Stonekeep: unAdvertised sale:Spring Steel fanless Cops $30

Stonekeep · Post by **Stonekeep** » Mon Apr 14, 2008 8:46 am

Sorry guys, I was at the La site and didnt take a charger for my laptop.

Let me catch up here..

Stonekeep · Post by **Stonekeep** » Mon Apr 14, 2008 8:51 am

Okay, I added invoices for:

Al Faroq C Blued

Marduk B Blued

Cerd ap ufel A/C Blued

Stonekeep · Post by **Stonekeep** » Mon Apr 14, 2008 9:00 am

Rags let me know which sizes you needed.

This was the last order due to the fact all the common sizes are gone. Actually, Im making a good many up special for you guys that needed sizes already sold out, so there might be a few days delay on a few of the orders so we can make and cook them.

All we have left is some E's and F's

Stonekeep · Post by **Stonekeep** » Mon Apr 14, 2008 9:10 am

Scott from Sunnyvale: Need your AA handle

Garreth · Post by **Garreth** » Mon Apr 14, 2008 12:52 pm

Mike,
Did you get the paypal funds I sent? I put the sizes and AA handle in the comment field when I sent the money on saturday.

Stonekeep · Post by **Stonekeep** » Mon Apr 14, 2008 2:43 pm

Hi Garreth,

Yes, and that was B D blued.. (both have to be made up special cause we didnt have any. We cooked them today. Will be cleaned this afternoon. Probably tempered tonight. Cleaned again tomorrow or blued depending) This is for the few guys I let slide since we were already out of their sizes. Everyone else has shipped.

Marduk · Post by **Marduk** » Mon Apr 14, 2008 5:31 pm

Payment sent for Blued size B

Thanks a ton

Garreth · Post by **Garreth** » Mon Apr 14, 2008 7:51 pm

Thanks Mike

Scorpus · Post by **Scorpus** » Mon Apr 14, 2008 8:36 pm

Got any size "C"...blued?

Stonekeep · Post by **Stonekeep** » Mon Apr 14, 2008 8:39 pm

Squire Scorpus wrote:Got any size "C"...blued?

nothing but E's and F's

Scorpus · Post by **Scorpus** » Tue Apr 15, 2008 8:57 am

Stonekeep wrote:
Squire Scorpus wrote:Got any size "C"...blued?

nothing but E's and F's

Ah poopy...

Al_Farooq · Post by **Al_Farooq** » Thu Apr 17, 2008 2:45 pm

Hey, Scorpus. I just got my pair of blued C's, and they're a little too small to go over my hockey legs. Knew I should've gotten the D's. Anyway, if you want 'em, I can send 'em to you for the same $38.95.

-Farooq

michael stuart · Post by **michael stuart** » Thu Apr 17, 2008 6:42 pm

Mine arrived today...first pieces I've handled in spring steel...I just keep flexing them, feeling how lightweight they are, and laughing

Thanks Stonekeep!

While I'm thinking about it, what's the recommended upkeep on the bluing? Do they need to be kept lightly oiled, and if so, what oils do you recommend for this purpose?

Michael

Stonekeep · Post by **Stonekeep** » Thu Apr 17, 2008 7:01 pm

I just use wd-40...

It will scratch eventually kinda like shiny stainless will.
To fix that pick a night/day when your wife will not be home or the neighbors wont call the fire dept (ok really its better if you do this in a grill probably..lol) but spray them liberally with wd-40 then cook them at ONLY 350 for like 30 minutes until the water is cooked off. That will do a number on the scratches and do some rust prevention as well. Main thing is dont take them up any higher than that.. lower is ok.

Garreth · Post by **Garreth** » Fri Apr 18, 2008 7:49 am

Mike,
Did my cops ship?

Jeff Heflin
Fairfield, OH

Stonekeep · Post by **Stonekeep** » Fri Apr 18, 2008 8:09 am

No, I finished blueing the B's and D's that had to be made yesterday, so they are ready to go out now. The A's and C's will probably be finished Monday. Probably would have had them all finished Mon or Tues but i had to go to the La location for a few days and got back last night and blued the first batch.

Garreth · Post by **Garreth** » Fri Apr 18, 2008 10:35 am

Cool, thanks for the update and thank you for setting up this sale! I really appreciate the fact that you extended the sale and made more cops beyond what you had in stock.

Stonekeep · Post by **Stonekeep** » Fri Apr 18, 2008 1:21 pm

Well its kinda an advertising thing, cause if i get them into a few of you guy's hands, then they will be seen.

Blackoak · Post by **Blackoak** » Fri Apr 18, 2008 3:43 pm

I received mine I think 2 days after sending the funds. As usual when dealing with Mike you get a top notch product and fantastic customer service.

Thanks!

Uric

Garreth · Post by **Garreth** » Mon Apr 21, 2008 9:10 am

I hope they get here soon, I wants my precious

Stonekeep · Post by **Stonekeep** » Mon Apr 21, 2008 5:54 pm

Most of that batch of A's through D's did not blue well...
Soo... we are making some more.. Not really sure why they sometimes dont blue well.
If anyone had or wants to change to brushed these can be brushed quickly.

Garreth · Post by **Garreth** » Mon Apr 21, 2008 8:02 pm

Mike, how do you blue your stuff? I've had the best results by just heating in my home oven to 550. It produces a nice deep blue with purple undertones. Give it a try, i think you'll be suprised by the results. just make sure the piece is really clean first.

Stonekeep · Post by **Stonekeep** » Mon Apr 21, 2008 8:26 pm

Thats what we do too except in a commercial heat treating oven. One batch can be beautiful, the next one barely turns at all.

Sigurd · Post by **Sigurd** » Mon Apr 21, 2008 8:40 pm

and if you were wanting to find a home for some seconds, that maybe didn't blue correctly, count me in (B&D)...

C

Stonekeep · Post by **Stonekeep** » Wed Apr 23, 2008 10:25 am

Good batches (blued) coming out today..
I expect to have all orders shipped in the AM via priority mail.
Sorry this took an extra week. We are getting killed this spring (good thing), just lots of work. Having a hard time finding more employees to put on part-time (means job market must be good though)
We are running about 4x what we did last spring so we are really putting in overtime.

ARMOURER ERIC · Post by **ARMOURER ERIC** » Wed Apr 23, 2008 10:31 am

Mike,

When the dust settles this week on all your shipping, why don't you give me a call.

Eric

Stonekeep · Post by **Stonekeep** » Wed Apr 23, 2008 10:39 am

ARMOURER ERIC wrote:Mike,

When the dust settles this week on all your shipping, why don't you give me a call.

Eric

Putting in a steel and leather order right now, but right after I will shoot you a call today...

Garreth · Post by **Garreth** » Thu Apr 24, 2008 10:00 am

Good to hear the blueing worked out on this batch. Hope they get hear soon

Stonekeep · Post by **Stonekeep** » Thu Apr 24, 2008 10:38 am

Garreth wrote:Good to hear the blueing worked out on this batch. Hope they get hear soon

Everyone's has shipped but "Cordwyn ap ufel" and "Rags".
I am short a set of A's so they are coming in the next batch. Plus one of them paid and one didnt. The one that did didnt leave his handle.
My secretary has an email out to the one that paidto find out his handle .