International Customers

Listen, I love you guys! I have a lot of overseas customers and many of you have been repeat buyers. It is VERY much appreciated and I am happy to send my tools and knives around the world.It is with regret that I feel I must post this but lately the situation has been getting out of hand.Look, I know you guys get shafted with import duties and luxury taxes, especially in European countries, and I can fully understand why you would want me to put down a lesser amount on the customs form. "Please make the amount under xx." I get this all the time...

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Boogers!

The current batch of Boogers have been coming along well. Got most of them ground and sheathed and many have gone out to their new homes already. I thank everyone for their interest and the business!Now it's going to be back to square one and having to make more. I'm gratified by the overwhelmingly positive response to the Drop Point version. I have only done three of these so far but I'm getting a bunch of folks wanting to get on the list. Looks like the next batch will have a lot of drop points in it. :)About to start a new batch of Prybaby...

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Three Shap...

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In progress....

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It's Gonna Rain

Yep, looks like this week will be very good for production since it is supposed to rain non stop for days and days. Good thing Jenny took advantage of a moment of dry weather and cut the lawn yesterday...So it will be Boogers today. Mostly V notch ones this batch and much of the work is already done. Just have to grind the main bevel with the cutting edge and they will be ready for blasting, satinating, sheathing and sharpening. They're so darned cute, one of my favorite little tools. I'm going to try to keep one of these for myself this time....

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Our Daily Grind

Rainy days are good for grinding. This is the conclusion I have come to after a couple of years at this. The weather is dreary outside, gray and depressing. We've had an awful lot of days like this lately and as much as I dread another day of clouds and lack of sunshine I have to admit that I usually do get a lot done.Sunny days just beg for slacking off and heading into town for a leisurely stroll to Cafe Koko for a coffee and maybe some time wasting at the record store. Sometimes I can catch Mr Ruddick who has a watch repair shop on the second...

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Next Stop, Iraq

Four Prybabies® went out today, headed for some of our guys. I was thinking about them, how they must be mentally and physically exhausted, covered in sweat, uncomfortable, missing their families, worried about their buddies and themselves, working hard just trying to get their jobs done. Maybe my little tools will find some uses and provide a small diversion at least for a few minutes. Stay with it fellas, we're all pulling for ...

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The Latest

So what's the latest? Damned if I know.... I guess it would be a Wharncliffe Booger. Cute little guy and I'm sure I will have to do more of these.It's just a continuous procession of these things lately, marching through my life. They're on their way someplace else, passing through my hands briefly or maybe too long depending on if you are the one who has been waiting 2 months for it or not. Some of these requests I receive I know I will never get to. Or the original request will be forgotten or the Requester will not have the money when contacted...

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