Sunday, July 3, 2011

Garage Sale Find

My husband Nick has a sort of obsession with garage sales. He absolutely loves them. Every time he sees one of those little posters on the side of the road advertising a garage sale or yard sale, he wants to stop.

This weekend was no different. As we made our way around town, he sought out the garage sale signs. The first four were very disappointing, and we walked away with nothing. But out of nowhere we came upon what looked to be yard sale right out by the road, but instead of having the typical garage sale poster out in the yard, there were 'for sale' signs.

We stopped, and sure enough, it was a yard sale. The man was eighty-one years old and cleaning out his garage to get rid of 'thirty years of things he was never going to use'.

This was what we'd been looking for. Nick immediately spotted a profile plane and an adjustable T-bevel.

The profile plane was the real find here. They are rare to find in this condition. The iron looked like it had probably been used once and tucked away. It all goes to show that you'll never know what you'll find at a garage sale! 

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