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For those looking to buy or sell woodworking or metalworking tools. the Mid-Atlantic region's PATINA show (Potomac Antique Tools and Industries Association) is one of the best on the Right Coast. This year, we will be doing some tailgating to sell a few boxes of tools generated from the shop clean-out, hopefully to join Ed Minch (Ruby50 here at OLF) across the street from the show venue in the overflow parking field. I expect the boss, Mr. Morelli, Mr. Verhoeven, and some of the students will join us, so we should have a solid-sized contingent of luthiers present!

As usual, the tailgating starts up around 5 AM and runs through about 2 PM, with the bulk of the activity 7-10 AM. The formal sale inside the VFA Activity Center is open for early admission at 8 AM, provided a fee is paid, but general free admission starts at 9 AM...usually around the time I need some warmth and a fresh cup of coffee.

For first-timers, a good plan is to plan for a 7:30 AM arrival, spend an hour and a half chatting up the tailgaters (most of my purchases have been from tailgaters versus sale tables inside), then spend the 9-11 hours wandering the hall. The Music Cafe a few blocks away, or Royal Bagel and Donuts (excellent NYC-style deli sandwiches, etc.) about 5 miles further south in Germantown (corner of Middlebrook and Rte 118) are both good places for lunch. The auction starts by early afternoon, with the items posted online a few days prior and on display the day of the sale.

From the PATINA web site:

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See you there - best time on the east coast if you are a toolie

Ed