Lenny
Member
While I enjoyed following much of this year's bash activities I, like most of you, managed to maintain my standing in the LOSER's club. :frown:
One of the events I followed with some interest, being that I'm from Maine, was the Herbie auction. A little over a year ago I had received a notification from the Maine woodturners that we were invited to gather on a Saturday for an opportunity to purchase some of the wood from Herbie. Christian Becksvoort contributing editor of Fine Woodworking was going to be handling the sale. I wanted to go for an opportunity to meet him and to get some of that historic tree! Unfortunately life got in the way as I had family things to deal with that weekend.
So ... as I'm spending the evening reading various Bash threads and minding my own business .... I get a PM from Ernie (EBorraga here on IAP)
Ernie amomng other things asked for my mailing address ... said he wanted to send me something. Well, I replied back but didn't give him my address. Got another PM asking again. (he was really twisting my arm HARD!) :biggrin:
Today when I checked my mail ... there was an envelope with a VERY NICE Herbie wood pen blank!!! :biggrin:
Guys like Ernie, Dan who donated the Herbie wood for the auction and other the winning bidders like Smitty and Jennifer, really make this a great site!
Like I said "I don't know what I ever did to you Ernie,:biggrin: but there will be payback" ! :wink:
One of the events I followed with some interest, being that I'm from Maine, was the Herbie auction. A little over a year ago I had received a notification from the Maine woodturners that we were invited to gather on a Saturday for an opportunity to purchase some of the wood from Herbie. Christian Becksvoort contributing editor of Fine Woodworking was going to be handling the sale. I wanted to go for an opportunity to meet him and to get some of that historic tree! Unfortunately life got in the way as I had family things to deal with that weekend.
So ... as I'm spending the evening reading various Bash threads and minding my own business .... I get a PM from Ernie (EBorraga here on IAP)
Ernie amomng other things asked for my mailing address ... said he wanted to send me something. Well, I replied back but didn't give him my address. Got another PM asking again. (he was really twisting my arm HARD!) :biggrin:
Today when I checked my mail ... there was an envelope with a VERY NICE Herbie wood pen blank!!! :biggrin:
Guys like Ernie, Dan who donated the Herbie wood for the auction and other the winning bidders like Smitty and Jennifer, really make this a great site!
Like I said "I don't know what I ever did to you Ernie,:biggrin: but there will be payback" ! :wink:
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