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Ben, Thanks for the info on burl and I sure hope you're feeling better this week.... and good luck on your midterms. I can remember those my my school days. BTW Ben - have you mentioned what your major is?

I had a chemistry major, then took a job welding direct out of college for the better pay, and wound up retiring from I&E engineering.

Ken H>
 
I am a chem major as well. Right now i am a second year Chem student with a focus on metallurgy and alloy development.
 
Bumper stickers, bus stop ads, kijiji/craigslist, pulling a banner behind a helicopter on independence day... The issue here is the target audience is not being effectively targeted. More of a tell everyone and hope some people are makers approach. BUT it costs next to nothing to do, so IMO its worth doing. Much Counts suggestion with the forums.
 
I started as a bio major and added chem as a double major. Now have 2 bachelors, and getting my DVM currently. Should be done August of 2018.
 
Ken H> said:
Randy - I understand your reluctance, but in this case we're talking about a person who's been on the forum building a good track record so he's able to fit your ""knowing the seller", and we're talking about budget priced wood, so expectations are not a presentation block of wood.

Sorry about your experience with the walnut burl, If it's "burl", I certainly would expect more than "plain".

A question here to the wood folks - does all burl have figure? OR - is there part of the burl that would be plain?

Ken H>
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I get that. I have seen and read enough of Ben here that I would be willing to buy sight unseen from him if he told me the piece looked nice. Ben is also talking about building his business and reaching more people. New customers might not be as willing to buy sight unseen. That site had a picture of a fully figured block that had burl curls all the way through, that was about 2x1x6. The block I got had burl figuring on about 1/3 of it or maybe a bit less. Rest was just plain grain. Nothing close to the picture.

I've been around enough burl that you wouldn't look at plain grain and call it burl. It's that curl, mini knot, gnarled confused grain that makes it burl.

I may have that piece around somewhere as I never used it. It's probably in my carving bin. I will have to look.

Honestly, its the personal contact, being around and involved and giving customers that good experience that leaves them feeling like they were well treated and got what they wanted or even more that gets you the dedicated customers. I think you are on the right track Ben.
 
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