I bought a almost new Crapsman's Dado, a try square, 5 lbs. of stainless steel safety wire and other woodworking items. I did not buy the Sears radial saw as I do not need them. In the garage there is a Troy Bilt tiller, a motor cycle, a new stroll saw and many well-cared machines and tools in excellent conditions. My wife bought a Singer sawing machine a few kitchen items.
As we walked away from the house, I feel very sad. We might have been great-friend. We have many things in common. I too was an A&P mechanic (and a degree ) from Northrop in LA. He was also an A&P mechanic with TWA in Denver Colorado. Everything he owned is well kept. In the bookshelves beside the fireplace were old training manuals; B707, DC9, Convair 880, L1011 and the P&W pocket handbook (1961). I have also worked on many of these aircrafts including Convair 990.
I do not go to many estate sales, but this one make me thinks. Once you are gone, it is only a matter of days, the living will dispose everything you really love while you are still alive. I love good tools, especially if you are once an A&P mechanic. It is a crime to dispose them so cheaply what you have collected during your lifetime.
What do you think?