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I'm more grease-stained coveralls than starched oxford/creased khakis/polished penny loafer kind of guy, and that carries over....I like to put my mark on things..I like them to present as if they were used for their intended purpose, yet well cared for...so it's a bit of a balance. On the subject of "balance", I think there is also some requisites to earning time-crafted patina... IMHO it all starts with a definite quality in materials and construction. No matter if it's a treasured Stetson, Browning, Fender, Alfa, it's there at the start....the DNA is present and the canvas is lain for the hands of time to shape the story and thus the reason for the allure preceived by many of us that appreciate such things. I like stories..I think we all do....

- Allen.