Friday, May 10, 2013
Thank you!
They are all gone, thank you! It took a little while so maybe these early morning ones are too much for folks who are getting ready to go work. ;)
Emails Sent!
OK, emails have been sent, you have 10 minutes and the time starts now!
BTW, check your spam filters just in case these get misdirected...
Thanks. :)
BTW, check your spam filters just in case these get misdirected...
Thanks. :)
Flash Sale: Flat G2 Ghosts!
Hi Folks,
How about a little rise and shine action? I have just three of these flat raw bar S30v G2 Ghost Prototypes. I had thought of doing a longer area of the jimping on top but decided to shorten it for the final design.
One Sign Up per customer, duplicates will be discarded!
Anyway, these will be $45 plus shipping. The Sign Up period will be 15 minutes and the response time will be just 10 minutes so this is a quickie...link is below:
Sign Up is over, will send out notices shortly, thanks so much!
How about a little rise and shine action? I have just three of these flat raw bar S30v G2 Ghost Prototypes. I had thought of doing a longer area of the jimping on top but decided to shorten it for the final design.
One Sign Up per customer, duplicates will be discarded!
Anyway, these will be $45 plus shipping. The Sign Up period will be 15 minutes and the response time will be just 10 minutes so this is a quickie...link is below:
Sign Up is over, will send out notices shortly, thanks so much!
Tuesday, May 07, 2013
G2 Ghosts
Hi Everyone,
Yes, it's true, the long awaited G2 Ghosts have arrived!
This is just the first of many waves that are coming over the next two months or so.The steel is S30v and they average about .166" thick so are quite robust and the weight feels nice in the hand.
For the redesign I decided to update the cap lifter to a round hook shape and it is an effective single stroke popper. The round hole of the original has been replaced with a 5/16" hex opening but the 1/4" hex opening and O2 wrench are the same as the original design. The footprint is identical to the original size as well. The hex shaped side cutouts have been replaced with a unique sine wave style of jimping which provides a nice grippy texture and is something new in the world of jimping...or at least I've never seen jimping exactly like this before at any rate. ;)
These Ghosts have a bright stonewashed finish and they come with a #1 NiteIze s-clip. There are no stamped Ghosts or extra grinds on any of this batch, they are all just regular. We'll see what happens on future batches but there isn't a lot of appropriate real estate on them so probably stamps are out for this design.
This is the first of many waves of these that are underway. It will be a while until the next ones come about so for this first wave let's make it a one per customer sale please. The G2 Ghosts will run $60 plus shipping and the link is below. Thank you as always for stopping in!
..............................................One Per Customer Please, thank you!.............................................
These are sold out for now, thanks everyone!
Yes, it's true, the long awaited G2 Ghosts have arrived!
This is just the first of many waves that are coming over the next two months or so.The steel is S30v and they average about .166" thick so are quite robust and the weight feels nice in the hand.
For the redesign I decided to update the cap lifter to a round hook shape and it is an effective single stroke popper. The round hole of the original has been replaced with a 5/16" hex opening but the 1/4" hex opening and O2 wrench are the same as the original design. The footprint is identical to the original size as well. The hex shaped side cutouts have been replaced with a unique sine wave style of jimping which provides a nice grippy texture and is something new in the world of jimping...or at least I've never seen jimping exactly like this before at any rate. ;)
These Ghosts have a bright stonewashed finish and they come with a #1 NiteIze s-clip. There are no stamped Ghosts or extra grinds on any of this batch, they are all just regular. We'll see what happens on future batches but there isn't a lot of appropriate real estate on them so probably stamps are out for this design.
This is the first of many waves of these that are underway. It will be a while until the next ones come about so for this first wave let's make it a one per customer sale please. The G2 Ghosts will run $60 plus shipping and the link is below. Thank you as always for stopping in!
..............................................One Per Customer Please, thank you!.............................................
These are sold out for now, thanks everyone!
Wednesday, May 01, 2013
They Are All Spoken For, Thank You!
I did hear back from everyone in the second round time frame so they are all spoken for. Thank you again folks, it's much appreciated! We'll try this again soon.
Second Round Emails Sent!
I didn't hear from a small number of folks so their chance has expried and a new round of emails have been sent for the remainder. The second round expires at 1:20 EST. Thanks again folks. :)
Emails Sent!
Ready, set, go! :) You have until 12:57 EST to respond. Thanks again everyone for the cool new test drive!
Flash Sale: Flat S30v Raw Bar Bedbugs
Dear Friends,
As you all know, recently my fans have been snapping up my batches of tools in record time. Of course, I am deeply flattered to have that kind of demand for my products and I am immensely grateful for the business! However, I hear from folks constantly who are frustrated that they have tried for ages and just cannot get a break and catch a sale in time. So, to address this concern, for smaller batches or for special batches of limited items I sometimes do a Sign Up Sale.
Well, the SUSale system certainly makes things more fair but it is often a bit tedious for me on my end. It takes a lot of time to go through the entries, discard duplicates, pick the random numbers and send out the emails. It's more work than you might think and it takes quite a bit of time. It would be nice if there was a way to simplify the process and speed it up. So I asked Jenny for assistance. She was incredibly kind to help me work out a new type of sales model and she wrote some new software to do it. (Thank you Jenny!) The result is a sort of hybrid of the SUSale and a General Release sale but with a restricted time element added. With this new sale tool I can now be both fair but also more efficient at the same time. We're calling it a Flash Sale. I think this is a cool idea and it will be rather fun as well. Now, I will continue to do both General Release Sales and SUSales, but this new idea offers us an interesting third option, especially for small batches.
How the Flash Sale model works:
1. Similarly to a Sign Up Sale, you fill out a form with your real name, real shipping address and a valid email address. It is very important that you make sure your email is spelled correctly or you will forfeit your turn! Likewise, your address must be the shipping address the item will go to. Unlike the SUSale system however, no list of entries or list of winning numbers will be shown. Remember, I'm trying to keep all this as simple as possible on my end and not so cumbersome to manage.
2. The sale will be for small batches of items, no specific quantity, it's for however many pieces I have on hand. The duration of the Flash Sale Entry Period will be however long I decide but generally these are SHORT sales for small quantities so anywhere from 10 to 30 minutes might be a typical duration of a Flash Sale Entry Period.
3. After the specified Entry Period is up I will select the winning buyer numbers via a random number generator.
4. Emails will then be sent to the buyers containing the purchase link.
5. As soon as all the email notifications have gone out I will announce on the blog that the Response Period has begun. You will then have only a short time to respond to the email and purchase the item. That time will be announced at the same time that I set up the sale. So for example, for a 30 minute sale I might give just 15 minutes to respond to my email containing the purchase link. For a 15 minute sale I might give only 10 minutes to respond. It will depend on how many items I have to offer and how long I want to run the response time.
5. If I haven't heard back from you within the given time frame (no exceptions!) then you forfeit your turn and I will select a second round of buyers from an alternate list of randomly selected numbers. The process will then repeat until all the items are sold.
This is as fair as I can make it. Everyone has the same chance. People who have software advantages or Facebook alerts and who get to the sales in the first two minutes EVERY SINGLE TIME are put on the same level playing field as everyone else. I will have more control over the sales of small batches and will eliminate the overselling and subsequent refund problem. The problem of the disappearing SUSale winners who don't get back to me for 2 days because they signed up and then went out drinking with their buddies or are scrambling around to raise the funds for the purchase is now over. There will no longer be leftovers after the sales so all batches can be more efficiently sold out and I will save many hours of answering emails after the sales. This will be a fun approach and above all, as I mentioned, it's as FAIR as fair can be for my fans! It's also fair to me and to my valuable time.
So there you have it. How about a test run? :D I'll give a little longer than 30 minutes on this first trial sale so that everyone gets a chance to read through the rules above a couple of times.
Today I have a couple dozen flat S30v Bedbugs with raw bar finish. These were sample pieces that were cut a while back and I just now finally got around to finishing them. These will run $45 plus shipping and the Flash Sale sign up link is below. The Entry cutoff will be 12:30 EST. Thanks for stopping by and I hope everyone is enjoying the glorious spring weather before the black flies come out!
Sign Up Period is over and I will send emails shortly and then announce the start of the response time. Thanks so much everyone!
As you all know, recently my fans have been snapping up my batches of tools in record time. Of course, I am deeply flattered to have that kind of demand for my products and I am immensely grateful for the business! However, I hear from folks constantly who are frustrated that they have tried for ages and just cannot get a break and catch a sale in time. So, to address this concern, for smaller batches or for special batches of limited items I sometimes do a Sign Up Sale.
Well, the SUSale system certainly makes things more fair but it is often a bit tedious for me on my end. It takes a lot of time to go through the entries, discard duplicates, pick the random numbers and send out the emails. It's more work than you might think and it takes quite a bit of time. It would be nice if there was a way to simplify the process and speed it up. So I asked Jenny for assistance. She was incredibly kind to help me work out a new type of sales model and she wrote some new software to do it. (Thank you Jenny!) The result is a sort of hybrid of the SUSale and a General Release sale but with a restricted time element added. With this new sale tool I can now be both fair but also more efficient at the same time. We're calling it a Flash Sale. I think this is a cool idea and it will be rather fun as well. Now, I will continue to do both General Release Sales and SUSales, but this new idea offers us an interesting third option, especially for small batches.
How the Flash Sale model works:
1. Similarly to a Sign Up Sale, you fill out a form with your real name, real shipping address and a valid email address. It is very important that you make sure your email is spelled correctly or you will forfeit your turn! Likewise, your address must be the shipping address the item will go to. Unlike the SUSale system however, no list of entries or list of winning numbers will be shown. Remember, I'm trying to keep all this as simple as possible on my end and not so cumbersome to manage.
2. The sale will be for small batches of items, no specific quantity, it's for however many pieces I have on hand. The duration of the Flash Sale Entry Period will be however long I decide but generally these are SHORT sales for small quantities so anywhere from 10 to 30 minutes might be a typical duration of a Flash Sale Entry Period.
3. After the specified Entry Period is up I will select the winning buyer numbers via a random number generator.
4. Emails will then be sent to the buyers containing the purchase link.
5. As soon as all the email notifications have gone out I will announce on the blog that the Response Period has begun. You will then have only a short time to respond to the email and purchase the item. That time will be announced at the same time that I set up the sale. So for example, for a 30 minute sale I might give just 15 minutes to respond to my email containing the purchase link. For a 15 minute sale I might give only 10 minutes to respond. It will depend on how many items I have to offer and how long I want to run the response time.
5. If I haven't heard back from you within the given time frame (no exceptions!) then you forfeit your turn and I will select a second round of buyers from an alternate list of randomly selected numbers. The process will then repeat until all the items are sold.
This is as fair as I can make it. Everyone has the same chance. People who have software advantages or Facebook alerts and who get to the sales in the first two minutes EVERY SINGLE TIME are put on the same level playing field as everyone else. I will have more control over the sales of small batches and will eliminate the overselling and subsequent refund problem. The problem of the disappearing SUSale winners who don't get back to me for 2 days because they signed up and then went out drinking with their buddies or are scrambling around to raise the funds for the purchase is now over. There will no longer be leftovers after the sales so all batches can be more efficiently sold out and I will save many hours of answering emails after the sales. This will be a fun approach and above all, as I mentioned, it's as FAIR as fair can be for my fans! It's also fair to me and to my valuable time.
So there you have it. How about a test run? :D I'll give a little longer than 30 minutes on this first trial sale so that everyone gets a chance to read through the rules above a couple of times.
Today I have a couple dozen flat S30v Bedbugs with raw bar finish. These were sample pieces that were cut a while back and I just now finally got around to finishing them. These will run $45 plus shipping and the Flash Sale sign up link is below. The Entry cutoff will be 12:30 EST. Thanks for stopping by and I hope everyone is enjoying the glorious spring weather before the black flies come out!
Sign Up Period is over and I will send emails shortly and then announce the start of the response time. Thanks so much everyone!
Thursday, April 25, 2013
And the Winners Are...
Thanks so much everyone, here are the results:
3 burningbeard
15 awwsheeet
42 rjc
66 Mcfister
90 lweird1
140 benpham
177 mbacas
178 Jared
198 BDK
228 Gerhardt
240 Greenline 85
251 Moebiuslord
254 EricKjeldsen
256 buckeye775
257 Zylont
267 tombo
312 Oblong Nose
339 Chauncy
352 iamsatan
362 teacher
I just sent emails out to the winners, thank you again!
3 burningbeard
15 awwsheeet
42 rjc
66 Mcfister
90 lweird1
140 benpham
177 mbacas
178 Jared
198 BDK
228 Gerhardt
240 Greenline 85
251 Moebiuslord
254 EricKjeldsen
256 buckeye775
257 Zylont
267 tombo
312 Oblong Nose
339 Chauncy
352 iamsatan
362 teacher
I just sent emails out to the winners, thank you again!
Lefty Weevils SUSale
Howdy Everyone,
Sorry about that mixup yesterday, it just got away from me before I was able to shut the sale down. No worries though, there are tons and tons of new Ghosts on the way and I might even revisit the Gen 1 design again after I get through the Gen 2s...we'll see.
Today I have a little SUSale for you. These are lefthanded Weevils and these are the last of the Weevil batch. They have regular grinds and a stonewashed finish. The lefty Weevils will run $60 plus shipping and the sign up link is below. There are a total of 20 Weevils available. This is going to be a short sign up, let's call it one hour, and so it will be done at 3:30pm EST today, April 25th.
Thanks for stopping in everyone and have a great day!
Sale is over, will post the winners shortly. Thank you again folks!
List of Entries
Sign Up Sale Rules, Please Read!
Sorry about that mixup yesterday, it just got away from me before I was able to shut the sale down. No worries though, there are tons and tons of new Ghosts on the way and I might even revisit the Gen 1 design again after I get through the Gen 2s...we'll see.
Today I have a little SUSale for you. These are lefthanded Weevils and these are the last of the Weevil batch. They have regular grinds and a stonewashed finish. The lefty Weevils will run $60 plus shipping and the sign up link is below. There are a total of 20 Weevils available. This is going to be a short sign up, let's call it one hour, and so it will be done at 3:30pm EST today, April 25th.
Thanks for stopping in everyone and have a great day!
Sale is over, will post the winners shortly. Thank you again folks!
List of Entries
Sign Up Sale Rules, Please Read!
Wednesday, April 24, 2013
Rest of the 3v Ghosts
Hi Folks,
It appears that Spring is finally here in the Northeast with temps today in the 60's, after what seemed like an endless winter. Even yesterday I was seeing my breath when I stepped outside around noon time. It's been brutal.
Well I've been puttering around the shop this week trying to get some things finished. These CPM 3v Ghosts are a good example of several batches of tools that I need to get through and more tools will be coming in the next few days. Clearing some shelf space will be good as I have tons and tons of Gen 2 Ghosts on the way...
At any rate, these 3v Ghosts were ones that I had culled from the first round because they had finishes that were uneven or other little flaws. I spent all day yesterday bead blasting them and then running them through several different tumbling steps to get them to a beautiful shiny finish. This is it for the Generation One CPM 3V Ghosts but there are too mega sized batches of the new Gen 2 design that will be coming in late May and June so lots more on the way.
The Ghosts are $55 as before, plus shipping, and it's ONE PER CUSTOMER again. I hope to have enough of the Gen 2 version to relax the one per customer restriction but on these I only have a few dozen left so please bear with me. Anyway, as usual, the link is below. Have a great rest of the week folks, even a bad week this week has to be better than what we all went through last week.
Sold out, thank you!
It appears that Spring is finally here in the Northeast with temps today in the 60's, after what seemed like an endless winter. Even yesterday I was seeing my breath when I stepped outside around noon time. It's been brutal.
Well I've been puttering around the shop this week trying to get some things finished. These CPM 3v Ghosts are a good example of several batches of tools that I need to get through and more tools will be coming in the next few days. Clearing some shelf space will be good as I have tons and tons of Gen 2 Ghosts on the way...
At any rate, these 3v Ghosts were ones that I had culled from the first round because they had finishes that were uneven or other little flaws. I spent all day yesterday bead blasting them and then running them through several different tumbling steps to get them to a beautiful shiny finish. This is it for the Generation One CPM 3V Ghosts but there are too mega sized batches of the new Gen 2 design that will be coming in late May and June so lots more on the way.
The Ghosts are $55 as before, plus shipping, and it's ONE PER CUSTOMER again. I hope to have enough of the Gen 2 version to relax the one per customer restriction but on these I only have a few dozen left so please bear with me. Anyway, as usual, the link is below. Have a great rest of the week folks, even a bad week this week has to be better than what we all went through last week.
Sold out, thank you!
Saturday, April 20, 2013
UV Count Sporkulas, ONE PER CUSTOMER PLEASE
Well, this sure has been a crazy and sad time for folks in MA and in the USA in general. Here's hoping that life will calm down and return to normal now. We could all use a break from the stress of it all.
The first wave of S30v G2 Ghosts have gone to heat treat so if all goes well and in a timely fashion they should be back in approximately 2-3 weeks. There are many more coming as the steel has already been ordered. The idea is there will be enough G2 Ghosts for pretty much everyone who wants one. At least I hope so at any rate. ;)
Anyway, today I have a small batch of titanium Count Sporkulas ready to go. These have a stonewashed finish and are anodized a light UV purple. These are the only ones available right now and I'm not sure when I will have more but there are some stainless steel ones that I hope to get done at some point soon as well.
The UV Sporkulas will be $50 plus shipping and the order link is below...it is a ONE PER CUSTOMER sale please. I will refund any multiple orders so please abide by the rules. Thanks folks and I hope everyone has a safe and relaxing weekend!
These are Sold Out, thank you so much!
The first wave of S30v G2 Ghosts have gone to heat treat so if all goes well and in a timely fashion they should be back in approximately 2-3 weeks. There are many more coming as the steel has already been ordered. The idea is there will be enough G2 Ghosts for pretty much everyone who wants one. At least I hope so at any rate. ;)
Anyway, today I have a small batch of titanium Count Sporkulas ready to go. These have a stonewashed finish and are anodized a light UV purple. These are the only ones available right now and I'm not sure when I will have more but there are some stainless steel ones that I hope to get done at some point soon as well.
The UV Sporkulas will be $50 plus shipping and the order link is below...it is a ONE PER CUSTOMER sale please. I will refund any multiple orders so please abide by the rules. Thanks folks and I hope everyone has a safe and relaxing weekend!
These are Sold Out, thank you so much!
Thursday, April 04, 2013
Boo!
Hi Folks,
Spring is finally finding it's way to the Northeast. Today was the first day that didn't feel like a walk in freezer when you stepped outdoors and it's supposed to be getting steadily nicer as the days and weeks progress. I'm lookng forward to it!
OK, so, tonight I have some of those long awaited CPM 3v Steel Ghosts done. These are identical in design to the previous batches from several years ago. However, someone asked how they would be able to tell them apart from the older ones. The answer is, "easily"! I've been interested in some of the distressed finishes that have become popular with many makers in recent years so I decided to develop my own take on the heavy patina look.
These Ghosts feature a hand rubbed and oiled antique finish that is very attractive and I think it will prove to be extremely durable. If you showed these tools to a casual stranger who was unfamiliar with my work you would probably have little trouble convincing them that this was an heirloom tool transported straight from your great grandfather's workbench from 1935. And given the tremendous strength of CPM 3V powder based tool steel, your future great grandchildren will be enjoying these tools years from now. Of course, a little oil applied periodically will help that dream become a reality...3v is a pure tool steel so is more susceptible to rusting but IMO a dash of oxidation will further add to the patina and the charm.
Features include pry tip/screwdriver, cap lifter and 5/16 wrench, 1/4 hex opening, oxygen wrench for first responders and medical. They measure 2.5 x 1" and the thickness is just under 5/32.
The 3V Ghosts will ship with a nice little NiteIze clip and they will run $55 plus shipping. Let's keep it one per customer please as the batch is not huge. I will have a few more in the days ahead although they will be getting progressively shinier as the remaining pieces get retumbled and further refinished. These were just the ones I was able to get ready for today. In addition, there is an enormous batch of Generation 2 Ghosts already underway with some slight design changes so those will be coming in late May and June in both steel and titanium.
Thanks again for stopping in and Happy Spring everyone!
And these are Sold Out, thank you so much!
Spring is finally finding it's way to the Northeast. Today was the first day that didn't feel like a walk in freezer when you stepped outdoors and it's supposed to be getting steadily nicer as the days and weeks progress. I'm lookng forward to it!
OK, so, tonight I have some of those long awaited CPM 3v Steel Ghosts done. These are identical in design to the previous batches from several years ago. However, someone asked how they would be able to tell them apart from the older ones. The answer is, "easily"! I've been interested in some of the distressed finishes that have become popular with many makers in recent years so I decided to develop my own take on the heavy patina look.
These Ghosts feature a hand rubbed and oiled antique finish that is very attractive and I think it will prove to be extremely durable. If you showed these tools to a casual stranger who was unfamiliar with my work you would probably have little trouble convincing them that this was an heirloom tool transported straight from your great grandfather's workbench from 1935. And given the tremendous strength of CPM 3V powder based tool steel, your future great grandchildren will be enjoying these tools years from now. Of course, a little oil applied periodically will help that dream become a reality...3v is a pure tool steel so is more susceptible to rusting but IMO a dash of oxidation will further add to the patina and the charm.
Features include pry tip/screwdriver, cap lifter and 5/16 wrench, 1/4 hex opening, oxygen wrench for first responders and medical. They measure 2.5 x 1" and the thickness is just under 5/32.
The 3V Ghosts will ship with a nice little NiteIze clip and they will run $55 plus shipping. Let's keep it one per customer please as the batch is not huge. I will have a few more in the days ahead although they will be getting progressively shinier as the remaining pieces get retumbled and further refinished. These were just the ones I was able to get ready for today. In addition, there is an enormous batch of Generation 2 Ghosts already underway with some slight design changes so those will be coming in late May and June in both steel and titanium.
Thanks again for stopping in and Happy Spring everyone!
And these are Sold Out, thank you so much!
Friday, March 29, 2013
And the Winners Are...
Another amazing turnout, thank you so much everyone!
53 wongchunky
60 hsj
87 intellax
96 D.B.
129 kibitz
155 digital66
185 donk
198 spratte
212 Pkreuch
215 Robsterk
218 ninjasuperspy
310 DpM
371 BCDivilio
412 Hartigan
428 megnin
450 Askmeniceplease
611 davidcsmithdp
613 Tritium
652 indabayou
660 One more for the road
60 hsj
87 intellax
96 D.B.
129 kibitz
155 digital66
185 donk
198 spratte
212 Pkreuch
215 Robsterk
218 ninjasuperspy
310 DpM
371 BCDivilio
412 Hartigan
428 megnin
450 Askmeniceplease
611 davidcsmithdp
613 Tritium
652 indabayou
660 One more for the road
I will send emails out now to the winners. Thanks again and have a great Easter Weekend folks!
Area 51 Weevils SUSale
Hi Folks,
Happy Easter Weekend everyone! We're finally getting a break here and getting a bit of intermittent sunshine and some slightly milder temperatures. I'll be very glad to see some truly warm days though.
So today I have a small number of special S30v Weevil tools done. These are Area 51 style and feature extra grinds on both ends of the tool plus a skull stamp. The finish is bright stonewashed. The grind on the butt end can be used as a second pry tool but it also works great on those battery covers that have a coin slot such as you would find on an old film camera.
There are a total of just 20 of these tools available so they are a perfect candidate for a Sign Up Sale. They will run $75 each plus shipping and the link to enter the sale is just below...the sign up period will be for only three hours...ending at 7PM Eastern time tonight, March 29th. Your time starts....NOW! :)
Sign up is over, thank you so much everyone! I will post the winners shortly.
Happy Easter Weekend everyone! We're finally getting a break here and getting a bit of intermittent sunshine and some slightly milder temperatures. I'll be very glad to see some truly warm days though.
So today I have a small number of special S30v Weevil tools done. These are Area 51 style and feature extra grinds on both ends of the tool plus a skull stamp. The finish is bright stonewashed. The grind on the butt end can be used as a second pry tool but it also works great on those battery covers that have a coin slot such as you would find on an old film camera.
There are a total of just 20 of these tools available so they are a perfect candidate for a Sign Up Sale. They will run $75 each plus shipping and the link to enter the sale is just below...the sign up period will be for only three hours...ending at 7PM Eastern time tonight, March 29th. Your time starts....NOW! :)
Sign up is over, thank you so much everyone! I will post the winners shortly.
Saturday, March 23, 2013
General Sales vs SUSales
Hey Folks,
I have newbies emailing me every week asking me the same question and I guess my FAQ isn't clear enough. So I will post the answer here that I just wrote in response to an inquiry.
I have two kind of sales:
1. General Sales: In which I post a clickable link above the picture of the item being offered. Lately these have been over in about 5-10 minutes. After the sale is over and the item is sold out I remove that clickable link. This is why you don't see any links there now.
2. Sign Up Sales: These are special sales for items where I only have a handful available, usually for unique items such as patterned pieces, special grinds, unusual one off type of things and edged tools. In this type of sale I post a link to a Sign Up Page and on this page you would enter your name and email. Later in the day I draw winning numbers and send the winners a link to purchase the item being offered. I rarely do SUSales but once in a while I put one up. You have to sign up for each and every Sign Up Sale individually at the time that I post the sale. In other words, you can't sign up and be permanently signed for every SUSale down the road. This is because you may not be interested in the next item that I post and I only want people signed up for those items they are interested in.
Thanks,
Peter
I have newbies emailing me every week asking me the same question and I guess my FAQ isn't clear enough. So I will post the answer here that I just wrote in response to an inquiry.
I have two kind of sales:
1. General Sales: In which I post a clickable link above the picture of the item being offered. Lately these have been over in about 5-10 minutes. After the sale is over and the item is sold out I remove that clickable link. This is why you don't see any links there now.
2. Sign Up Sales: These are special sales for items where I only have a handful available, usually for unique items such as patterned pieces, special grinds, unusual one off type of things and edged tools. In this type of sale I post a link to a Sign Up Page and on this page you would enter your name and email. Later in the day I draw winning numbers and send the winners a link to purchase the item being offered. I rarely do SUSales but once in a while I put one up. You have to sign up for each and every Sign Up Sale individually at the time that I post the sale. In other words, you can't sign up and be permanently signed for every SUSale down the road. This is because you may not be interested in the next item that I post and I only want people signed up for those items they are interested in.
Thanks,
Peter
Sunday, March 17, 2013
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Saturday, March 16, 2013
Crypto!
Howdy Folks!
Well, I've been hitting the grinder pretty hard lately and have been getting a ton of stuff done. While we're waiting for steel tools to get through heat treat I have another little project that has finally come to fruition...Introducing the first of the Mystery Tool series:
The Cryptos are an interesting hybrid concept. At first glance it might appear that these are left handed grinds since they face the opposite of my usual Prybaby® configuration. But after playing with the design a bit I decided to switch things up this time and make the "Prybaby®" end the tail of the creature, thereby emphasizing the jaws. The truth is, this is such an ambidexterous tool that the pry tip orientation really doesn't matter much so I think everyone will be happy with this run regardless of hand dominance. Also, I am making a second batch in S30v steel and I may grind those the other way for variety, we'll see what happens once they are underway.
Anyway, the Cryptos are made of titanium and are slightly lighter than usual at .125 thick, still very substantial feeling in the hand however. The features include a prytip/screwdriver (no V Notch on this batch), cap lifter, 5/16 wrench, large 1/2" hex opening, 1/4" hex opening and offset open jaws with the usual SAE sizes 1/4"-9/16". The first wave of these are stonewashed only, no anodizing, but I have several more waves of them in process and will do some colors on the next ones.
The fiddle factor with this tool is off the charts and I have been addictively spinning them between my fingers every time I pick them up. Too much fun! :)
The Cryptos will run $70 plus shipping and the link is below. It's a small initital batch so one per customer please. Thanks for stopping in this weekend and I hope everyone is thinking Spring, I know I am more than ready for it to arrive!
Cryptos are Sold Out for now, thank you so much everyone! I have more on the way soon so stay tuned.
Well, I've been hitting the grinder pretty hard lately and have been getting a ton of stuff done. While we're waiting for steel tools to get through heat treat I have another little project that has finally come to fruition...Introducing the first of the Mystery Tool series:
Crypto!
So here's what happened...One night I left the LockNut Monster and a Prybaby® on the bench together next to a case of beers, unchaperoned, and this is the predictable result. That's their story and they're sticking to it! :DThe Cryptos are an interesting hybrid concept. At first glance it might appear that these are left handed grinds since they face the opposite of my usual Prybaby® configuration. But after playing with the design a bit I decided to switch things up this time and make the "Prybaby®" end the tail of the creature, thereby emphasizing the jaws. The truth is, this is such an ambidexterous tool that the pry tip orientation really doesn't matter much so I think everyone will be happy with this run regardless of hand dominance. Also, I am making a second batch in S30v steel and I may grind those the other way for variety, we'll see what happens once they are underway.
Anyway, the Cryptos are made of titanium and are slightly lighter than usual at .125 thick, still very substantial feeling in the hand however. The features include a prytip/screwdriver (no V Notch on this batch), cap lifter, 5/16 wrench, large 1/2" hex opening, 1/4" hex opening and offset open jaws with the usual SAE sizes 1/4"-9/16". The first wave of these are stonewashed only, no anodizing, but I have several more waves of them in process and will do some colors on the next ones.
The fiddle factor with this tool is off the charts and I have been addictively spinning them between my fingers every time I pick them up. Too much fun! :)
The Cryptos will run $70 plus shipping and the link is below. It's a small initital batch so one per customer please. Thanks for stopping in this weekend and I hope everyone is thinking Spring, I know I am more than ready for it to arrive!
Cryptos are Sold Out for now, thank you so much everyone! I have more on the way soon so stay tuned.
Tuesday, March 12, 2013
Weevils with Extra Grind
Hi Everyone,
Hope everyone is having a pleasant week so far. It's cold and rainy here today and there's still a lot of snow on the ground but there are promising signs ahead... we are turning the corner on winter and spring is definitely on the way very soon.
I've been busy in the shop working on tools. Those 3v Ghosts are heading out to heat treat this week so are about two weeks or so away from completion. Also, I've been running the tumblers 24/7 and trying to get some odds and ends finished from older batches so there may be a little more activity here than there has been lately. In addition, the secret ti Mystery Tools are in process and those should be ready to go in a few days. The second half of the month is going to be getting extremely busy compared to the first half!
Today I have the rest of the S30v Weevils finally finished. I decided to regrind and retumble these and I gave them each an extra grind above the "eye". They came out really nice I think.... The batch is not very large so I will keep it at one per customer on the Weevils and they will run the same as the regular ones, $60 plus shipping. Thank you for stopping by and have a great afternoon folks!
Sold out! Thank you!
Hope everyone is having a pleasant week so far. It's cold and rainy here today and there's still a lot of snow on the ground but there are promising signs ahead... we are turning the corner on winter and spring is definitely on the way very soon.
I've been busy in the shop working on tools. Those 3v Ghosts are heading out to heat treat this week so are about two weeks or so away from completion. Also, I've been running the tumblers 24/7 and trying to get some odds and ends finished from older batches so there may be a little more activity here than there has been lately. In addition, the secret ti Mystery Tools are in process and those should be ready to go in a few days. The second half of the month is going to be getting extremely busy compared to the first half!
Today I have the rest of the S30v Weevils finally finished. I decided to regrind and retumble these and I gave them each an extra grind above the "eye". They came out really nice I think.... The batch is not very large so I will keep it at one per customer on the Weevils and they will run the same as the regular ones, $60 plus shipping. Thank you for stopping by and have a great afternoon folks!
Sold out! Thank you!
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