International Box

jeweler53 · Mar 10, 2015

With the box spending about a month in Canada, and becoming "lost" we still have a ways to go! Here is the order for those that remain. If I have missed someone, let me know!

Cmiles1985
Karl_99
BJohn
Cwalker935
mike4066
Swagopenturner
MarkD
ozne69
edohmann
Trey
SteveG
mbroberg

akingkubo · Mar 10, 2015

That is so sweet and noble of you, Edgar for "doing over" to keep this box going!
That is very impressive in my book! My hat's off to you!

Edgar · Mar 10, 2015

akingkubo said:
That is so sweet and noble of you, Edgar for "doing over" to keep this box going!
That is very impressive in my book! My hat's off to you!

Thanks Maria, but I should note that this was a reallocation of one of the BOBs that I had donated for the Loser Train drawing. I did juice it up just a little for the pass it forward game.

Edgar

Cmiles1985 · Mar 12, 2015

Thanks to Edgar, a fabulous box of blanks with a couple of kits arrived today! I'll post some pictures in a little while. I'll also mail it out to Karl tomorrow with tracking posted. Let's get this thing back on track!!

Cmiles1985 · Mar 13, 2015

What I received:

What I kept:

What I'm adding:

I find it sort of funny how well things travel. In the last Pass it Forward box, I added a piece or two of "Aus Olive." At first I thought it was just coincidental that maybe Edgar bought some of the same wood from George. Then I realized it was my handwriting. Anyhow, there's a good selection of Texas woods in there. Once I print the label, I'll post tracking info!

Edgar · Mar 13, 2015

Cmiles1985 said:
I find it sort of funny how well things travel. In the last Pass it Forward box, I added a piece or two of "Aus Olive." At first I thought it was just coincidental that maybe Edgar bought some of the same wood from George. Then I realized it was my handwriting. Anyhow, there's a good selection of Texas woods in there. Once I print the label, I'll post tracking info!

That is interesting.

If George reads your post, he's liable to think that we don't like his olive wood. :biggrin:

I did buy a pack of George's olive wood about a year ago and I still have about half of it left. When that PIF box arrived at the end of the game, I selected some of the items for my inventory and set the rest aside for other IAP activities. Since I already had some AU olive wood, that was one of the items I put in the "IAP" box - I didn't realize that it came from you, but I'd have been sure to include if I had. I love irony. :wink:

Cmiles1985 · Mar 13, 2015

9405903699300378288090

There's the tracking number! I also threw in a larger blank of spalted hackberry that isn't yet stabilized and didn't make the photo. I've been fairly busy today, but this WILL be dropped off at the Post Office TODAY!

Thanks Dick for running this!

In going through my PM's, I must have been ready for this a while back. I received Karl's address exactly a month ago.

Cmiles1985 · Mar 16, 2015

USPS shows the box as delivered

Karl_99 · Mar 16, 2015

International Box Arrived Today!

OK...the box arrived today and...
Here is what was in it:

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and here is what I took out:

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and then I drove halfway across the country to Billy Tallant's house and took some of his Superbowl Blank winnings and loaded up the box to send to John...

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OK...so maybe I did not do that, but you will have to wait until John gets the box to see what is inside... :biggrin:

Karl_99 · Mar 17, 2015

The box was mailed today to John (BJohn). Tracking #9505 5111 0859 5076 5430 56
He should get it Thursday.

jeweler53 · Mar 23, 2015

BJohn had let me know that he would be "out of town until the 24th" in Feb. I had assumed that was referring to 2/24. Maybe he meant 3/24?

jeweler53 · Mar 23, 2015

The box was delivered on March 20, 2015 , 12:45 pm.

BJohn · Mar 24, 2015

I am here and received the box, just have had a couple family commitments over the weekend and through yesterday, I brought the box with me to work and will look at lunch and add some pieces back in. Will back on it's way tomorrow at the latest.

jeweler53 · Mar 26, 2015

BJohn,
I hope you are well!

As of today you have had the box for a full week. The guidelines for this activity say: "We want this game to run as smoothly and efficiently as possible, so please do not keep the box more than 2 days before shipping it to the next person."

Please ship the box ASAP. You don't eve have to leave the house to do it! It shouldn't take more than 10 or 15 min. If you are unsure how to do this there is a tutorial in the library that explains it. (http://content.penturners.org/library/misc/fr_ship.pdf)

Thanks!

BJohn · Mar 26, 2015

I am well, sorry for the delay but this has been the week from as we said when we were kids (HE double Hockey Sticks).

Unreal busy at work and with family stuff (elderly parent in hospital kind of stuff).

And 'Cody' box is back in the hands of USPS tracking #9114 9999 4423 8520 6114 38.

Sorry did not have a chance to take any photos just wanted the box as Willie say's "Back On The Road Again"

jeweler53 · Mar 26, 2015

Thanks! Hope things calm down a bit for you.

Cwalker935 · Mar 28, 2015

Received the box today. This is what it contained:

Cwalker935 · Mar 28, 2015

This is what I took out:

Boxed back up with my additions and ready to send back out to Mike on Monday.

Charlie_W · Mar 28, 2015

Cwalker935 said:
This is what I took out:

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Boxed back up with my additions and ready to send back out to Mike on Monday.

Nice pick!

Cwalker935 · Mar 30, 2015

The box is now on its way to Akron, tracking number 9114999944238451372576

Here is a link to a thread showing a pen that I made from one of the blanks that I took from the box:
http://www.penturners.org/forum/f13/cross-cut-spalted-maple-131278/

mike4066 · Apr 1, 2015

I The box arrived a day early and I happened to have the afternoon off.

I'll post pics in a bit, gotta pick the kids up from school and drop this back off at the post office.

Edit.. Just dropped off at the post office. Box is headed back to Texas.

tracking #
9405903699300391043027

Edgar · Apr 1, 2015

This truly is an International Box.

By my count, it will have looped through Texas 6 times by the time the game is over.

Cwalker935 · Apr 1, 2015

edohmann said:
This truly is an International Box.

By my count, it will have looped through Texas 6 times by the time the game is over.

Are you suggesting that entering and leaving Texas constitutes an international crossing? Did you guys secede again?

SteveG · Apr 1, 2015

I have in times past, I recall hearing this (or something similar) emphatic statement made in reference to Texas:

"You can give it all back to Mexico!!"

What is the underlying meaning here, I do not know. It seemed to fit in this thread.

Edgar · Apr 1, 2015

SteveG said:
I have in times past, I recall hearing this (or something similar) emphatic statement made in reference to Texas:

"You can give it all back to Mexico!!"

What is the underlying meaning here, I do not know. It seemed to fit in this thread.

Must have been a jealous Yankee

mike4066 · Apr 1, 2015

Here's what came in the box.
I'll post a what I kept pic once I get home

The laser cut blank didn't survive shipping.

Cmiles1985 · Apr 1, 2015

SteveG said:
I have in times past, I recall hearing this (or something similar) emphatic statement made in reference to Texas:

"You can give it all back to Mexico!!"

What is the underlying meaning here, I do not know. It seemed to fit in this thread.

They had a look at Corpus Christi :biggrin:

mike4066 · Apr 2, 2015

Here's what I pulled out. Looking forward to turning the civil war pen.

The leroi was being assembled on a pen when I took the pic.

Swagopenturner · Apr 3, 2015

I get into town to pick up mail on Tuesday, the box should be there by then! I can't wait. I've got a stash of things to stuff back into the box and it will go back out again that same day.

Swagopenturner · Apr 7, 2015

Picked up the box this morning, and was it packed with goodies! Took out what caught my eye, and put in some things for someone else (Who likes Tru-Stone!). Took pictures of everything, but have to wait until tomorrow to download them. The box was sent back out to PA. Expected delivery day: Friday
USPS Tracking Number: 9114 9012 3080 3852 3534 92

MarkD · Apr 7, 2015

Eagerly awaiting the package.
I have been casting lots of hemlock pine cone blanks lately...just saying:biggrin:

jeweler53 · Apr 9, 2015

The box is in th correct state!

Swagopenturner · Apr 9, 2015

Here's the photos I took on the front seat of my truck outside the PO on Tuesday!
Number 12 is what was received. Like I said, it was pack with really great stuff!
14 is what I kept. The Civil War pen went right home and on the lathe. It turned out great!
16 is the stuff I put back in. I hope someone likes it!

mike4066 · Apr 9, 2015

I kept the other Civil War pen with Grant on it, really looking forward to turning it. Who was on that one?

Please let me know how those Steam Punk blanks turn out. I've only made a hand full and the first few sets were a bit brittle.

Cwalker935 · Apr 9, 2015

The other civil war pen was Lee.

MarkD · Apr 11, 2015

I received the box yesterday and hope to get it back in the mail by Monday.
Pictures to come.

jeweler53 · Apr 11, 2015

ozne69 is next. Address sent.

MarkD · Apr 11, 2015

Here is the box as I received it

This is what I kept.

This is what I added

The box will be mailed to ozne69 on Monday.

ozne69 · Apr 11, 2015

Can't wait...

MarkD · Apr 13, 2015

The box has been shipped to ozne69.
Expected delivery is Wednesday.
Tracking # 9505 5110 0336 5103 0038 00

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