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68. My father in law had a big ol honkin' lathe

Fri Aug 16, 2013, 11:45 PM

Aug 2013

he used to make all kinds of cool stuff...I should probably mosey on over there and see if it's still in his garage...He died years ago but MiL never throws anything out..but she or my wife's brother may have sold off all the good stuff...

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