I laid the plane on the bench, made myself keep my voice easy, and I turned to the man and asked if he could tell me which estate auction he …
A man brought an old woodworking plane into my shop to repair last month Read MoreI laid the cleaver on the bench, made myself keep my voice easy, and I asked the man if he could recall which auction he bought the box lot at, …
A man brought an old cleaver into my shop and I knew it was my partner Mikes Read MoreI stood up, wiped my hands, made myself keep my voice easy, and I asked the kid if he could tell me anything about the older fella he bought the …
A kid rolled an old motorcycle into my shop for repair last week Read MoreI laid the reel on the bench, made myself keep my voice easy, and I asked the man, gentle as I could, if he happened to remember whose garage sale …
A man brought an old fishing reel into my shop to repair last week Read MoreI set the cleaver down out of his reach, made myself keep my voice easy, and I told the man it would take a couple of days, and could I …
A man brought an old cleaver into my shop to sharpen last week and I knew it was from my fathers shop Read MoreI set the shears down on the felt, made myself keep my voice easy, and I told the woman the repair would take a few days, and could she leave …
A woman brought an old pair of hairdressing scissors into my shop to repair last week Read MoreI moved it to the far side of the bench, out of his reach, made myself keep my voice easy, and I told the man it would need to soak …
A man brought an old revolver into my shop last week to clean and service Read MoreI reached down and drew it up through the hole, and I set my drill on the decking real slow, because that feed sack was full of hard, small shapes, …
An older couple hired me to rebuild a front porch on a house theyd bought outside of Athens Read MoreI lifted it out, sealed in heavy plastic against the damp, and I set my wrench down on the pad real slow, because through the plastic I could see paper, …
A couple hired me to get the pool equipment running at a place theyd bought outside of Zanesville Read MoreI drew it out through the cleanout and set my hammer down real slow, because the canvas was heavier than any canvas ought to be, and it clinked when it …
A man hired me to reline a chimney at a house hed bought outside of Marietta Read More