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    Denis Foster 18" Straight Edge / Prism

    Hi, I just wanted to give a post and a big thumbs up for Denis. I recently received mine and couldn't be more pleased with the job he did on both the casting and the machining. I honestly thought he was just going to remove the dross so I wouldn't have such a mess. Instead he really took the...
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    Starrett 199 precision level concave like crazy - what's going on?

    They are intentionally scraped hollow in the middle so that you will always get good bearing on the ends even on surfaces that may be a bit convex or otherwise questionable. I
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    Gary Martin Camelback Straight Edge Castings

    That is what Gary said. I think the really long camelbacks with no dovetail also have a very thin narrow sole. The 52" from Gary is 4 inches wide and I think 1.5 inch thick. That's about 75 pounds right there in the sole. Gary doesn't want to modify the current 52 inch pattern but is willing to...
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    Gary Martin Camelback Straight Edge Castings

    Hi, Just wanted to bring this to people's attention. I've been working with Gary to produce a run of 36" straightedges. There is an thread in the "Tooling, Parts and Accessories For Sale or Wanted" section so I won't go into too much details except the most salient: 1) Gary needs at least 5...
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    Gary Martin Camelback Straight Edge Castings

    Once Gary gets the deposits I wouldn't expect a very long lead time at all, maybe a month but please let me confirm that when I speak to him again. We were talking well under 50 pounds maybe 45ish. But I've alerted him how important that is and he is going to be very aggressive about removing as...
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    Gary Martin Camelback Straight Edge Castings

    I Don't know about package pricing. Each length will have to have a minimum order of 5. As far as weight is concerned I wanted to make it clear that Gary is open to what ever modifications the group deems necessary. The pattern has yet to be made so the sole can be thinned down as well as the...
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    Gary Martin Camelback Straight Edge Castings

    As an update I have some pics of the current 52" pattern Gary has. You can see dimensions in the pics. Gary would like to just offer the 52" and a 36" so he doesn't have to make the 48" pattern which is reasonable (only 4inch diff anyway). The weight of the 52 is about 125 pounds. Deposits will...
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    Gary Martin Camelback Straight Edge Castings

    Agreed, And I think the price is quite reasonable considering he's willingly to make the patterns however the group wants in regards to exact dimensions. He's going to email me some exact dimensions and pics of the 52" as a starting point. Will keep everyone posted. Thanks
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    Gary Martin Camelback Straight Edge Castings

    typo - 1650
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    Gary Martin Camelback Straight Edge Castings

    Hi, I've spoken at length with Gary and we would like to make a batch of 36" or 48" length camelback style straightedges. Gary would require a minimum order of 5 of either length to start production. The required deposit for a camelback would be $250 for the 36 and 300 for the 48 inch...
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    Gary Martin camelback straight edge Castings

    Hi, I've spoken at length with Gary and we would like to make a batch of 36" or 48" length camelback style straightedges. Gary would require a minimum order of 5 of either length to start production. The required deposit for a camelback would be $250 for the 36 and 300 for the 48 inch...

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