Sparktrician
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My beloved offspring is as much of a tool freak as I am. He gets it all. While I still have time left, I'm going to spend the time with him to train him on using my Festool goodies to get his expertise up.
What do we do with all our Festools when we die?
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I am not doing anything with them when I die. But those that I leave behind... well, they have some 'finding out' to do on how much is actually there...
Already some other Festool users among those that would inherit my stuff, so I guess there wouldn't be much problems. Pretty much all will probably stay in the family.
Already some other Festool users among those that would inherit my stuff, so I guess there wouldn't be much problems. Pretty much all will probably stay in the family.
Well, I am convinced that collecting additional tools will keep me younger. I am punting this decision down the road until I collect some more.
Peter
Peter
leakyroof
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So far, zero relatives expressing interest in woodworking , or even household repairs.... 
So, if my wife survives me, it's up to her to sell it off. She of course has always had the good taste and thoughtfulness not to ask how much I've got invested in tools in the basement and at work....
But seriously, yeah, if I was the one paring down, the big machines would logically be the first to go , this way heavy lifting is avoided by family members cursing me out after I'm gone......
Some of it will be a shame, cordless platforms that probably will be obsolete as far as batteries go in 20 to 30 years. So, will those cordless tools even find a buyer if batteries are beyond the cost of what a used tool is worth?
So, if my wife survives me, it's up to her to sell it off. She of course has always had the good taste and thoughtfulness not to ask how much I've got invested in tools in the basement and at work....
But seriously, yeah, if I was the one paring down, the big machines would logically be the first to go , this way heavy lifting is avoided by family members cursing me out after I'm gone......
Some of it will be a shame, cordless platforms that probably will be obsolete as far as batteries go in 20 to 30 years. So, will those cordless tools even find a buyer if batteries are beyond the cost of what a used tool is worth?
I just bumped into this Paul Sellers' blog post:
paulsellers.com
He has become more "commericalized" after he moved from school/hands-on teaching to online teaching. Still, many of us have benefited from his free videos before he started his subscription model. Given his "celebrity" status in traditional woodworking, his disposal of his tools via eBay, "garage sale", or in whatever form he'll ultimately decide should be well received.
Selling Some Things
But not my very, very personal ones. Over the last few decades I’ve accumulated more woodworking hand tools than perhaps I should, but there again, it’s all been for the best of reasons.
paulsellers.com
He has become more "commericalized" after he moved from school/hands-on teaching to online teaching. Still, many of us have benefited from his free videos before he started his subscription model. Given his "celebrity" status in traditional woodworking, his disposal of his tools via eBay, "garage sale", or in whatever form he'll ultimately decide should be well received.
I just bumped into this Paul Sellers' blog post:
paulsellers.com
He has become more "commericalized" after he moved from school/hands-on teaching to online teaching. Still, many of us have benefited from his free videos before he started his subscription model. Given his "celebrity" status in traditional woodworking, his disposal of his tools via eBay, "garage sale", or in whatever form he'll ultimately decide should be well received.
Selling Some Things
But not my very, very personal ones. Over the last few decades I’ve accumulated more woodworking hand tools than perhaps I should, but there again, it’s all been for the best of reasons.
He has become more "commericalized" after he moved from school/hands-on teaching to online teaching. Still, many of us have benefited from his free videos before he started his subscription model. Given his "celebrity" status in traditional woodworking, his disposal of his tools via eBay, "garage sale", or in whatever form he'll ultimately decide should be well received.
onocoffee
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After seeing the videos of people like Paul, Wood by Wright and Stumpy Nubs, I made a VERY CONSCIOUS decision to buy only hand planes that I would use and be very conservative about it.
I seemingly have been unsuccessful in applying this theory to Festool and Systainers...
I seemingly have been unsuccessful in applying this theory to Festool and Systainers...
Haha. So much about conscious decisions.
I have many small and large, short and long as well as specialty planes (all from Veritas). I use mostly the LAJ, apron plane, Veritas #4 and BU smoother and the shoulder plane. The Combination plane has been used only twice for a couple big molding jobs. I plan to sell half of my collection next spring. And I stopped buying any woodworking tools -- power or hand after the pandemic, except clamps or accessories. Everything I need is already in my tool arsenal -- I do about 4 projects a year, and if a project requires a tool I don't have, my solution is simple: pick another project. I mentioned before, the SawStop PCS, DF500 and Kapex will be the last machines to leave my shop (maybe when I turn 80 or so -- provided I live to that age). With those three machines, I can practically build anything (tables, chairs, cabinets, etc. -- the sad fact is that I have built those more than enough already). I still have a bed and some one-of-a-kind projects to do though.
Word of advice to newbies: If you're in your 30s or 40s, buy those great tools now and use them -- for at least 30 to 40 years. Don't wait till you have the money or the clones to come out (after patent expiry, e.g.). I know an old timer who has missed benefiting from the protection of the SawStop. When he had a finger cut and decided to replace his Sears table saw with a SS, he figured it was too late as he was in his late 70s. He decided to get a Festool tracksaw, but then soon he had to move to a seniors' home.
I have many small and large, short and long as well as specialty planes (all from Veritas). I use mostly the LAJ, apron plane, Veritas #4 and BU smoother and the shoulder plane. The Combination plane has been used only twice for a couple big molding jobs. I plan to sell half of my collection next spring. And I stopped buying any woodworking tools -- power or hand after the pandemic, except clamps or accessories. Everything I need is already in my tool arsenal -- I do about 4 projects a year, and if a project requires a tool I don't have, my solution is simple: pick another project. I mentioned before, the SawStop PCS, DF500 and Kapex will be the last machines to leave my shop (maybe when I turn 80 or so -- provided I live to that age). With those three machines, I can practically build anything (tables, chairs, cabinets, etc. -- the sad fact is that I have built those more than enough already). I still have a bed and some one-of-a-kind projects to do though.
Word of advice to newbies: If you're in your 30s or 40s, buy those great tools now and use them -- for at least 30 to 40 years. Don't wait till you have the money or the clones to come out (after patent expiry, e.g.). I know an old timer who has missed benefiting from the protection of the SawStop. When he had a finger cut and decided to replace his Sears table saw with a SS, he figured it was too late as he was in his late 70s. He decided to get a Festool tracksaw, but then soon he had to move to a seniors' home.
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"PICK ANOTHER PROJECT? Blasphemy! 
Peter
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