I'm late to the party in welcoming you, Tom--so Welcome!

Sorry, I got to snipping the text and ended with it all gone. I really tried 
to keep some of it for quoting.

It is incredible to me that the nib generates so much discussion, humorous 
or not. It seems that with hand saws, planes--name the tool--there are much 
better things to discuss in a serious vein. Which is why perchance the nib 
gets the brunt of so many great running lines in this thread.

Heck, the jokes have been better than most all of the "serious" theories put 
forth over the years, especially the quoted text from Payson that began this 
go-'round.

Collectors? I suspect we all are in something. Me? I have a bad penchant for 
plow planes. I don't use more than a few but have a, er, couple spares. And 
saws? Well, I have to confess I have been selling off and giving away the 
hoards over the last few years and am down to two large boxes I believe. 
Other than the ones I *need* for working, of course.

My wife is a turner. She's got a penchant for calipers and other measuring 
devices. So much so she needs to make a bunch of "presentation" boxes to 
hold 'em. Collecting is a good thing. Especially when we save those Record 
plows from the landfill. After all, most were plated with bad stuff. I'm 
saving the world one plow at a time.

Take care, Mike 

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