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Thread closed now. Thanks everyone. PS: I won the wager with my boss. Thanks for the help.
If you are the sort of knife maker who can not resist buying more handle material than you will ever use, click the back button on your browser and leave this thread immediately.
WARNING! .....This thread contains hard core materials that will be difficult to resist.
My boss made another wager with me. The bet was that he thought he could sell more wood from our wood yard this weekend (even though it is pouring down rain) than I could sell over the internet. After we had agreed to the terms of the wager I caught him stacking the deck in his favor. He was on the phone with a customer telling them if they came in today he would make them a special deal.
I confronted him and told him "Fine, if you want to play that way I am going to use my secret weapon." He said "Oh sure, your secret weapon. What's that?" I showed him this walnut burl and told him "Nobody can resist this stuff. Plus I am putting it on sale. Just like you told your customer you would do for them." He asked "Where did you get that stuff?" I just smiled and walked away. I think I've got him nervous.
I am counting on you guys to keep me from looking like I was talking out of my backside. These have only had a quick and dirty sanding and the photos are my usual for walnut. Not very good.
I cut these blocks a little over a month ago from a burl stump that had been out of the ground for about 10 years. The wood was a little rain damp so you should let it sit in a heated shop or your house for a couple months before using. The stabilized scales in the walnut thread were from this burl. I cut them into scales and left them in my office for a few weeks to finish drying before sending them to be stabilized.
US shipping is $2.50 for 1 block, free if you get 2 or more.
International shipping is $12 for up to 3 blocks. Free International Shipping if you spend more than $50 in this thread.
When you decide which blocks that you can not resist, just post "I'll take #s...." and I will mark them sold for you.
Our address to make payment using paypal is itsaburl@hotmail.com
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If you are the sort of knife maker who can not resist buying more handle material than you will ever use, click the back button on your browser and leave this thread immediately.
WARNING! .....This thread contains hard core materials that will be difficult to resist.
My boss made another wager with me. The bet was that he thought he could sell more wood from our wood yard this weekend (even though it is pouring down rain) than I could sell over the internet. After we had agreed to the terms of the wager I caught him stacking the deck in his favor. He was on the phone with a customer telling them if they came in today he would make them a special deal.
I confronted him and told him "Fine, if you want to play that way I am going to use my secret weapon." He said "Oh sure, your secret weapon. What's that?" I showed him this walnut burl and told him "Nobody can resist this stuff. Plus I am putting it on sale. Just like you told your customer you would do for them." He asked "Where did you get that stuff?" I just smiled and walked away. I think I've got him nervous.
I am counting on you guys to keep me from looking like I was talking out of my backside. These have only had a quick and dirty sanding and the photos are my usual for walnut. Not very good.
I cut these blocks a little over a month ago from a burl stump that had been out of the ground for about 10 years. The wood was a little rain damp so you should let it sit in a heated shop or your house for a couple months before using. The stabilized scales in the walnut thread were from this burl. I cut them into scales and left them in my office for a few weeks to finish drying before sending them to be stabilized.
US shipping is $2.50 for 1 block, free if you get 2 or more.
International shipping is $12 for up to 3 blocks. Free International Shipping if you spend more than $50 in this thread.
When you decide which blocks that you can not resist, just post "I'll take #s...." and I will mark them sold for you.
Our address to make payment using paypal is itsaburl@hotmail.com
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Dang it Phil, thats going to count against you.