Farewell to another trusted supplier.

[Fred W. Hargis Jr]

There's been a number of my favorite suppliers go out of business over the years, and I've missed them all. Another is closing it's doors. Woodworker's Supply is closing shop. It's my understanding this was brought on by the owner's retirement. Over the years I've bought quite a bit of stuff from the. They had my favorite 4" flex hose for DC, and the RTS 2000 (I think thats what they're called) plug cutters are as good as any on the market. I even bought a table saw from them many years ago. I will miss them, though it's been some time since I made any purchases.

[HandyDan]

I too have used them.  Glad he's retiring.  Too bad no one is there to continue the business.

 

 

[Grandpadave52]

Looks like they're trying to find a buyer HERE. If you happen to have $3M laying around and a place to set-up shop.

 

I too purchased some items from them but that was many years ago and before Rockler and Woodcraft opened store fronts in Indy.

[Al B]

Several years ago Woodworkers supply opened a store in Seabrook NH, located   less than 3 miles from me. This was where I saw my first demonstration of how to cut a bandsaw box, Unfortunately it closed it's doors after only 4 years.

[DAB]

yeah....i don't have that kind of coin laying around.

 

their store in ABQ is about a 45 drive.  been there several times.  at one time, they also had a store in Casper, WY.

 

guess i should run down there one more time and see if anything catches my eye.

[Fred W. Hargis Jr]

I've been to the Casper store back in the 90s, and I think they had one other in NC some time back. I guess all the others except for the ABQ store ( I think it was the flagship store) were closed earlier.

Edited September 22, 2023 by Fred W. Hargis Jr

[forty_caliber]

I remember drooling over their color print catalog back in the days before the internet was a thing.  Ordered from them a few times. 

 

I could buy most of what I needed at Cathey-Fullingem hardware in Amarillo.  It was by then a grown up general store that had been in business over a hundred years.  It took 60 years to get the creaks in the floor just right.  You could buy anything from butter churns to spring traps.  They are gone now too.  

 

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[DAB]

looks like their online offerings are rather slim pickings.

[Al B]

2 hours ago, forty_caliber said:

 

 

I could buy most of what I needed at Cathey-Fullingem hardware in Amarillo.  It was by then a grown up general store that had been in business over a hundred years.    

 

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Spent a few months in Amarillo Texas way back in 1952. Was at Amarillo AFB for school to study General Jet in the middle of your cold winter.

[forty_caliber]

1 hour ago, Al B said:

 

Spent a few months in Amarillo Texas way back in 1952. Was at Amarillo AFB for school to study General Jet in the middle of your cold winter.

Nothing between there and Canada but a barbed wire fence.  It does get very cold up on the Llano Estacado but it's the wind that gets you.  I got my machinist certification from Texas State Technical Institute.  The college was located on the old AFB and used some of the original buildings. 

 

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Edited September 23, 2023 by forty_caliber