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wood-of-1kind

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Since the INDIVIDUAL CLASSIFIED has been "locked" for the SKOGGER tools that were sold, I would like to advise all purchasers that the tool is on their way to your destination. Although I have a tracking number from Canada Post, posted info is not very accurate. As an example, Don Ward received his tool last Saturday but the tracker is still showing that the package is "in transit". I've written to CP to mildly complain of the situation and ask for system improvements but you know how responsive government agencies are?:eek:

Although slow, I have no doubt that the package(s) will arrive. I just wish that they arrived a bit sooner. For those that have received the tool, I would be grateful for your honest assessment and I know that other members would also like to hear of your results. Please post a few lines, good or bad, your comments are appreciated.

As a special favour, I ask Cav to please "go inside" and stay away from your mailbox. You must be catching a cold just waiting for Mr. Mailman to arrive and safely deliver your tool.:wink: I assure you that a SKOGGER will be placed in your hands soon, even if it means me personally walking accross the border and making my way towards PA. A little more patience,please.:)
 
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I don't think those tracking numbers do anything - for USPS or Canada Post....they tell you when it's left, though...and that's about it!

For packages, they're better - but envelopes aren't worth checking the tracking numbers at all, at least in my neck of the woods!

Andrew
 
Peter, It seems to me you told me to expect two to three weeks for delivery which is something I know you have no control over. It is only 15 days since it was mailed so it is just now getting into that window. Anxious but not nervouse at this point. I have to work this afternoon so you know it will come in todays mail when i don't have the time to play with it. Of course I have the added advantage of waiting for $2000 in drill bits to reach me from China. that one has me wringing my hands just a little bit.
 
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Well, I received my 'Skogger' over a week ago (finally it pays to be Canadian!) and within a few minutes had a spare handle attached and gave this 'BAD BOY' a spin...this thing is sweet, cuts are smooth, almost effortless.
Unfortunately I don't have as much time to turn pens as I'd like so hopefully others will chime in and give a more indepth review, but I really like this tool and expect to get a lot of mileage out of it, thanks Peter:wink:
 
wdcav1952 said:
Peter, I tried to go back into the house, but Nancy had changed the locks!!!!
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Cav,
it's tough to me a "misplaced" Southern man in PA. Nancy probably has your SKOGGER and is just waiting for you to buy her a (another)diamond ring before she hands it over to you.

John, thank you for the endorsement.

Daniel, thanks for the patience and support that you have provided me. Do you know of a good US distributor that will shorten the 'wait' time?:wink:
 
rherrell said:
I haven't got mine yet either!:confused: I'll post a review as soon as it arrives.
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That would be nice and doubly nice to hear from you when the tool safely arrives.

Don's (Texas)package was a rectangular box and it arrived in about 9 days. Every other SKOGGER was mailed in a round (long) tube and more time has elapsed and still no US delivery. I'm wondering if the US mail system is more suspicious of these types of packages(tubes)? Can one place a bomb in a long tube more suspiciously than a box:confused:

Andrew, the CP tracking system is basically worthless but so far any package that I've ever send to the US and international destinations has always arrived. Late yes, but in time, CP does get the goods there.:)
 
Peter, It may be that the package lands in Parcel Post here int he US. also known as the slowest delivery method USPS has. it is not unusual for items to take 10 days or more to cross the US with parcel post. I have waited as much as a month for boxes from the post office itself. As for a distributor. I know one guy that is a real easy mark for that sort of thing.
 
For those who will review the Skogger, I would like to know things like how it performs on a square blank and all the way down to a finished blank, will it finish the blank. While turning from one direction to another, will the square corner on the cutter catch the blank and cause a tear out. Do you find it requires a bit different teqnique to operate, if so is it easy to change habits. How long is the bar between the cutter and the handle. Any chatter caused by the space increase between the blank and the tool rest.

Thanks. No offence please Pete, just probing to see if I'm interested in a future investment of a new tool. Have to spend money smart these days ;)
 
Actually Jeff, you brought some good questions...the 'skogger' takes a square blank down to round quickly and easily.
Now as far as turning a pen completely, no not quite. I suppose some may be able to do it but I couldn't. Perhaps with a 'contoured' shaped cutter it would be possible, but my choice would be to switch to a tool you're more familiar with such as a skew. Chatter was non-existent in my use of this 'excellent' turning tool and I don't think there's much of a learning curve. Any experienced turner should pick this up rather quickly. Hey Jeff, feel free to PM me with any other questions, I'd like to help in your decision to buy or not:wink:
 
workinforwood said:
Thanks. No offence please Pete, just probing to see if I'm interested in a future investment of a new tool. Have to spend money smart these days ;)
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Jeff,
no offence taken. As I mentioned before when I sold my BUFFING SHAFT, "an informed buyer, makes for a happy future customer".:biggrin:

John, thanks for your input.

Now as to whether or not SKOGGER can go from start to finish in turning a pen? I have turned a few of my pens which I've posted in SOYP and it is possible. I do not consider myself an A-1 turner but am competent and got good results, however YMMV.
 
Markgum and LanceD, your satin nickel plated SKOGGERS are being shipped today.

Daniel, I have a small (production)batch going out to Nevada. Do you have your "distribution" channel in place? Time to rock 'n SKOGGER. :)
 
I have my rocking chair on the porch and watching for the truck... or do you think it is a bit early to look for delivery just yet?
Kidding aside just so everyone knows. Looooong delivery with Skoggers being sent from Canada sort of turned the tables on all of us spoiled southerners. Peter decided that a point in the US to mail the tools from would be a huge benefit. So I will be mailing the next production run of skoggers Priority mail, knocking the delivery time to 3 days or so in the US.
 
Daniel said:
. So I will be mailing the next production run of skoggers Priority mail, knocking the delivery time to 3 days or so in the US.
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A "perfect" tool and now the added convenience of a quick delivery, what else can the IAP ask for?:biggrin::wink: Thanks for stepping up to the plate Daniel.
 
Hi Peter;
This afternoon my dogs were barking like crazy; when I went to the door there was a box on my front step. Whooo Hoooo my Skogger has arrived. Now, pending any crisis I'll be turning the handle tonight. First have to run to the hardware store and get a copper bushing for the handle.
 
I received my Scogger today also. The surprising thing about it is that I completely forgot about ordering it from Peter. It's a wonderful surprise when you receive something that you weren't even waiting for :redface:
 
Mark and Lance,
thank you for advising me that your SKOGGER has arrived. Looking forward to seeing some nice 'handles'.

Daniel, your shipment can't be far behind. Perhaps the weight (over 8 lbs.) is a drawBACK (pun intended:biggrin:) to your postman making a delivery.
 
markgum said:
Hi Peter;
This afternoon my dogs were barking like crazy; when I went to the door there was a box on my front step. Whooo Hoooo my Skogger has arrived. Now, pending any crisis I'll be turning the handle tonight. First have to run to the hardware store and get a copper bushing for the handle.
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My apologies to Peter. There was a Brass Ferrule in the package. I didn't see it. I was so excited about the tool and the handle material; I didn't open the little package of bubble wrap. So I have everything I need to make my new skogger and give it a try.
Again my apology to Peter. He sends EVERYTHING to get your skogger up and going. EXCELLENT customer service.
 
Peter, by the post dates it is only 9 days since you shipped it. I wouldn't even consider getting nervous yet. If they think they have 15 days they will take every second of it.

I was reading back over the posts and noticed Jeff's Questions. I am not sure if they ever got answered but here goes as far as what I noticed.

The skogger is a real stout little tool and does a much better job at taking the corners off a blank than my 3/4 inch gouge does. as a comparison I used to have a 1 1/4 inch gouge I did that job with.
with practice and experimenting you can get some extremely clean cuts with with the corner of the tool (which is great for reducing drag by the way) and addressing with the full face of the tool. I found the best results on acrylic where when I held the tool straight into the blank and moved my entire body to move the tool. this in effect caused the leading corner of the tool to do all the cutting. i woudl get a consistent unbroken ribbon of material to peal off the blank. My biggest problem with using the tool was my own nervousness. as I relaxed and trusted the tool it worked much better. I still have to try it with the tool aligned as Peter suggests. I have gotten busy this last week with drill bits and have not been able to play.
So finally even though it takes a bit of getting used to just how it cuts best, you can get consistent extremely smooth cuts. you can also reduce cutting pressure to near nothing when needed.
 
Daniel said:
you can get consistent extremely smooth cuts. you can also reduce cutting pressure to near nothing when needed.
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Daniel, this is a very important point that is worth repeating, "let the tool do the cutting". Less pressure, is the key in using this tool. This takes some time to get used to, it's in our mindset, to often "provide more force than is necessary". Less is more.:)
 
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