Turning 40 next month...

[john smith]

So I'm turning 40 in October. I feel like I need to spend some money - lots if possible. So I'm thinking some good hand tools... But I don't really know what to buy - got any suggestions

[Doug Winterburn]

Red sports car convertible...

---or---

A full set of Steve Knight hand planes.

-Doug

[Upscale]

Don't forget the female escorts.

[patriarch]

Doug Winterburn wrote in news: [e-mail]:

Why ---or--- ? ---and--- works, too.

My wife is fine with the convertible, as long as there isn't a new blonde in it, too. ;-)

Patriarch

[ToolMiser]

I tend to get more enjoyment out of getting something that I can justify to myself ( if it is really justifyable or not). By this I mean if it's something on sale that I would like to have in the future or something used but unique or a good deal. Just buying something new at regular price doesn't give me a real big thrill unless I need it at the moment. There is also more enjoyment for me when I buy tools one at a time, it just gives me more time to get to know them and purchase wisely. Enough of my 2 cents.

[Nova]

"patriarch

[Phisherman]

A quality (Hirsch or Two Cherries) set of chisels, Starrett combination square, Lie Nielsen planes. Congrats making it to 40, I just turned 50. (Don't forget to max out your 401K plan into USA index funds--you'll be glad you did in 25 years!)

[Mark Hopkins]

How about a huge birthday party where we are all invited, say in Hawaii and each of us gets a suite with an expense account for the month??

[Edwin Pawlowski]

Get a Lee Valley catalog.

Turn to the page with planes. Order 1 each. Money left? just pick a page at random.

[bridger]

funny... I'm also turning 40 in october.

I feel like I need to stop spending so much money on tools... but I dont really think I will...

[Morris Dovey]

John...

Congratulations on turning 40! (If you're not pleased with this, consider what the alternatives are.)

Suggestions? Sure! It's fun to help people spend their money on tools. What tools do you already have that you especially like; and what kind of projects do you most enjoy?

[Andy Dingley]

One of the bronze plane makers should bring out an engraved "40th Birthday" model.

They could call it the "NeanderHarley"

[Ba r r y]

I actually did buy myself a "Neander Harley" for my 39th birthday.

Another bicycle to add to my arsenal.

Barry

[The Guy]

Yup. Nothing like a nice little red sports car to get a midlife crisis off to a good start. :) I opted for a red '66 Porsche 912. It has not helped my woodworking at all, but it sure makes those trips to Home Depot more fun.

Tim

[Joe_Stein]

Congrats on turning 40. What day in October? I turn 51 on the 16th. SWMBO gave me permission to buy a DC for an early birthday / christmas present. It helps to be married to the cabinetmaker's daughter. Joe

P.S. A Porsche is nice, but how would you carry a sheet of plywood and 2 x 4's from the borg.

[Pounds on Wood]

What day? We will all want to celebrate don'tyaknow. Mine will be 50 in October, on the 12th. No, I do not worship Columbo. But I keep getting the "what do you want" question and I just cannot narrow it down enough to reply.

[Charlie Self]

Bill Pounds responds:

Mine is October 10, but it's a wee bit past 40. As I turned 40, I was single and in a new state and enjoying life. And I was SPENDING some money, even if I drove a blue pick-up instead of a red convertible.

Family tradition: my father's birthday was 10/13.

Charlie Self "Men stumble over the truth from time to time, but most pick themselves up and hurry off as if nothing happened." Sir Winston Churchill

[Upscale]

In retrospect, it probably saves you money on those trips. After all, the cargo space in a Porsche is extremely limited, so bringing home big purchases in it aren't possible.

[Joe Gorman]

Your store doesn't have the pickup/flatbed you can rent? Joe

[Mike Marlow]

Yeahbut, if you can afford the Porsche, you can afford the delivery charge from HD.