Linking would certainly serve the same purpose. I wish we could go really back to when I was posting in the 1990's and the board was Gunshop.Com. I remember Oscar Gaddy and others posting. I greatly regret it was long before my interest in Restoration. I did recall their posts, so I knew that the information was out there.

I prefer wood to plastic, leather to nylon, waxed cotton to Gore-Tex, and split bamboo to graphite.