Besides my question, I'd also like to compliment CF on his success at the little things. In the last couple of months, I sent back the crossguard, pommel and grip from my Atrim XIIa. I had CF blacken the pommel and crossguard and re-wrap the grip in a new color. All very simple tasks that he can probably do in his sleep. CF was very professional -- he emailed me a .pdf invoice for the work and sent a receipt with the items which arrived exactly on schedule. The sword with the new furniture looks fantastic! A business' reputation isn't built just by succeeding at the big-ticket items, it's built by doing everything, no mater how small, to the highest level of quality. Judging by the pic of the sidesword, CF is succeeding at both the simpler and more complicated aspects of the sword business.
--Steve
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