It seems like Joda has switched his focus to larger batches of prodo pieces.
I understand why he's focusing on prodo batches over commissioned pieces, considering he has to deal less with negotiations and can just focus on churning out a big batch for a large lump payment.
That said, I personally can't recommend Joda for commissioned pieces at the moment.
I commissioned a relatively simple enano gong with a carb from him after reading so many positive posts about his custom work. We worked out the details and I made the payment over 3 weeks ago. He was supposed to ship it out over 2 weeks ago (Monday the 10th to be exact). First it was postponed because the joint cracked, and he had to wait for replacement joints. Then when the joints finally arrived (he was already over a week late at this point) he put my order on the back burner because he had a large batch order that he had to travel for. Last time I heard from him was over a week ago now and I've been waiting 4 days for him to respond to my last message asking when he thinks he'll be able to ship it. I've asked him several times since the joint cracked for a photo of the work he has done and he has ignored that part of my messages consistently, so I'm curious as to whether he's actually even started on it.
He has offered to refund me several times due to the long wait. However, considering I haven't gotten a response in 4 days, my choices at this point are to either wait an indeterminate amount of time to receive the piece or wait an indeterminate amount of time for him to issue a refund. Considering how long I've already had to wait I figure I'll just wait until he delivers and keep my fingers crossed that he at least delivers a good product in the end.
TL;DR I can't yet speak to the quality of Joda's commissioned work, but I advise you not to trust his time estimates if you do decide to place a custom order with him. If he gets a bigger order after you make your payment, expect to be placed on the back burner indefinitely.
Hopefully, whenever he does deliver, I'll be able to give a glowing review on the quality of his work.
But currently, I just feel disrespected that he couldn't take 30 minutes to fix the joint and mail the piece out to me before leaving for his business trip, especially considering he was already over a week late.
My apologies for the rant.
You know I will keep you posted.
BUT usually its around 2-3 days max after it hits the US for the other shippers. The hard part is over and if you made it through customs it shouldn't be much longer!
I hope I like it! I should have checked with y'all before buying! I KNEW it! 