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  1. 2nd April 2007, 01:51 AM #1
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    Default Veritas® Honing Guide Mk.XXXXII

    Check out the new offering from Lee Valley. A Veritas® Honing Guide Mk.XXXXII.
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    Very funny indeed, wonder how many people thought it was for real? I wonder if they photoshopped it or actually made one?

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  4. 2nd April 2007, 02:11 AM #3
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    Quote Originally Posted by journeyman Mick View Post
    I wonder if they photoshopped it or actually made one?

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    I was wondering the same thing. You'd think it would cost a bit to actually make one. If it's photoshopped then it is well done.
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    Its just like that marking guage they had 2 years ago... the one that looked like a Gatlin gun had 12 or so shafts!

    Mirboo it wouldnt be that hard to photoshop that.
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  6. 2nd April 2007, 11:14 AM #5
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    Well spotted Mirboo.

    Do they do this every April Fool's day? Is that what the marking gauge was?

    Looks cool!
    "... it is better to succeed in originality than to fail in imitation" (Herman Melville's letters)
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    and a nifty reference to the Hitchhikers guide to the Galaxy.

    Last year was the rare earth magnet tool belt, for hanging your planes off.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Mirboo View Post
    I was wondering the same thing. You'd think it would cost a bit to actually make one. If it's photoshopped then it is well done.

    Hi - $1400 to be precise... but we actually got two for that price...

    Our internal rules are - we have to actually make the tool - and it actually has to do what it shown. All of the April Fools day tools exist! The tool belt is actually holding all of the planes hanging off of it ( several thousand dollars worth of antiques)....

    In this case, the body is modelled in a resin, but all of the metal parts are..... wel... metal.

    Photoshop is verbotten!!

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    Good laugh, Rob. You guys really are a stand out company

    One question though, if rare earth magnets are so rare, how come every second jig has some on it some where?
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    Bloody funny. Cool that you actually make'em.

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    I'm wondering about the pricing figures:

    $139.42 guide
    $27.42 holder


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    I love it. I want one. And then I want a 12 inch wide low angle smoother....
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    If you guys can just be patient for another week (or so), I will have a review of this honing guide completed.

    Watch this space.

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    I'd like to say 'Thanks' to Rob and all the gang at Lee Valley. As well as the general service, its nice to see 'someone' spending on providing some entertainment for the masses
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