I always love coming back to this thread to look.
I am still kicking my self for passing on this project. I had the opportunity, but was not sure I could move what I would have had to move, fast enough, and at the price to be sure I had it covered. This came right as my first custom slip joint was being finished, and I bought new cold weather gear for snowboarding (I was about 12 years overdue for new stuff!).
But, I can still watch this thread, and be happy.