GaryLaroff
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I picked up my new Kerfmaker KM-1 today. Yours can't be far behind. Gloat, Gloat, Gloat.
Gary
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Bridge City Kerfmaker KM-1 are ready
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PaulMarcel
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Yeah! So happy they are back in stock. I told John at WIA'11 that I get asked three times a week in email what the status of the KM-1s is... and I don't work there!! [tongue] For that alone, I loved the new status page.
I have another video on the KM-1 that I'll film soon-ish. More advanced uses like perfectly sizing a tenon for a centered groove and finger joints. (Once I figure it out, I record it so I don't forget!)
And, Peter, I'm not sure BCTW tool porn isn't as good as Festool. You gotta mix it up sometimes. [embarassed]
I have another video on the KM-1 that I'll film soon-ish. More advanced uses like perfectly sizing a tenon for a centered groove and finger joints. (Once I figure it out, I record it so I don't forget!)
And, Peter, I'm not sure BCTW tool porn isn't as good as Festool. You gotta mix it up sometimes. [embarassed]
Paul,
I have a few of those non green products here. I open the box and experience visual sensory nirvana every now and then. The KM is cool!
PS.
I have a few of those non green products here. I open the box and experience visual sensory nirvana every now and then. The KM is cool!
PS.
GaryLaroff said:
For those of you who haven't seen it, here's a user's guide for the Kerfmaker with tablesaw, router, bandsaw and Jointmaker.
http://www.halfinchshy.com/2011/06/bridge-city-km-1-kerfmaker-users-guide.html
pugilato said:
Credit card in. Credit card out. [big grin]
Peter
I love their stuff. I wish they would just have the stuff in stock so i could buy it. It is like a super NAINA page almost everything is cool, not for sale, good luck trying to get it. I dream of companies that have stuff that people want ..and actually make it to sell to them....and allow them to buy it...if only
GaryLaroff
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In the early 1990s Bridge City had quite a large facility with not only all of their products in stock but also a whole catalog of other woodworking products. As new products were added they continued to keep a large stock of every product ever made. When they had an open house, there were demo rooms and there was quite the temptation to buy.
As late as the early 2000s, when they had moved to a newer building, they had open houses and continued to keep a huge stock also including "blem" tools of less than perfect cosmetic appearance and remaining stocks of tools officially obsolete or that I thought had been sold out years earlier.
The economic realities of running a business that designs and manufactures its own hand tools could not justify maintaining such a massive and convenient inventory.
Gary
As late as the early 2000s, when they had moved to a newer building, they had open houses and continued to keep a huge stock also including "blem" tools of less than perfect cosmetic appearance and remaining stocks of tools officially obsolete or that I thought had been sold out years earlier.
The economic realities of running a business that designs and manufactures its own hand tools could not justify maintaining such a massive and convenient inventory.
Gary
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Massive stock is one thing, but getting the help to make at least enough to cover 5% of the people that come through the site is another. It's bad business and they obviously have enough money where they do not care they are losing sales and profit.
In this economy one would think that they would help by adding an employee or two and just making enough product to get the orders out in a timely manner. Not even have a stock, but at least to accommodate people that have already paid or gone on a wait list!! It's had for me to deal with them at all and they have lost at least 3000.00 from me alone from finally getting tired of waiting. Now I know I am not the only one. Multiply that by even 25 people and that's 75000.00 of sales they are throwing away. And I bet it is more than 25 people that just can not deal with their show it , wet the appetite, then make it impossible to get format of selling. Hey its their business they can do what they want.
I can't be the only one aggravated by them. This is not a one time thing, it is how they do business and nothing they can say can justify it to me, maybe someone else, but not to me.
In this economy one would think that they would help by adding an employee or two and just making enough product to get the orders out in a timely manner. Not even have a stock, but at least to accommodate people that have already paid or gone on a wait list!! It's had for me to deal with them at all and they have lost at least 3000.00 from me alone from finally getting tired of waiting. Now I know I am not the only one. Multiply that by even 25 people and that's 75000.00 of sales they are throwing away. And I bet it is more than 25 people that just can not deal with their show it , wet the appetite, then make it impossible to get format of selling. Hey its their business they can do what they want.
I can't be the only one aggravated by them. This is not a one time thing, it is how they do business and nothing they can say can justify it to me, maybe someone else, but not to me.
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They really are not that ready, You go to thier site and you are asked to fill in a request notifiction form . They are not in stock yet [sad]
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The manufacturing is apparently complete with the units headed to the fulfillment house and some going to the main office. I picked up mine from the main office and it was one of the first from the new batch.
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PaulMarcel
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Oh, that's how you got it... the KM-1 schedule page states it will ship on Monday Oct 10th so presumably it will be listed on the site for sale at that time. Not sure why, when they have them in their hands, they don't open up the orders.
tallgrass said:
It may have been just plain dumb luck or maybe I have a sense of shrewd timing, but everything I've ever ordered from Bridge City Tools has been in my hands within two months of ordering. That includes a Kerfmaker and a Jointmaker.
It all starts by signing up for their next production run. Try it, it actually works.
PaulMarcel said:
That's not how BCT generally works. They take advance orders and manufacture accordingly. If you want a Kerfmaker, then sign up for one and when one is available, they will let you know. You *may* get one earlier than expected if someone who pre-ordered cancels their order. That's how I got my Jointmaker a month after pre-registering for their next production run.
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I just got an email from Bridge City today, and this was in it re the Kerfmaker:
"We anticipate the KM-1 Kerfmaker being available to order online by Monday, October 10th! We will have more TM-1 Tenonmaker's in stock in about 2 weeks. "
(I hope they don't mind me quoting it here.) I have both the Kerfmaker and the Tenonmaker and find them useful. It is correct that you'll have to order and then wait, but I have never been disappointed in their products when I have finally received them.
It seems to me that I have had to wait for a Festool product or two to finally be available (read: Centrotec set, which I got Monday).
"We anticipate the KM-1 Kerfmaker being available to order online by Monday, October 10th! We will have more TM-1 Tenonmaker's in stock in about 2 weeks. "
(I hope they don't mind me quoting it here.) I have both the Kerfmaker and the Tenonmaker and find them useful. It is correct that you'll have to order and then wait, but I have never been disappointed in their products when I have finally received them.
It seems to me that I have had to wait for a Festool product or two to finally be available (read: Centrotec set, which I got Monday).
