Hey Mike,

I think that we do sometimes find a particular Tipper that just 'clicks' & exactly matches our preferences, most often though, a tipper won't and we learn to adjust our technique slightly to accommodate the tool. A benefit of having developed your personal technique on a wide range of tippers, pens, chopsticks etc etc..

The main one I have now from Ralf for example was originally 10" long iirc - I took a chop saw & belt sander to it so it's now 8" long - over the past 6 months I have grown to really like it and the variety of ways it can be used to seduce the goat - he's making me another one with a wee tweak and a few extra of them 'just in case'.
It is heavier than a standard barbeque tipper or drummers hot rod but it is heavier and more solid in sound and construction. It sounds quite like the one that Bob makes in terms of materials and solidity.

The link's fine, it's very relevant, its good to see what other people are up to :)

Essay? :)

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