I know you feel that sense of satisfaction, accomplishment, and enrichment, too, Sean!

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Sean Flynt




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PostPosted: Wed 18 May, 2005 10:56 am    Post subject:         Reply with quote

That sums it up pretty well. And I'm sure you'll agree that with this much invested in tools, we can't afford not to take on these kinds of projects. We're saving money, really.... Laughing Out Loud
-Sean

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PostPosted: Wed 18 May, 2005 11:25 am    Post subject:         Reply with quote

Sean Flynt wrote:
That sums it up pretty well. And I'm sure you'll agree that with this much invested in tools, we can't afford not to take on these kinds of projects. We're saving money, really.... Laughing Out Loud


Yes, and that tends to work as wells as "It's an investment dear." Big Grin

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Aaron Schnatterly




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PostPosted: Wed 18 May, 2005 11:44 am    Post subject:         Reply with quote

Sean Flynt wrote:
That sums it up pretty well. And I'm sure you'll agree that with this much invested in tools, we can't afford not to take on these kinds of projects. We're saving money, really.... Laughing Out Loud


It's good for the sanity, too... the little bit that I still have, anyway. And, actually, in the long run, it would work out cheaper in some aspects. Unfortunately, though, I can see where there's always another little thing I'll want, like a radial arm saw, gas forge, and English wheel... who needs a 401k anyway? Razz All joking aside, I flat out enjoy these projects - really thrive on them. That alone makes it worthwhile to me.

Patrick Kelly wrote:
Yes, and that tends to work as wells as "It's an investment dear." Big Grin


... for those of you who have a "boss" to answer to. In my case, it's all me. Funny, though, I found myself justifying it to myself exactly that way - as an investment long-term, not as a disposable or stop-gap. I got the right stuff, not just something that would get me by, and it will serve me for years (decades?) to come.

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Mike West




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PostPosted: Sat 21 May, 2005 6:26 pm    Post subject: who needs a 401k anyway?         Reply with quote

Actually, tools, and the knowledge on how to use them have been the working (with his hands) man's 401K for centuries.
You can use your skills making weapons, and armour to make or repair other metallic objects.
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