Though I've finally really eased off on the RAD (no, really!
), I still get a few packages a week in the mail. Today I got two, (okay, three, one was a blade box, can never have too many of those). Each of the other two contained '40's Style Super Speeds (each from 1953). One looks very nice as is, a 5 minute cleaning will do the trick. The other looks really nasty as is, but I think it'll clean up to be very nice as well.
Thing is, I bought each for the case they came in (and yes, I may have over paid, but I needed those cases!). Finally, a decent home for Ike, my '53 President (bought two others, one used until now is too nasty, the other that housed a President I thought destined to be evicted, well... turns out that President was much nicer that I'd thought, just didn't have the heart to boot him!).
The other is in a nice Big Fellow case, and with the case I got last week, makes complete cased sets for all of my Big Fellows (this one, like last week's arrival and one other, will need a bit of glue as the parts are separating, but being a professional Carpenter has it's benefits when dealing with wood cases
).

Thing is, I bought each for the case they came in (and yes, I may have over paid, but I needed those cases!). Finally, a decent home for Ike, my '53 President (bought two others, one used until now is too nasty, the other that housed a President I thought destined to be evicted, well... turns out that President was much nicer that I'd thought, just didn't have the heart to boot him!).
The other is in a nice Big Fellow case, and with the case I got last week, makes complete cased sets for all of my Big Fellows (this one, like last week's arrival and one other, will need a bit of glue as the parts are separating, but being a professional Carpenter has it's benefits when dealing with wood cases

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