Has anyone solved the problem of what to do with equipment and supplies upo=
n death? The wife and I are going over our wills,etc. and this has come up.=
I don't have any children and none of my siblings are interested in woodwo=
rking. I was thinking of leaving my stuff to one of the local HS woodshops.=
But I also was wondering if there was a non-profit that would aid students=
to get scholarships at some of the woodworking schools (College of the Red=
woods, North Bennett, etc.). Did anyone find anything like that?
Thanks,
MJ
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>Has anyone solved the problem of what to do with equipment and supplies
>upon death? The wife and I are >going over our wills,etc. and this has come
>up. I don't have any children and none of my siblings are >interested in
>woodworking. I was thinking of leaving my stuff to one of the local HS
>woodshops. But I also >was wondering if there was a non-profit that would
>aid students to get scholarships at some of the >woodworking schools
>(College of the Redwoods, North Bennett, etc.). Did anyone find anything
>like that?
My woodworking club (about 900 members as I recall) occasionally receives
estate items ranging from a few tools, to buildings full of wood, to whole
shops. We're a 501(c)3 so there are tax advantages for the estate if they
need them. In regards to the tools, if they can be used in our shops they
are kept. Everything else is surplused (auctioned) with the monies used to
support our programs. Wood is generally auctioned though in some cases it
goes towards community service projects.
We regularly receive lists of estate tools for sale from deceased member's
families and non-members who were directed to us. In those cases the estate
conducts its own transactions with the club member buyers.
Another option might be to talk with your local Boy Scout Council, another
501(c)3. There may be a need for tools there and they could sell the
remainder off to fund their programs or cover capital expenses.
John
On Tuesday, July 29, 2014 at 11:12:29 AM UTC-7, MJ wrote:
But I also was wondering if there was a non-profit that would aid students=
to get scholarships at some of the woodworking schools (College of the Red=
woods, North Bennett, etc.). Did anyone find anything like that?
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MJ,=20
Seriously, I would direct my attorney (if you have one) to state in your tr=
ust or will, that there be a separate sale for your tools and wood and dire=
ct all proceeds to some worthy institution. Unless you live near one of the=
woodworking schools, I would doubt that you'd have much luck passing the t=
ools along to students. I happen to know that many Krenov School students (=
College of the Redwoods has changed its name, the are no longer part of the=
College of the Redwoods) usually have a full set of tools available to the=
m (other than personal tools they bring to class). Many graduates do NOT go=
into woodworking as a profession afterwards and those that do probably hav=
e tools or get them close to where they live in the country.=20
For our woodworking club, I would get many a request from widows to see if =
there was anyone interested in their dear husbands tool collection. Many a =
time, it was low end Craftsman or HF stuff. The only thing of usual value w=
ould be the wood. I would direct the family to make an inventory of what th=
ey wanted to sell and direct that list to me so that I could post it to our=
members and let them handle it.=20
Contrary to popular belief, there are high schools that still offer woodwor=
king classes, we have over 12 in our county in Northern California. Not all=
do "fine" woodworking but it's still cutting and pasting wood elements int=
o something. Also keep your tools in tip/top condition. That was the other =
thing I saw aplenty. The tools that the wife thought were expensive would b=
e worn out, missing elements or worse rusted.
If there is no local HS or college program nearby, perhaps search around in=
your state, got to be something within a 1 or 2 hour drive.=20
Good luck. I'm in the same situation - no heirs - and I'm contemplating to =
leave everything to our local ww club and let them paw over things and figu=
re out an equitable distribution of funds or tools to members.
MJW
On 07/29/2014 10:27 AM, Grant Edwards wrote:
> On 2014-07-29, MJ <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> Has anyone solved the problem of what to do with equipment and
>> supplies upon death?
>
> If you don't find anybody who wants it, at least write down the
> correct name for each item so that if it ends up on craingslist it'll
> at least be labelled properly.
>
> [There seem to be people who think that any saw that has any sort of
> table, or sits on a bench/table is a "table saw".]
Be sure to include approximate current value as well. It's a good bet
your widow won't have a clue, unless she's also a woodworker.
...Kevin
--
Kevin Miller
Juneau, Alaska
http://www.alaska.net/~atftb
"In the history of the world, no one has ever washed a rented car."
- Lawrence Summers
On 7/29/2014 1:12 PM, MJ wrote:
> Has anyone solved the problem of what to do with equipment and supplies upon death? The wife and I are going over our wills,etc. and this has come up. I don't have any children and none of my siblings are interested in woodworking. I was thinking of leaving my stuff to one of the local HS woodshops. But I also was wondering if there was a non-profit that would aid students to get scholarships at some of the woodworking schools (College of the Redwoods, North Bennett, etc.). Did anyone find anything like that?
>
> Thanks,
>
> MJ
>
I would just not worry with it, a wood worker will end up with it one
way or another. If you go before your wife, GARAGE SALE.
Grant Edwards <[email protected]> writes:
>On 2014-07-29, MJ <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> Has anyone solved the problem of what to do with equipment and
>> supplies upon death?
>
>If you don't find anybody who wants it, at least write down the
>correct name for each item so that if it ends up on craingslist it'll
>at least be labelled properly.
If there are lots of antique hand tools, call someone like Pete
Niederberger on the west coast, or Patrick Leach on the east coast.
Scott
Well, at least in my area "Wood shop" is a thing of the far past in any pub=
lic school. Between liability, funding and of course the new total focus on=
teaching self esteem and ethnic studies, there isn't any room for actual u=
seful skills being taught.
Maybe you can see if there are any local wood working clubs that might have=
some idea. Yes, I think something like College of the Redwoods or other re=
spected organization might have a conduit for this stuff if you pre-arrange=
it with them. Maybe get involved in charitable time/effort now with such a=
n org so you have some real connection to the org.
On Monday, October 30, 2017 at 9:31:43 PM UTC-4, [email protected] wrote:
> Follow Gramp's shop advice above. And contact Habitat for Humanity or other organizations that do good services in the construction world. They would likely be able to put the tools to use.
Don't forget Makerspace.
MJ <[email protected]> on Tue, 29 Jul 2014 11:12:29 -0700 (PDT)
typed in rec.woodworking the following:
Has anyone solved the problem of what to do with equipment and
> supplies upon death? The wife and I are going over our wills,etc.
> and this has come up. I don't have any children and none of my
>siblings are interested in woodworking. I was thinking of leaving
>my stuff to one of the local HS woodshops. But I also was
>wondering if there was a non-profit that would aid students
>to get scholarships at some of the woodworking schools
>(College of the Redwoods, North Bennett, etc.). Did anyone
>find anything like that?
I dunno about you, but "my plan" is to have the wife contact
Carlin, and he gets first pick and any profit from the sale of the
rest.
--
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On 2014-07-29, MJ <[email protected]> wrote:
> Has anyone solved the problem of what to do with equipment and
> supplies upon death?
If you don't find anybody who wants it, at least write down the
correct name for each item so that if it ends up on craingslist it'll
at least be labelled properly.
[There seem to be people who think that any saw that has any sort of
table, or sits on a bench/table is a "table saw".]
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