Stewmac

[essexbasscat]

Pretty much what it says on the top really. Is there a UK division of Stewmac that anyone's found ?

There must be a way around that import duty, surely ?

Cheers All

[TimR]

Www.allparts.uk.com

[BassBus]

CH Guitars sell lots of bits on eBay.
Crimson Guitars sell some tools too.
Guitarwoodsupplies are based in Portugal and sell through eBay.

[yorks5stringer]

Touchstone Tonewoods

[essexbasscat]

Thanks folks

I'll have a look at those sites for the right crowning tool. The angled one I'm using at the moment leaves too many tooling marks, so it's looking like a [expensive] diamond crowning tool [expensive].

Trouble with Stewmac is they seem to have all the right tools and no UK branch

[BigRedX]

[url=http://www.crimsonguitars.com/shop/]Crimson Guitars now make a range of luthiers tools[/url]

[bumnote]

[quote name='essexbasscat' timestamp='1390729730' post='2348596']
Thanks folks

I'll have a look at those sites for the right crowning tool. The angled one I'm using at the moment leaves too many tooling marks, so it's looking like a [expensive] diamond crowning tool [expensive].

Trouble with Stewmac is they seem to have all the right tools and no UK branch
[/quote]

You wouldnt save much money even if they did. You would pay 20% vat on top of the selling price if they had a uk branch and you would pay it on an import. Sometimes if you get a small ish and not too expensive an item it slips through the net and you dont get charges

[essexbasscat]

[quote name='bumnote' timestamp='1390734980' post='2348700']
You wouldnt save much money even if they did. You would pay 20% vat on top of the selling price if they had a uk branch and you would pay it on an import. Sometimes if you get a small ish and not too expensive an item it slips through the net and you dont get charges
[/quote]

There's that too. Looks like UK suppliers if at all possible then.

[merello]

7string on here uses Stewmac a lot.
pm him cos I don't think he's ever had a duty problem.

[essexbasscat]

[quote name='merello' timestamp='1390750897' post='2348955']
7string on here uses Stewmac a lot.
pm him cos I don't think he's ever had a duty problem.
[/quote]

Top Man, I thank you

[KiOgon]

There's one item I want from StewMac at the moment, it's $11.95 with $12.95 shipping

[TimR]

[quote name='KiOgon' timestamp='1390762743' post='2349218']
There's one item I want from StewMac at the moment, it's $11.95 with $12.95 shipping
[/quote]

Not bad considering it's being sent 7000 miles!

Buy 10 and sell the other 9 on eBay.