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   Jimurock | Mar 30, 2008 09:00pm | #1

   The Auriou name and stock were bought up earlier this year by a German outfit.  The new co. will have Michel Auriou as manager.  Presumably they have the right to sell existing stock, and will start manufacturing new, if they haven't already.  How good the new will be, who knows?  Auriou got into trouble through labour problems, and if they haven't rehired the old workers the quality is a question mark.  Perhaps someone else knows more about it.  If I were in the market for an Auriou, I'd snap up the old stock if possible.

   Jim

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   gofigure57 | Mar 30, 2008 09:19pm | #2

   Thanks, Jim.   I read about the labor problems a while back somewhere?

   You make good point as far as the skill of the actual makers of these tools , Hope- fully all will work out.  I'm shaping some legs today and they always make the process so  enjoyable.

    

                                                          Thomas Love

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   cdatty | Mar 31, 2008 05:46am | #3

   Has anyone tried the Gramercy hand cut rasps that Tools for Working Wood lists on their web site?  Are they comparable to the Aurios?

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   Woodman41 | Mar 31, 2008 06:10am | #4

   "If I were in the market for an Auriou, I'd snap up the old stock if possible."

   Apparently there was no shortage of buyers when the news broke, good luck finding new old stock.

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   Jimurock | Mar 31, 2008 03:43pm | #6

   I had in mind the old stock that was bought out by the new company -- though how to identify it would be a problem.

   Jim

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   rarebear | Mar 31, 2008 03:36pm | #5

   Was not labor problems was the workers did not want to work OT..

   So he closed the shop and The French law says he he has to pay wages for like 2 years to workers..

   I heard they are going to be made in England under owners supervision..

   Think I read this at the PWW Blog

   -rarebear-
   http://www.rexmill.com My Hand Plane Resource

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   gofigure57 | Mar 31, 2008 03:50pm | #7

   Rarebear , So if you have workers that will not work overtime, Do you not have a labor problem? Just an observation , not trying to be rude. thanks.