isaacrapelje
Member
I am fairly new to pen turning but have developed contacts for great wood at great prices. In order to get great wood at great prices I usually buy atleast 1000lbs of burl or more. I have two questions. First would there be an interest in a group buy for say amboyna, afzelia, maple, buckeye, thuya, box elder burl, etc? Second what do you think is the best way to go about it? By the piece, bf, lb? Maybe a flat rate box full of one piece. I understand I would have to process the wood, but not into pen blank sizes. I can get some pretty good deals like big leaf maple burl for around .50 a pound, buckeye burl for $2.00 lb, amboyna for $9.00 lb with more for shipping. Is this a good idea or should I just buy the wood myself and process it into blanks and charge accordingly?