Well, I received my new (used) Nano today, and I am wildly impressed.
Andy's craftsmanship has come a hell of a long way. I mean, his work was always solid. I remember my original Nano, a walnut preorder way the fuck back so long ago only
@flotntoke can remember it
, looked great. But the work done on this Amboyna Burl block has been done by an artist who has improved vastly. You can see how many goddamn Nanos Andy has made in-between my original and the one I'm looking at now. The difference in the quality of the work is unmistakable. It leapt from "solid" to "holy fucking shit is that what Nanos can look like now?!"
Sure, the exoticness of the Amboyna Burl plays a part, but to the trained eye
, it's obviously more than that.
The wood seems thicker-cut on this piece than the 1st Walnuts. I'm not sure if that's to appreciate such a fine exotic wood, or if that's the thickness Nano are cut now, or if I'm remembering incorrectly.
This piece also seems heavier than I remember a Nano being - perhaps because of the possible thicker cut? Or maybe it's because my HI is so thin and light and I'm only comparing it to that...
Anyway...
Congrats, Andy. I know the path that got you to this point wasn't always an easy one - probably never was an easy one. And I know I did my part to annoy the shit out of you along the way.
I think you deserve your praise, and your nearly 500-page thread here.
Couldn't be happier to be a Nano-er again.
Thanks to
@Snappo , for helping us all take "the log game" up a notch.
And thanks to
@NickDlow for allowing someone else to share in this little gem of a vape. I'm not sure what momentary brain damage you suffered to part with this one, but I'll try to do the same sometime in the future so more than two folks can appreciate this one.
But for now, this little fucker is all mine.
Please forgive the amateurishness of my photography. I fucking suck at taking pictures, and have no patience for it.
Your occassionally great poster, EDA