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Please accept my apologies for the delay in getting this posted...been apologizing alot lately.
So then, let me get right to the meat of this brief report.
Rogers' Rangers
ATC is, and has been maintaining a one to two week turn-around window for its hand-forged products. This will change. Why? Because our hand forging operation is extremely labor intensive and our backorders for other products have grown considerably. Thus, ATC will be temporarily closing is hand-forging operation until all other products are current in terms of production and delivery.
This was a tough decision, as our RR line has steadily grown every month over the past year...the personalized RR Spike Tomahawk has become the preferred "Hail and Farewell" gift for Soldiers leaving units for others for many months now.
We anticipate re-opening the forge in 60-90 days...hopefully sooner. However, this decision was necessary to achieve our goal of one to two week turnaround on our other products.
We have a small supply of finished MinuteMen and Rogers' Rangers Spike Tomahawks available right now. If you want yours now, don't delay in ordering. Once their gone, the forge will be cold for a little while and you'll have to wait 2 to 3 months before ordering.
Vietnam Tomahawks
Our anticipated completion of drop-forgings on 8/4 has been postponed to 8/10, this Saturday. Once completed, and they WILL be completed on 8/10, we will be machining the eyes of several hundred of said forgings to receive the already machined and waiting Acetal handles.
After machining, we heat treat and parkerize...these two operations contribute about a week to the overall procedure.
We anticipate with great confidence a ship date for ALL Vietnam Tactical and Vietnam Field Grade orders no later than Friday 8/30. If we fail, you can take us to the cleaners with chargebacks and refunds and rightly so. However, I wouldn't make such a bold statement about it unless we felt THAT sure, so believe me when I say, we WILL be shipping by 8/30.
Next Generation Ranger Tomahawks
As I have stated before, the heads and handles ARE completed and being assembled. This last run was a nightmare, as we had to make several machining and programming adjustments along the way to get them just right.
We have high confidence that all of the backordered, most of the newly ordered, and the few replacement handle "Next Gens" will be on the road to your doorstep by Friday, 8/30. Again, if we fail, start applying the dry cleaning solution directly to my head, because I will deserve it.
Hayes Hawks
The heads are at BodyCoat right now being applied with their new Tungsten Carbide coating...quite expensive and durable, it is TOTALLY jet black and just perfect on the Hayes Hawk.
The machined Tsuka-pattern machined handles are nearly done and will be completely done before we get the heads back from BodyCoat. When the heads return, std. edition models will be shipped immediately and ltd. edition models will be shipped to Wally for his custom hand wrap.
Bodycoat should be shipping the heads back to us next week and our turnaround will be less than three days for std. editions to customers and ltd.'s to Wally in au' Canada!
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I know this post reflects pushed back dates and might be disappointing to some after reading our previous posts with commitments regarding delivery. However, I assure you we are equally anxious to fill your order, working hard toward that end, and will provide you with a high quality product that is unmatched in our biz.
Thanks so much for your support, enthusiasm, patience, and love of Tomahawks. We love them just as much and enjoy manufacturing them.
So then, let me get right to the meat of this brief report.
Rogers' Rangers
ATC is, and has been maintaining a one to two week turn-around window for its hand-forged products. This will change. Why? Because our hand forging operation is extremely labor intensive and our backorders for other products have grown considerably. Thus, ATC will be temporarily closing is hand-forging operation until all other products are current in terms of production and delivery.
This was a tough decision, as our RR line has steadily grown every month over the past year...the personalized RR Spike Tomahawk has become the preferred "Hail and Farewell" gift for Soldiers leaving units for others for many months now.
We anticipate re-opening the forge in 60-90 days...hopefully sooner. However, this decision was necessary to achieve our goal of one to two week turnaround on our other products.
We have a small supply of finished MinuteMen and Rogers' Rangers Spike Tomahawks available right now. If you want yours now, don't delay in ordering. Once their gone, the forge will be cold for a little while and you'll have to wait 2 to 3 months before ordering.
Vietnam Tomahawks
Our anticipated completion of drop-forgings on 8/4 has been postponed to 8/10, this Saturday. Once completed, and they WILL be completed on 8/10, we will be machining the eyes of several hundred of said forgings to receive the already machined and waiting Acetal handles.
After machining, we heat treat and parkerize...these two operations contribute about a week to the overall procedure.
We anticipate with great confidence a ship date for ALL Vietnam Tactical and Vietnam Field Grade orders no later than Friday 8/30. If we fail, you can take us to the cleaners with chargebacks and refunds and rightly so. However, I wouldn't make such a bold statement about it unless we felt THAT sure, so believe me when I say, we WILL be shipping by 8/30.
Next Generation Ranger Tomahawks
As I have stated before, the heads and handles ARE completed and being assembled. This last run was a nightmare, as we had to make several machining and programming adjustments along the way to get them just right.
We have high confidence that all of the backordered, most of the newly ordered, and the few replacement handle "Next Gens" will be on the road to your doorstep by Friday, 8/30. Again, if we fail, start applying the dry cleaning solution directly to my head, because I will deserve it.
Hayes Hawks
The heads are at BodyCoat right now being applied with their new Tungsten Carbide coating...quite expensive and durable, it is TOTALLY jet black and just perfect on the Hayes Hawk.
The machined Tsuka-pattern machined handles are nearly done and will be completely done before we get the heads back from BodyCoat. When the heads return, std. edition models will be shipped immediately and ltd. edition models will be shipped to Wally for his custom hand wrap.
Bodycoat should be shipping the heads back to us next week and our turnaround will be less than three days for std. editions to customers and ltd.'s to Wally in au' Canada!
----------
I know this post reflects pushed back dates and might be disappointing to some after reading our previous posts with commitments regarding delivery. However, I assure you we are equally anxious to fill your order, working hard toward that end, and will provide you with a high quality product that is unmatched in our biz.
Thanks so much for your support, enthusiasm, patience, and love of Tomahawks. We love them just as much and enjoy manufacturing them.
