Still looking for a slick of my own, used one at work for years restoring old timber frames. They are hard to find, have only seen one but the seller thought it was his first born child:laughing: :furious: .
PS cabinetman where are you in So FL? Your hobbies are the same as my
I've met sellers that thought they were worth all of their born, and would throw in their wife. I've been more lucky with garage sales than flea markets. I've never bought a slick or bruzz new. Some slicks can go way over $100. Sales like estate, or "clean ups" where the sellers are sellers are in their 80's or 90's lamenting on their dear lost hubby or brother that tinkered in the garage. The hard core guy that has used one of these jewels for a living, probably will never sell them.
You gotta be persistent in your search, and pay attention to what's on the table. I've seen boxes under tables full of old tools that went for peanuts, whereas if you knew what was in there and priced out each piece, it would be a different story. Do I feel guilty about their ignorance...not one bit. One of my carving sets was a canvas roll up set of socketed tools that I got for $10. They were hardly used and all had factory edges. It was worth at least $125-$150 minimum. I could hardly contain myself when I saw the little white stick on tag. Moments like that you have no desire to try to negotiate a lower price. It's like that saying, that moment priceless...for anything else there's Master Card.
As for where I am...if you're the enemy, you'll never find me. But, for everyone else, I'm on the East coast near Ft. Lauderdale. My hobbies are sort of dwindling down. Not too much time or money to spend on frivolous things anymore. I haven't been to the range in a couple of years. Believe it or not, my work has become more enjoyable since I've gotten to the point of being very selective in what I do and what I charge. So, you might say my early years were a struggle with getting the work and figuring out how to do it, and my later years are more enjoyable with most of the stresses out of the equation.
