sme 3009

I hit the Buy It Now button on this a few days ago as I’ve always wanted an early split-weight and the price (£350) was very reasonable given what they can go for. This will be another lengthy thread but my intention is to end up with a mint mid-60s split-weight regardless where that quest...

Edit/warning: Anyone coming fresh to this thread please read it as a blog, a journey, a learning curve etc. Do not view it as a linear instruction manual. This thread contains many rabbit holes, blind alleys, cul-de-sacs, a lot of money spent unnecessarily and following some advice I now view as...