As most of you probably noticed a week or so ago, we had to close the shop for a couple of days. Since the start, the shop has run on ordinary "websites" ordered from web hosts. We have upgraded a couple of times, each time thinking the speed would be enough, but eventually you realise you need to upgrade again. This was one of those times, and this time a rather more drastic upgrade: we are now on our own server and don't have to share power and speed with anyone else. It really shows. We hope you have noticed it too; if not, have a browse and see for yourself. rubank.se
We are fine-tuning a few things. Some pictures are missing, mainly of products that have changed appearance and need new photos. We also have some problems with Swish, but have activated our older Swish for now. You find it by choosing "Pay on delivery"; choose that and we will send you a link where you can pay with Swish.
During this pandemic we have really noticed how many more visitors we get. At times we have sold as much to foreign customers as to Swedish ones. We have about 1,000 unique visitors every day.
We have waited a long time for a Veritas delivery. They are currently working at only 25% staffing, so it is understandable that things take time; given how much they could surely sell, they would need to be at around 200%. But we are grateful for what we actually get each time. This time it was a mix of things. We have updated what arrived and replaced almost all the product photos with new ones. Even though much is still sold out, we have about 70% of the Veritas products in stock. You will find Veritas here: Veritas/Lee Valley
Many of our pages have a filter box where you can adjust what you see in the product list. Tick the boxes you want to filter by. So if you only want to see what is in stock, choose "In Stock" and press "Filter". On a page with several manufacturers, you can choose which ones you want to see.
No walruses have been used in any way to make our new products. The name comes from the founder thinking he looked like a walrus with his big moustache, and a brand was born: Walrus Oil. We have brought in their furniture and cutting board products. We tested them ourselves on some old, worn cutting boards, and they came back to life after a very simple treatment with the Walrus products. You will find them here: Walrus Oil
After many twists and turns, Knew Concepts got a shipment off to us. It contains a variety of saws, some of which have been gone for a while, plus the (for us) brand-new titanium "Birdcage" saw. It is sold out in the USA, as they currently can't get more material to make saws, but they were able to send us a small number. We are grateful for their trust and have already listed them in the shop. Knew Concepts
We wanted as many people as possible to try something new, so we are running a small offer on the large bottle of Old Brown Glue: 20% off every bottle you buy. The discount is applied at checkout. It runs until Easter, or while stocks last. Find it here: glue
We keep working hard to bring in the things you want. We get many requests for products we don't currently have, and it is great fun that you think we in particular should sell them. We have been in touch with many manufacturers recently, but most can't take on new dealers right now and ask us to come back when the pandemic is over. We will try to send this newsletter a little more often this spring; a lot is happening right now. Until next time, take care and we will speak again soon!
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