New Fujan

[John M. Formsma]

I absolutely, totally, completely, and in all other ways, love the new 
Fujan also. It's less bulky and lighter than the original, and doesn't 
have the occasional clearance problem (at A0) that the first one did. 
And just as stiff, if not a bit more so.

JF

Kent Swafford wrote:
> I wasn't tempted by the original Fujan aluminum lever, but the new 
> model with the carbon-fiber tube is a much improved beast. The 
> diameter of the carbon-fiber tube is somewhat smaller than the 
> aluminum, and note the new smooth, flush shape where the ball meets 
> the tube. Add the new 20 degree head and an old Hale tip and this 
> thing performs beautifully.
>
> The photo shows a new Fujan with a Faulk titanium lever, both with 20 
> degree heads and Hale tips. I still use the Faulk as well, but the 
> longer Fujan has greater leverage, is probably stiffer, _and_ it 
> weighs less than the Faulk. The Faulk weighs 9.3 oz. and the Fujan 
> weighs 8.6 oz.
>
> Great tools, both,
>
>
> Kent