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RaymundH

Post subject: Canadian Pain

Posted: Wed Dec 23, 2015 2:41 pm

Cocobolo

Joined: Tue Jan 29, 2008 9:43 am
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Location: N.B. Canada

Just got my Christmas package in the mail from a US supplier and just looked at the bill.

YIKES! $1.40 exchange and customs/taxes charges makes luthier tools extremely expensive to import.

I may have to take out an insurance policy on them in case I lose or break one . Lol.

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meddlingfool

Post subject: Re: Canadian Pain

Posted: Wed Dec 23, 2015 3:45 pm

Brazilian Rosewood

Joined: Wed Feb 20, 2008 7:15 pm
Posts: 7549
First name: Ed
Last Name: Bond
City: Nanaimo
Country: Canada
Focus: Build
Status: Professional

Amen to that.

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phil

Post subject: Re: Canadian Pain

Posted: Wed Dec 23, 2015 4:07 pm

Cocobolo

Joined: Sun May 20, 2007 2:47 pm
Posts: 377
Location: Canada

I'm feeling your pain. Might be okay for the economy when it comes to global trade. But from kerfed linings to electronics it's killing us on the small scale.

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DannyV

Post subject: Re: Canadian Pain

Posted: Wed Dec 23, 2015 4:31 pm

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Posts: 2593
Location: Powell River BC Canada
First name: Danny
Last Name: Vincent

It was a good ride while it lasted. Wish I had had a crystal ball.

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meddlingfool

Post subject: Re: Canadian Pain

Posted: Wed Dec 23, 2015 6:40 pm

Brazilian Rosewood

Joined: Wed Feb 20, 2008 7:15 pm
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First name: Ed
Last Name: Bond
City: Nanaimo
Country: Canada
Focus: Build
Status: Professional

I was totally broke when we were at parity. Sure felt it when I had to buy a big machine from the US...

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printer2

Post subject: Re: Canadian Pain

Posted: Wed Dec 23, 2015 6:41 pm

Cocobolo

Joined: Tue Mar 26, 2013 6:49 pm
Posts: 403
First name: Fred
City: Winnipeg
Country: Canada
Focus: Build
Status: Amateur

I bought about 30 sets of different woods during a period when the exchange was still about $1.20 (many from RC Tonewoods). At the time I was wondering about my wood addiction and when it would stop considering this and locally bought wood I plan to resaw will probably last me for a number of years. Wish I would have also bought wood for rosettes and binding/purfling.

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Bri

Post subject: Re: Canadian Pain

Posted: Wed Dec 23, 2015 6:51 pm

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Joined: Sun May 19, 2013 10:22 am
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First name: Brian
Last Name: McDonald
City: Okanagan Centre
State: British Columbia
Zip/Postal Code: V4V2H6
Country: Canada
Focus: Build
Status: Amateur

I like to think of it as the Canadian peso.

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Bob Shanklin

Post subject: Re: Canadian Pain

Posted: Wed Dec 23, 2015 8:23 pm

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First name: Bob
Last Name: Shanklin
City: Windsor
State: ON
Country: Canada

Dollar is going to turn around in the spring, so save your money til then.

Bob

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Rod True

Post subject: Re: Canadian Pain

Posted: Wed Dec 23, 2015 9:32 pm

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Posts: 6680
Location: Abbotsford, BC Canada

There are several Canadian suppliers of wood to be had...tools though are a different story....unless you guys want to buy overseas at a group discount. viewtopic.php?f=10101&t=46568

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douglas ingram

Post subject: Re: Canadian Pain

Posted: Thu Dec 24, 2015 10:32 am

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Location: Lorette, Manitoba, Canada
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Last Name: Ingram
City: Lorette
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I'm holding off buying fretwire and tuning machines for exactly this reason.

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Hesh

Post subject: Re: Canadian Pain

Posted: Thu Dec 24, 2015 10:54 am

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Joined: Fri Nov 02, 2007 9:49 am
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Location: Ann Arbor, Michigan
First name: Hesh
Last Name: Breakstone
City: Ann Arbor
State: Michigan
Country: United States
Status: Professional

Bob Shanklin wrote:

Dollar is going to turn around in the spring, so save your money til then.

Bob

Hey Bob! What's supposed to happen in the spring?

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