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Gavin Kisebach
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 Posted: Sun 25 Sep, 2005 6:58 pm Post subject: Agony |
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I ordered a NG Knight 39 days 5hrs and ten minutes ago, give or take. Its my first high end sword (ok high end for a poor workin stiff like me). My wife is taunting me because every five minutes I hear a phantom UPS truck pull up in front of the house, and I leap to the window, only to return to the "kind of general malaise that only the genius possess and the insane lament.... " Am I obsessing here or is this normal? How do people stand waiting years for a custom sword? What is the capital of Assyria?   
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Joe Fults
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| Posted: Sun 25 Sep, 2005 7:03 pm Post subject: |
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I think you're obsessing quite normally.
As for how to deal with the anticipation, I just got used to it and don't think/worry about it because it goes with this hobby.
"The goal shouldn’t be to avoid being evil; it should be to actively do good." - Danah Boyd
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Jay Barron
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Whenever you get stressed waiting for your sword to show up just think about this: I am currently two years into a four year wait for a custom sword. That ought to put things into perspective for you. 
Constant and true.
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Jean Thibodeau
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| Posted: Sun 25 Sep, 2005 7:15 pm Post subject: |
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Gavin;
The worse is when the UPS tracking is telling you that your package is out for delivery at 9:00 in the morning and it's 8:00 p.m. and it's still isn't here ! Well it did show up the next day an hour after I called UPS and politely asked what was up !
That was the second time in a month that they did this TO ME. 
Oh, months away from delivery I just don't obsess about it, but a few days out I'm climbing the walls. 
You can easily give up your freedom. You have to fight hard to get it back!
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Chad Arnow
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Gavin, is that sword backordered? It's advertised as "In Stock - 2-3 delivery." Of course, the last three swords I've ordered from Albion have said that and all have been backordered/out of stock/waiting on parts from the foundry....
I get antsy too when waiting for things, especially when they stretch on past the original quote. I can wait two months if that's what I'm told up front, of course, but two months is unacceptable if the original quoted deadline is any less than two months. I'm willing to cut people slack about deadlines if they reset deadlines before they expire and do so for good reasons. Communicating, being proactive, and setting realistic expectations to start with goes a long way with me.
But that's just me.
ChadA
http://chadarnow.com/
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Alex Oster
Location: Washington and Yokohama Joined: 01 Mar 2004
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Man I used to stare at the tracking page at ups all day! But then I got tierd of delay's and wasting a day waiting for "the hour at hand". I see it as a surprise now. I order things, and forget all about it. Then things show up and I am pleasently surprised. 
Its like X-Mas! 
Edit: Oh, and congrats!
The pen is mightier than the sword, especially since it can get past security and be stabbed it into a jugular.
This site would be better if everytime I clicked submit... I got to hear a whip crack!
My collection: Various Blades & Conan related
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Gavin Kisebach
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| Posted: Sun 25 Sep, 2005 8:14 pm Post subject: |
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| Quote: | Very valid question with a fairly simple answer: since May we have lost 5 staff people, all in production, for various reasons. We have hired 2 new folks - one has started and another will start in about a week and a half. As a result, people like Eric (responsible for R&D for Albion swords) has been working in production for the last several weeks to help keep swords being built, Jason has been both grinding and assembling swords, and other folks have had to jump in to other jobs.
On the good side, this "retooling" has given us an opportunity to take a fesh look at how we do things. Carl, for example, who joined us in July to work in cutlering, is now using his past experience to make our waxes and molds better.
On the bad side, it has caused our schedule to slip badly -- but we are recovering. Several new models will be introduced over the next few weeks as the first castings for those models come back from the foundry, such that I hope by the end of the year that we will be back on track to release one or two new models a month on a regular basis. |
That's from Peter Johnsson on another thread - I think I'll just have to wait patiently. Is that a truck outside? Nah......
not to wander off topic, but a good friend of mine (and a knight in the SCA) was just married yesterday. I was thinking of that Albion-wedding-sword -pic contest and graoning the whole time. If had only come sooner...... ARGHHH 
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Edward Hitchens
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| Posted: Sun 25 Sep, 2005 8:19 pm Post subject: |
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Gavin,
I definitely know the feeling. By the time my Albion Fiore gets here, I would've waited almost a year! Then again, this was expected from the start. Mike's an honest guy; he'll tell you if it'll be a week or a year. The advantage of a lengthy wait is that you'll likely have time to save up the remaining balance. 
Ted
"The whole art of government consists in the art of being honest." Thomas Jefferson
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Mikko Kuusirati
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| Posted: Mon 26 Sep, 2005 12:59 am Post subject: Re: Agony |
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| Gavin Kisebach wrote: | | What is the capital of Assyria? |
Ashur.
And yeah, I feel for ya. Always hated the wait. Feels a lot like waiting for Santa Claus as a kid, doesn't it?
"And sin, young man, is when you treat people like things. Including yourself. That's what sin is."
— Terry Pratchett, Carpe Jugulum
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Thomas Hoogendam
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You think that's bad?
I live in the Netherlands. Every time a sword from the US gets shipped USPS to me, it's in the Netherlands within two days, but I still have to wait 3-5 weeks!!! Why?? Because Dutch customs is very, very, very, very, very, VERY slooooooooooow.
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Chad Arnow
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| Peter Johnsson wrote: | Very valid question with a fairly simple answer: since May we have lost 5 staff people, all in production, for various reasons. We have hired 2 new folks - one has started and another will start in about a week and a half. As a result, people like Eric (responsible for R&D for Albion swords) has been working in production for the last several weeks to help keep swords being built, Jason has been both grinding and assembling swords, and other folks have had to jump in to other jobs.
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Well, all the delayed Albion swords I've experienced, including three over the last 5 or 6 months, were a result of not having the necessary components, not being short on manpower. The Mercenary and Sempach needed hilt components from the foundry. The Regent needed the right thickness of steel stock.
With parts and manpower shortages, I'm surprised they've kept "2-3 week delivery" status on their website for most models.
ChadA
http://chadarnow.com/
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Charles Adams
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Hey Gavin, I also ordered a Knight from Albion. I placed my order I think somewhere around early-mid august, and I have just been told it was recieved by Christian Fletcher who is making a scabbard for it. When I ordered, Mike was telling me that the Knight has been a busy sword for them lately. But judging from my order you shouldn't have to wait too much longer.
Hope you get it soon!
Charles
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B. Stark
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I believe the actual capitol was Nineveh. The Assyrians derive their name of the city of Ashur.
"Wyrd bi∂ ful aræd"
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B. Stark
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I stand corrected, Ashur at various times was the capitol(politically) and was the center or capitol for religious reasons at all times for Assyria. Nineveh was capitol from 705 - 612 BC.
"Wyrd bi∂ ful aræd"
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Gavin Kisebach
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| Posted: Mon 26 Sep, 2005 7:16 pm Post subject: |
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Look - truthfully it doesnt matter what the capital of Assyria was. You're supposed to say you don't know so I can cast you into the gorge of eternal peril.
On the topic of scabbards, I know I need one, but money is always an issue, so I was thinking Tritonworks. Here's my question: do I absolutely have to send in my sword for him to make a scabbard? I'm guessing its a yes, so he can fit it like a glove, right?
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Chad Arnow
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| Gavin Kisebach wrote: | | On the topic of scabbards, I know I need one, but money is always an issue, so I was thinking Tritonworks. Here's my question: do I absolutely have to send in my sword for him to make a scabbard? I'm guessing its a yes, so he can fit it like a glove, right? |
Most scabbard makers require the sword, unless they have one of the same model on hand. Even then, they may want to fit it to an individual blade. It's pretty standard, though it's not fun when you've already waited a while for the sword. My advice would be to have Albion send it directly to the scabbard maker first. It's harder to send it away once it's in your hand.
ChadA
http://chadarnow.com/
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Joe Fults
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| Posted: Mon 26 Sep, 2005 8:13 pm Post subject: |
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Albion campaign scabbard, or historical, and much more waiting is probably the only way to keep the sword you will have and get a scabbard for it. Unless of course you buy a same of the same model and send that instead. 
"The goal shouldn’t be to avoid being evil; it should be to actively do good." - Danah Boyd
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Shawn Mulock
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Patience.
I commissioned a custom weapon 26 months ago (give or take a month) and it is just nearing completion now.
[EDIT for temporal correctness]
"It is not what you have, but what you have done".
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Douglas G.
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Dear Gavin,
Listen to Shawn. As swell as it would be, swords and cool scabbards are rarely complete at the same
time. I'm waiting for a couple, getting on the two yearish time frame. Having said that, I HAVE two
custom scabbards from Albion, and they are so nice that I will wait the wait. Hey, I can still play with the
swords in the meantime!!!
Best,
Doug Gentner
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