BTW all, Highland hardware delivered the guards nicely but pretty slowly!
Ordered on the 3rd, got them on the 12th. They are thick and soft, bendy,
easy to cut to size (did it with a chisel), and a bit hard and slow to slide on.
Not supremely worth it for the munee.

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Alex - newbie_neander in woodworking
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