Sad to hear the good people at Timbernation had a fire (and no insurance).

Interesting thread.

Chris’s machinery is from an era of well built brick outhouse, extremely reliable and not so easy replaceable. I’ve set up wood shops from sales thru service and everything in between since 1999. I spoke with him a couple years back and in that brief conversation believe we’d conversed more about wood working than Audio. 

Unfortunate :-( 

What irks me most are those who steal a man’s lively hood, his (tools.) I’ve landed many easy sales on such a unfortunate set of circumstances. A guys gotta regroup and retool. 

I just sent 10 grand to garebear.

It was just  miscommunication.

You were in insurance business and still you miscommunicated with the folks on this forum? That information you provided would definitely set the correct tone for responses.

.......thanks WolfGarcia much appreciated and now I am only $40,000 short. So please help my cause and also continued thanks for all of your generous donations. I also need a dedicated room built for my system as well.