Ralph,  This ain't ornamental, it's totally functional stuff. My great
grandfathers were farmers turned carpenter they didn't do ornamental.  I
have heard, however, that my great grandfather did do some work on the
construction of Nalauka, Rudyard Kipling's house.  There's not much
ornamentation on that house either.

I do see Rory at the post office from time to time and his son and mine
took a summer course in study skills together.  I'll have to see if he
would stop in on his way to town some time and tell me what I have to do to
keep the plaster on the walls and replace what has already fallen off.

No, I didn't throw away any valuable old tools, even if I didn't know what
they were.  If you like OLD tools come look through the drawers in Dad's
china cabinet.  Or the garage, if you can get in.  Ruth



At 8:47 PM -0400 9/1/02, Ralph Walter wrote:
Ruth,

You have one of the country's best ornamental plasterers in your own back
yard: Rory Brennan of Putney, who sometimes works with David Flaharty who
has done APT and PIN presentations.

I don't imagine that the B&B offer will interest him, but send him an email
([log in to unmask]) and see if he's interested in whatever it is that you
need. Give him my best, while you're at it.

Ralph

PS--Tell me you didn't throw away any $7 antique screwdrivers in the course
of moving.

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