The last thing you acquired, #6  

Jdip
Great bike have a look for the thread "Freedom" I started a while back there are a few others on the forum into bikes, but you are right it attracted some very unexpected negative reactions?

At a local thrift shop...
At a local thrift shop yesterday- Extremis Extempore outdoor table, bench, and two arm chairs. Designed by Arnold Merckx. Ridiculously heavy and beautifully constructed. Retail price new for all of it- well over $10K. I paid $500....... My crappy cell phone pics don't do it justice-I have attached a link to the Extremis site
http://www.extremis.be/#/en/tools/extempore

so, the question is...
WHY WOULD SOMEONE GIVE THAT AWAY?
I have a lovely porch, sure could use that out there!

Why would someone give that away?
I ask that question all the time when I see some incredible finds on here.
Unfortunately, in my local market I ask the question, "why would you try selling that?" far more often. See the link for a prime example from today.
http://goo.gl/UdbyR

Don't mind
if I do

my teeth
are chattering like a cat's when it sees a bird it wants badly.

She's lovely, isn't she...
I've a new bedroom companion.

My wallet, it hurts us
Well its for making the stuff so...I hav'nt spent up like that in years, feeling kind of hysterical.
I'll keep it short because I could rant and get pompous but peak oil is real and happening so start buying quality, I mean last the rest of your life repairable type quality and if you need to import do it now while its cheap because it won't be in 5 years time.
Veritas® Twin Screw Vise
Jacobs Chuck - 13mm / No. 2 MT
Veritas® Steel Straightedge - 24"
Teknatool SuperNova2 Woodturning Chuck
- Spindle Size: 1" x 10tpi
Veritas Superhard Cabinet Scraper Set
Kreg® Precision Router Table Fence

Congrats on all the new...
Congrats on all the new equipment. Sounds like you should be able to craft some amazing pieces with gear like that.

Thanks, theres a lot more to...
Thanks, theres a lot more to get, have bee using second rate stuff for years. It should make at least some difference.

replaced the micro Tizio table lamp
Bernhard Dessecker, Prototype table lamp for Ingo Maurer plus a Charles and Ray Eames, Crosspatch and two Alexander Girard, Mikado pillows for Maharam all new and $400.00.

Today's lunchtime find. All...
Today's lunchtime find. All old and $17.50 (plus tax)

nice bird
jesgord,
Nice bird.
I have very little expertise in this area. Is there more to the story. Was there a specific designer and or particular manufacturer? What is the year of design and year(s) of production? I hope these questions do not "put you out" as this is how I learn.

Made in Italy, distributed...
Made in Italy, distributed by Raymor, 1960's. Some have attributed theses to Aldo Londi.

Jesse,
Like the bird! I have not seem that one before.
But the table is incredible. Made in Belgium.
May have to swing by Nova...
http://www.novastudio.com/