Does CSUSA have a holiday/year end promotion?

[thewishman]

Looking to buy some specific kits, a few days wait for a good deal won't hurt. Don't they usually have a year-end promo?

 

[ed4copies]

often they have a one-day sale on the 30th or 31st

 

[longbeard]

Looking to buy some specific kits, a few days wait for a good deal won't hurt. Don't they usually have a year-end promo?

If i may ask, what are you looking for Chris? I know you said specific

 

[thewishman]

A couple of black Ti Jr. gents, couple of Rhodium Venus, a few Zens, some blanks. Not a lot of stuff... Exotics has most of it, except for some stabilized blanks. I don't want to pay two separate shipping charges for two very small orders.

 

[Dan Masshardt]

A couple of black Ti Jr. gents, couple of Rhodium Venus, a few Zens, some blanks. Not a lot of stuff... Exotics has most of it, except for some stabilized blanks. I don't want to pay two separate shipping charges for two very small orders.

Sounds like you should run a little group buy. ;-)

 

[thewishman]

Thanks, Ed. I'm looking for buckeye and dyed curly poplar. Any of those on hand?

 

[chrisk]

Last year, for the first time, CSUSA didn't offer their one day 15% off, on top of the volume discounts.

 

[Dan Masshardt]

Actually, I have about 1400 stabilized black ash burl, most is dyed or double dyed. If CSUSA skips their sale, let me know and we will get you what you want, Chris!!!

Is that going up on the site or private stash?

 

[thewishman]

The dyed, curly poplar I have been getting has incredible chatoyancy - usually the curls are broader than the curls in maple and they make striking pens. Quilted maple would look great dyed.

I only use stabilized wood now. I used some non-stabilized wood in many varieties that cracked over time. I wholesale my pens and cannot afford for a customer to have problems.

Being in Ohio, buckeye is my biggest seller. It does not do nearly so well in WV, KY or PA, at least for me.

 

[ed4copies]

I'll keep my eyes open for figured poplar---honestly I have never given it ANY thought.

Thanks for the nudge!!
Ed

 

[longbeard]

I have some poplar burl, i've not turned any of it to know what it would look like. Has some eyes, not a lot of figure though.

 

[chrisk]

What we can do with spalted/curly poplar...

The Atrax is my contribution to last year's pith (pic from Chris Burgess aka justturnin).
The Sierra Elegant Beauty (sorry for the pic) rather than spalted is a curly piece of poplar that I died during stabilisation.
Generally these pens don't decorate my booth for a long time.

 

[thewishman]

Nice stuff, Chris.