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i think there may be things going on in the background that we are unaware of...
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Thats a shock, their products were top notch and I assumed when you reach that level of quality that success is guaranteed, that they go hand in hand.
They'll be missed for all the right reasons, I wish them well.
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Every choice and purchase- no matter the amount or justification- matters. We have what we create, including forum communities and product resources.
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The vast majority of products are built down to a cost, not up to a standard. It's impossible to compete with products reaching the market at 1/10 to 1/4 of your products & operating costs. depending upon exceptionally loyal and often impractically generous customers, who are ever more difficult to cultivate in the impatient internet-connected world, is a treacherous existance. Ask me how I know....
Every choice and purchase- no matter the amount or justification- matters. We have what we create, including forum communities and product resources. __________________ Clint: Those are words of wisdom. And encouragement to stay the course. Thank you. I am going to print that and post it where I see it often. We are part of a shrinking community that still take pride in our work and for the most part the money is a reward, not the goal. A strange breed in todays' world. I strive to do all things as unto the Lord. Even my own stuff. I know and God knows. No shortcuts or Mickey Mouse stuff. JB Weld is not a staple around my shop. I never shipped a product that wasn't up to standard. Poor surface finish put a TuckPuck back through the lathe for a recut or into a bin for my own use or abuse. Thanks for posting that. Carey |
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The new world means exposing what you know and do for free- whether on purpose or secondhand- and hoping that somehow the bills still get paid. That's why theres so many classes & demonstrations. It's easy to sell ideas and romance. selling only completed work is really tough. It used to be that when you got old and lame after a career of working, then you started teaching and sharing secrets in a limited venue. Now many skip the tough part in the middle and shot for the viral bullseye on the web. The worst part is what those teachers and their students (just like the cheap imported vs domestic products arguments) fail to see being creating until the future becomes the present. When it becomes the present, it's easier to see. When chasing my stone apprenticeship, multiple Masters would not even speak to me. Not a metaphor- actual kicked out of their studios, treat me like a leper to my face, etc. Later, after nearly a decade, two of them changed only became clear that one was my second cousin and the other was an inlaw. The same level of expertise in metal, plus lots more, is now shared all over the web for free. Huge difference. There aren't easy solutions, just like my opinion isn't clearly right or wrong. it's simply mine. i can't even claim them as completely mine, either. Before he died in 92, the artist Von Dutch had voiced similar concerns over the "hobbyization" of many specialty trades and the type of result it would produce. We're living in that world now. That perspective clicked with me long ago, probably inspiring & guiding me more than any other artist's or theory. Then, after a lifetime of adhering to principle over payoff, he got totally screwed in death by objectification and commercialization when his family cashed in. Not cool. The lesson continues... Rant over.
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Well that sucks, I just bought my Wheeling kit from them at the first of the year. They made a very nice product.
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Just received my new dies from Joe and Peggy I put this off for years but they showed up today and look awesome thanks again to Joe and Peggy I hope future holds good things for you thanks Bryan
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Just received my new dies from Joe and Peggy I put this off for years but they showed up today and look awesome thanks again to Joe and Peggy I hope future holds good things for you thanks Bryan
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Who else would personalize your hammer at no cost without you even asking?
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I built my own wheel frame and found a "great deall" on anvils on ebay. Of course the were crap and didn't work. The top. wheel was a cast iron castor with a about 1/16" of play. I bit the bullet and got a hardened ground upper from Joe and a set of lowers. They worked so beautifully and left such an awesome finish that I never thought of the price again. The problem is that i will never need another set. This will last for generations if well maintained.
I have no idea where one would go once he closes.
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