Hello Boys and Girls...
10 orders shipped as promised. I never liked being made to wait longer than I'm told, and it seems that in the vape world, there are all sorts of delays. I'm glad I was able to avoid that. Tracking numbers were sent to the lucky 10. That means it's time to get serious about cutting the video. I have less than 48 hours. Tonight, I'll organize my thoughts on what I need to cover.
Lots of questions, I'll answer what I can. Darker wood is actually Black Walnut. Sometimes it'll have gnarly grain patterns, other times swirly, with light streaks. Cherry is the lighter wood, but gets darker as it ages. With this type of use, where it's handled all the time, probably even quicker. My new DD is a Cherry / Cherry model, and it's already a few shades darker.
Timber will have the same heater, I'm not 100% on the configuration / design of the rest of it, but one thing I know, it'll have that coil.
Now that the units are out, I have to say I did my best to flush out any issues. The video will cover how to get the most out of the unit, but I'm open to any questions, publicly or privately. If something does go amiss, I'll either fix or replace ASAP.
I also did some cutting to size of my walnut stock. Real gnarly, tough to cut on the table saw. My blade bound up a couple of times, and then my saw wouldn't restart. I looked for the reset switch, taking the saw half apart, no good. I searched the owner's manual and it wasn't in the place they said. I went online, and read five different things on what to do. I am now freaking out because the table saw is the most important, most expensive, piece of equipment I have. Long story short, I found the reset button, all is well. Walnut is cut to size.
This time I'm going to have to work in units of two Lil' Buds per board. Each board is cut to the right width (60mm) and thickness (28mm), but about 2 feet long (final length is 95mm or under 4 inches). Last time I worked with 4 foot boards, but that last batch of cherry was much easier to work with. Each board will probably yield 2 Lil' Buds. I have 6 boards ready to go. Goal is to produce ten units to match my already formed 10 coils. I like working with some extra, once the set up is made, might as well make a couple of extras. I was tempted to increase batch size to accommodate the demand, but ten just feels like the right amount for me to work with, so I stuck with ten.
So... as the launch day comes to a close, I'm looking forward to a bright future for Vapwood, including Timber, and maybe even a collaboration with Alan. Can't wait...