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    I'm getting wood!

    I have kicked around the idea of getting a few wooden frames from this craftsman. Have anyone here dealt with this outfit or have experience with his product?

    http://urbanspectacles.com/index.html

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    No experience here, but looks pretty cool...how difficult would mounting in that be?

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    Quote Originally Posted by DC Optix View Post
    No experience here, but looks pretty cool...how difficult would mounting in that be?
    Mounting could be tricky. I would let his Dude do it since he has experience with the frames, the fit, the whole process.

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    edkendance and me have the exact same wood frames from OGA

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    Don't try to bend the temples.

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    Quote Originally Posted by For-Life View Post
    edkendance and me have the exact same wood frames from OGA

    Really?

    I didn't realize that he made frames for them.

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    Quote Originally Posted by fjpod View Post
    Don't try to bend the temples.


    Use steam to bend temples :) Works good for me :)

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    Fezz, TMI, you know?

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    Quote Originally Posted by drk View Post
    Fezz, TMI, you know?
    +1
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    C'mon! I know I'm not the only one to wonder about this tread's title!:bbg::bbg::bbg:
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    Quote Originally Posted by opticianbart View Post
    +1
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    Quote Originally Posted by For-Life View Post
    edkendance and me have the exact same wood frames from OGA

    Not the exact same by any stretch of the imagination. God I love me some good wood. :)

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    That's what she said!!!

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    Hey, this guy isn't far from me. Looks like I'm going to need to do some scouting for Fezz. Bespoke wooden frames.... hmmmm.
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    Go check him out and report back!

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    Get some Elmers Glue. Only thing I remember about wood, is it breaks. Be careful.

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    Yeah. Be sure you don't get a brokeback on the frame.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Fezz View Post
    Go check him out and report back!
    Do I get a Fezzjohns baseball cap for my efforts?
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    Quote Originally Posted by kcount View Post
    Do I get a Fezzjohns baseball cap for my efforts?
    I'll check with the legal team in the morning!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Fezz View Post
    I'll check with the legal team in the morning!
    typical corporate BS answer. ;)
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    Oga has (or had) wooden temple frames..didn't care for them and they didn't sell very well.

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    wood?

    Teh heh....
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    Love the look, use an outside lab.....I think they would kick my **** if I asked them to mount those. I can't even get people to clean their eyeglasses every week or so...imagine the yuck on those frames :(
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    No matter What you have more choice than ever for wood eyewear and it' growing. Shwood just struck a deal to deliver sunwear to WISH
    i just updated our Wood Eyewear Listing -http://opticalvisionresources.com/top-22-wood-eyewear-companies. There are several new wood companies that make all wood and of course there are wood temples

    I am so happy to hear you are going to carry product MADE IN The USA! and supporting small independent frame companies!

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    I looked at the urban spectacles website a few months ago -- cool-looking stuff. But considering how much time the artist must spend making each frame, it seems as though they would be extremely expensive to buy. Then you have to mark them up for retail sale and back them with some sort of warranty. I'll get the fake wood frames, if any.

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