I say any project that offers the you opportunity to buy a new tool or two is a good thing to do.

I would much rather buy a table saw and a mitersaw way before I ever bought a paint sprayer.

Dux me.

Any project that can be used as a Trojan horse for tool purchase.

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So I'm going to start off today. I got a chance to go see Brian Pontolillo's new build, and I was helping him and his brother-in-law Philip,

and excuse me, his brother-in-law Jack and his friend Philip sheathed the roof on his new build.

So he is progressing quite well.

Good for him.

Have you guys been staying in touch at all about his progress?

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