On Saturday, May 11 I'll be at the Twin Valley Senior Center Plant Sale and Flea Market for my annual tool sale. The Twin Valley Senior Center is at 4583 US Rte. 2, East Montpelier. The flea market runs from 9 a.m. until 2 p.m. See their website http://www.twinvalleyseniors.org/ for details.

I've got a good selection of used woodworking and metalworking hand tools, including planes, many hand saws, hack saws, chisels, draw knife, spoke shaves, braces, bits, non-electric hand drills, jobber-length and extra-long drill bits, long bar clamps, saw vises, 50 and 100 foot tapes, squares, calipers, hammers, snips, wrenches, sockets, a few blacksmithing tongs, crow bars, axe heads, etc. Planes include block, smooth, jack, and scraper planes as well as a nice vintage Stanley Bed Rock No. 606 fore plane.

These are mostly high-quality older tools from Stanley, Millers Falls, Lufkin, K&E, Pexto, Craftsman, Starrett, etc. They are mostly user-grade rather than collectors' items, but there's little or no junk from overseas.

If you'd like more information about the plant sale and flea market, contact the Senior Center at 802-223-3322 or email twinvalleyseniors@myfairpoint.net . Tables are $25 each.

I'll be donating a large share of my proceeds to the Senior Center, so come on out and support a good cause! I should be set up by 9:00 a.m. If you have a question about the tools, you can call or email me:

George Springston
454-1220
rosegeo@myfairpoint.net