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I came across this listing on E-bay and thought some of you might be interested.
http://cgi.ebay.com/Luthiers-Ultimate-Inlay-Bit-Set-carbide-end-mill-router_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQ_trkparmsZ72Q3a570Q7c66Q3a1Q7c65Q3a12Q7c39Q3a2Q7c240Q3a1318QQ_trksidZp3286Q2ec0Q2em14QQhashZitem170294831193QQitemZ170294831193QQptZGuitarQ5fAccessoriesQQsalenotsupported

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Beautiful and unusual tone woods at a reasonable price.
http://www.rctonewoods.com/RCT_Store
The Zootman
1109 Military Rd.
Kenmore, NY 14217
(716) 874-1498

Bob,
Did you mean this site? I could not get your url to come up. I just did a search on eBay and found this.

http://cgi.ebay.com/Luthiers-Ultimate-Inlay-Bit-Set-carbide-end-mill-router_W0QQitemZ170294831193QQcmdZViewItemQQptZGuitar_Accessories?hash=item170294831193&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1205%7C66%3A2%7C65%3A12%7C39%3A1%7C240%3A1318%7C301%3A1%7C293%3A1%7C294%3A50

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"After forty-nine years of violin building, I have decided that the search for a varnish is similar to the fox hunt. The fun is in the hunt."
Jack Batts Maker and Repairer of Fine Violins

Yup that's the one.

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Beautiful and unusual tone woods at a reasonable price.
http://www.rctonewoods.com/RCT_Store
The Zootman
1109 Military Rd.
Kenmore, NY 14217
(716) 874-1498

Sounds like a good deal. The same bits cost $20 bucks more at Stew-Mac. Wish I wasn't broke, I'd bid on them.

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"After forty-nine years of violin building, I have decided that the search for a varnish is similar to the fox hunt. The fun is in the hunt."
Jack Batts Maker and Repairer of Fine Violins

I have been looking at 'upcut' bits, because they are so cheap. How 'bad' are they in comparison to down draft? Do they spray wood shavings all over the place? 1/8-1/4.
Is 1/4 too large for a rosette trough?

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Here is what a Parlor Guitar is for!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oEa8PkjO6_I

I've recently found that the 1/8" up cut (end mills) work just fine for cutting out rosette channels, they really are quite small and don't fray the edges much (because they are such a small bit). Going bigger might make the fraying worse.

The 1/32" end mills that I bought for $3.75 each from eckotoolsupply are great. Perfect for inlay work.

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I actually discount them for members of the `Ukulele Guild of Hawai`i.

Of course, I'd do the same here as well.

Shameless self promotion - is that allowed?

No, but we allow "Shameful Self Promotion"!

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Sound Clips of most of my guitars

I bought a set of these a couple months back, and they are good as far as I can tell, only used one bit so far. Being Canadian it was nice to get a Ebay seller that did not inflate the shipping cost to Canada. It is a nightmare what some sellers want for shipping.

Fred

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Fred Tellier
http://www.fetellierguitars.com
Facebook page http://www.facebook.com/pages/FE-Tellier-Guitars/163451547003866

I bought a set of these from Aaron, and THOUGHT I had a problem with one bit. I asked Aaron for a replacement, and before I could blink, he sent me two replacements.

The problem turned out to be the bearing in my router causing a bit of run-out at the quill, and some chatter at the bit.

I owe Aaron for the replacement bits.

Great guy, I will buy from him again.

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Aaron,
PM sent.

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George :-)