Let's prioritize our desires!

[super_X_drifter]

I've got a question and don't want to clutter up the forum with a thread just to ask it, it's not too far off topic on this thread so I guess I'll ask it here. what is the great appeal of the wood reo's? is it exclusivity, or do some just really like the rounded feel of the wood or the look of hand craftsmanship, or is there something else about it that I'm not even realizing?

I once had the same position / questions. Metal is all this kid needs. Then I got a woodvil. The. "in hand" feel is in a different realm than the metal REOs. I really dig my metals but the feel of the wood combined with how amazing they look is the appeal to me. The level of craftsmanship make them off the chain.

They seem to hit harder too.

The exclusivity of it - the fact that they are nearly impossible to get / working collector items weighs in on it too I'm sure

Look at this beast

 

[jakem50]

Woodvil! I'm about to cut down trees in my back yard and see if I can make one with the repair kit I just bought!

 

[UKPaul]

6Al4V Titanium Grand Hybrid

That would be it for me.

Especially if we could get one with an integrated or threaded drip tip. The wobbly drip tip connection that I get with every single drip tip I use on an RM2 is the only thing that actually sucks about the Reo experience.


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Hi pesky_human,
I have 3 super t manufacturing shorty tips for my RM2's and everyone is super tight. I unscrew my caps using the drip tips and they never move at all.

It is a struggle to get them out, almost as if the cap and tip are one piece of metal.

 

[turbocad6]

I guess I've always been more of a metal kind of guy, to me wood is much easier to work with and much softer, metal takes a lot more specialized tooling and is much harder to shape to your will, so as I see it a wood one could be made by almost anyone with basic hand tools and sand paper, where the metal ones are obviously just machined much more precise, more specialized tooling and more work to deal with, and to me anyway, the metal ones just seem to be of a higher caliber, but again, I'm not so much of woodworking kind of guy, I prefer metal dust, shavings and oil residue over sawdust

that is def a pretty mod though, I guess I can see how it looks much "richer" and warmer than an aluminum box, I'd be afraid of destroying it, I'm even wishing the aluminum was stainless steel instead I could see having one of those for home use I guess, thanks for the pic bro

 

[rudy4653]

1-WOOD....2-WOOD....3-WOOD....4-WOOD....5-WOOD!!!!!!!!!!
In that order.

 

[rudy4653]

I once had the same position / questions. Metal is all this kid needs. Then I got a woodvil. The. "in hand" feel is in a different realm than the metal REOs. I really dig my metals but the feel of the wood combined with how amazing they look is the appeal to me. The level of craftsmanship make them off the chain.

They seem to hit harder too.

The exclusivity of it - the fact that they are nearly impossible to get / working collector items weighs in on it too I'm sure

Look at this beast

As I have mentioned NUMEROUS times..........Pure Vapeporn in THE most erotic Cocobolo level!!!!!

 

[pdib]

dna20d could be done as an add on module to the regular grand, something like this wouldn't even need any altering of the main body machining procedure that's already in place, could be just an add on extension, something like this:





this added about 1/2" in height to my grand, not sure how much taller the vv version is than the regular grand, guess it could also be modified to accept the dna20 into the grand vv body too maybe? the dna20 module doesn't like getting wet though, even with nic juice, so the bottom add on approach might be the best way to seal it off for reliability. dna20 is cool because you can use just one 18650 and use almost all of it's available capacity without power drop off in the vape as the battery is consumed. would def be cool if reo made an add on like this I think

Granted, I like to drive my REO w/ a stick shift; but that mod right there is pure AWESOMENESS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


is that a functioning prototype, -cad? I know people who would kill for that.

 

[turbocad6]

hopefully will be functioning tonight. I don't build anything to resell, only build for myself hobbyist kind of stuff, but rob is more than welcome to develop this if it is in his interests

 

[Norman Clature]

I like all these ideas and I selfishly want a "Yin-Yang" engraved door; or perhaps engraved both on the front and door of a "Tumbled Raw Aluminum" Grand.

Norman

 

[MamaTried]

You have better watch that talk...

um, i Tried...

 

[MamaTried]

I've got a question and don't want to clutter up the forum with a thread just to ask it, it's not too far off topic on this thread so I guess I'll ask it here. what is the great appeal of the wood reo's? is it exclusivity, or do some just really like the rounded feel of the wood or the look of hand craftsmanship, or is there something else about it that I'm not even realizing?

Alice laid it out pretty dang well in a post last night:

In addition to what Karen and other say about the Wood REOs most can take a real beating and come out virtually unscathed. I've had several "other" wood mods in my hands and own one beauty, non-REO, that could never even hold together in conditions many Wood REOs endure. Most are made of several pieces of wood glued together. Many suffer separation of parts just because of the glued inlays and parts with just minimal use or and not even abuse. How many wood mods would you take "swimming" pretty often with no damage let alone separation of parts?!?! My first Wood REO, one of the first, a "Woody" has been swimming no less than 20 times and used for months in the steamy hot tub. I just removed battery, wiped it out, blew out 801 atty, put all back together, and kept on vaping for hours after. It is a Purpleheart, btw. I wouldn't subject my all Spalted VV, of course, to the torture but many of my Curly Oaks have been regular swimmers. And then we have the Walnut. Almost indestructible, doesn't dent...... Lots of other examples. But main thing is the one piece construction: no joints or glue.

I'll put my REOs up against any other Wood mod for endurance under adverse conditions.

I don't have to rave about the exemplary craftsmanship as others will do that. But anything said about the beauty and fine craftsmanship I will second, and third, and fourth, and........... I love fine wood. I love artistic. I love precision. I love endurance. I live with a lot of wood products that have endured over a century, or more, of hard use and they are beautiful. That's what I look for in many wood products. Beauty and functionality.....

Gil, didn't you do the thread, "Use those Wood REOs"?