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Greetings all,
By now you have heard that Russ Andrews lost his shop to fire. His fit and finish tools and handle materials were in his house and were thus saved. But the building, machinery and anything that doesn't burn (like anvils!) were a total loss.
Above all, we are grateful that Russ and his wife were unharmed.
As Russ has mentioned, he fortunately did have insurance and will thus will not have to bear the cost of rebuilding all on his own. But as we all know, in circumstances such as this there is always a gap between any settlement and what it actually takes to rebuild and get things back to where they were. Which is going to take some time and no small amount of effort.
I know that that those who wish to help are looking for a way to do so, and that is the purpose of this thread.
One way is to donate through Paypal directly to Russ at russandrews@sbcglobal.net
I know that on Facebook there have been offers to donate knives for sale with the proceeds to help Russ rebuild. I'd ask that any such offers be posted here in addition to any other forum, both to maximize exposure and to provide one central location for the relief effort.
Thanks for reading, and thanks in advance to those who are able to lend a hand. Every little bit helps.
Roger
By now you have heard that Russ Andrews lost his shop to fire. His fit and finish tools and handle materials were in his house and were thus saved. But the building, machinery and anything that doesn't burn (like anvils!) were a total loss.
Above all, we are grateful that Russ and his wife were unharmed.
As Russ has mentioned, he fortunately did have insurance and will thus will not have to bear the cost of rebuilding all on his own. But as we all know, in circumstances such as this there is always a gap between any settlement and what it actually takes to rebuild and get things back to where they were. Which is going to take some time and no small amount of effort.
I know that that those who wish to help are looking for a way to do so, and that is the purpose of this thread.
One way is to donate through Paypal directly to Russ at russandrews@sbcglobal.net
I know that on Facebook there have been offers to donate knives for sale with the proceeds to help Russ rebuild. I'd ask that any such offers be posted here in addition to any other forum, both to maximize exposure and to provide one central location for the relief effort.
Thanks for reading, and thanks in advance to those who are able to lend a hand. Every little bit helps.
Roger