January 20, 2019 Member Tool Exposition - My Favorite Tool The January 20 Program will be a Member participation event, where members will volunteer to present. I am suggesting the theme be “My Favorite Tool”, where the member would describe how the tool came to be their favorite. The discussion could be about the favorite inherited tool, a member made tool, the first collected tool, a Rube Goldberg tool, your ugliest tool, your best restored tool, or the favorite tool to use in the shop. Regretfully, the Program Director will be attending the Woodworking Conference in Williamsburg and will attempt to recruit speakers for the remainder of 2019. The meeting will begin with tailgating outside, a mini-auction inside, followed by the member participation program at The American Legion Post 270 located at 1355 Balls Hill Road, McLean, VA The American Legion Post 270 located at 1355 Balls Hill Road, McLean, VA Tool Trading: about 8:30 -11:15 AM, Mini-Auction 11:15-12:00. Program 12:00-1:30 pm     Thanks! Meeting Information

The Potomac Antique Tools and Industries Association, Inc. (PATINA) is an educational, tax-exempt organization for people who have an interest in the tools, crafts or manufacturing processes of the past.

Formed in 1977, PATINA is a regional tool club based in the Washington, D.C. area. We have members from 24 states, the District of Columbia and several foreign countries. Antique tool collectors, tool users and people simply seeking knowledge are well represented in PATINA's membership. The annual dues of $12.00 includes membership for the entire family and they are welcome to participate in all PATINA events. PATINA's original group of about 30 has grown to over 250.

Our mission is to promote and increase knowledge and understanding of the tools and trades practiced by our American ancestors. This purpose is partly served by the bimonthly newsletter PATINAGRAM which includes member-contributed articles and information of interest to our members. In addition, the PATINAGRAM provides regular announcements of upcoming meetings and auctions, reports on past meetings, reviews of relevant publications, and notices of other tool-related events. As an educational organization, PATINA is often invited to stage exhibits and demonstrations for local and national groups that express an interest in early tools and trades.


Did You Know?

The tool called an auger has nothing to do with people’s navels, but the words auger and navel are related. This tool was first used to bore a hole for the axle in the nave, or hub, of a wheel. Such a nave was called nafu in Old English. Nafu is related to the word nafela, which became our word navel. The Old English ancestor of auger was nafogar, which was made up of nafu and gar, meaning “spear.” By Middle English nafogar had lost a syllable and shrunk to nauger. Since a nauger sounds like an auger, people began to write an auger, and our modern spelling of the word was born. John Davis

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