Corn cob "emergency"

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ed4copies

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Of course, emergency is as overused as crisis, but here's the story (short version).

Thanksgiving weekend I had a run on corn-cob pens. Sold out.

Monday too tired to think, so Tuesday called rrwhite for IMMEDIATE shipment-USPS had already left for the day, will get out tomorrow. I will be setting up a show Wed anyhow, so Thurs is fine (actually Friday ok too!) Package shows up Friday (USPS took 2 days to travel about 200 miles)

NOW, for the REAL news! Friday night I turned 2 corncob pens. Some of you may remember I posted 15 coats of CA to make a decent corncob-well that was NOT THESE corncobs!!!

They were exceptionally hard, the kernals were very well filled in, turning required a SHARP skew to make ANYTHING happen and light cuts were all I could muster with my best efforts. BUT, two coats of CA and I had a finished pen!!!

I strongly recommend these cobs. Steve must have found a way to REALLY saturate the cobs. They have no "mushy" spots and the process was as simple as turning any other HARD wood.

I have not turned cobs from other sources, so this is not meant to denigrate ANYONE. I am, however, really impressed with how easily these cobs turn into nice pens!

Thanks Steve!!
 
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Serge, I just had a look at the site, they come in 2 1/2" unmatched blanks. Natural, 1 to 4, $4.50, 5 to 29, $3.50 and 30+, $3.00 each. Coloured 1 to 4, $5.25, 5 to 29, $4.25 and 30+, $3.50 each.

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ed4copies

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Size-wize they are about strong 1/4" to 3/8" pith. Steve asked me what style pen I usually made, I told him the cigar-don't know if that had anything to do with his selection. Drilled 2 more last night, will turn tonight.
 
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