Bought Three And Left Two

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I bet you can guess which two I left in the storešŸ˜‚
 

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I would take three but the price of the ebony is higher than a cat's back. One would have to price crafts/projects for only a few to consider. The ebony is a bit plain but the spalted wood caught my eye. What are the other two? Cherry and mahogany?
 
Big money. What people do not realize that yes they look great and they do. I would buy these in a heartbeat. But they belong on projects that can show the beauty of their grains as they sit such as boxes and plaques and things like that and not on pen blanks. Pen blanks are too small to show off the beauty of woods like this. Hope you make something cool other than pens from these.

Can not read the labels. What woods are they?
 
jttheclockman said:
Big money. What people do not realize that yes they look great and they do. I would buy these in a heartbeat. But they belong on projects that can show the beauty of their grains as they sit such as boxes and plaques and things like that and not on pen blanks. Pen blanks are too small to show off the beauty of woods like this. Hope you make something cool other than pens from these.

Can not read the labels. What woods are they?
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The ones I bought are Bloodwood, Redheart and Spalted Maple.
 
Woodchipper said:
I would take three but the price of the ebony is higher than a cat's back. One would have to price crafts/projects for only a few to consider. The ebony is a bit plain but the spalted wood caught my eye. What are the other two? Cherry and mahogany?
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Redheart and Bloodwood.
 
egnald said:
Holy Smokes! I didn't realize my Gaboon Ebony was worth so much! - Dave
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Gabon Ebony is one of the most sought after exotics and one of the most expensive. Over the years my dealer use to get some premium stuff and boy the price was up there. But a few times I splurged but pieces were always turning pieces. Could not get boards. The more pure black the better. I have always had good success with it but as some here have had failures because of cracking.
 
KenB259 said:
The ones I bought are Bloodwood, Redheart and Spalted Maple.
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Ken The Redheart and Spalted would make a beautiful combination. But as I said they need to be used as full pieces to show off that beauty. If you happen to get some pen blank size pieces left over, make a pen box to match the pen with the same woods. I love the Redheart, but I am biased to all the heart woods. That section with the sap wood would make a nice pen blank and would not look so good in a full sized project as much. Look at me planning projects on wood I do not own. Good luck and I am sure you will do them justice. Every inch needs a home.
 
I got a perfectly black small piece of Gaboon Ebony from my grandfather. To this day that's still the only piece of ebony i've ever had.
He also gave me some bloodwood and redheart. Love that stuff.
 
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