EXCEPTIONAL WOOD BLANKS: LISTING #1

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SteveG

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After years at IAP as a compulsive buyer of amazing blanks, I face reality…I can only turn so many pens. I retire this year from SELLING pens. Here you will find many, many GREAT blanks and a lot of AMAZING ones. Additional 'SALE' threads will soon follow.

CLAIMING. Claiming your selection on this thread is the only way to secure blanks: the first claiming post is the winner. For that reason, do not edit your post. Instead just make a new post if you are claiming more, or changing anything. That keeps the time stamp of the post fair for all. "Claiming" PM's will not be honored since a PM is not seen by other bidders. Feel free to consult via PM. I will contact you via PM to arrange payment.

SHIPPING. Shipping will be via USPS Priority Flat Rate, and that cost will be added to your purchase. I must restrict shipping to USA and to Canada. I apologize for this limitation, but I suffer some health issues, and simply am not in a position to learn all the 'Rules' of international shipping. I will need assistance from Canadians as to the best way to ship to you.

PAYMENT. I will accept checks or Paypal Friends and Family (ONLY Friends and Family). Two things to note here. By prior inquiry Paypal has approved the "no fee" F&F method for non-commercial transactions…this has their blessing. I use "F&F" to avoid the fee. This means you cannot fund your purchase through Ppal with a credit card; the funds need to come out of your checking account. If you are making a large purchase, and need to use a credit card, please coordinate with me via PM, and we can work something out. This would be the exception rather than the norm.

Please pay promptly, and please do not claim, and then fail to pay. If I do not receive Ppal payment within 4 days, I will, without notification, consider your bid null, and may relist the item(s). (Exception for payment via check, of course.) Failing to follow through would be very disruptive, and not fair to myself or others. I will update my listing periodically to indicate current availability. You can check claiming posts BETWEEN UPDATES. Here we go:

ELM BURL
#1, #2 ¾" sq X 6" long $8 ea
#3 7/8" sq X 5 1/8" long $7
#4 11/16" sq X 5" long $7
#5 7/8" sq X 4 1/4" long $6
#6, #7, #8 ¾" sq X 5 3/8" long $8 ea(ALL CLAIMED)

AMBOYNA BURL
#9 7/8" sq X 5" long (eyes on all sides, premium blank) $25 (CLAIMED)
#10 13/16" sq X 5 1/8" long (eyes on all sides, premium blank) $25
#11 13/16" sq X 5 1/8" long (eyes on two or three sides, premium blank) $20
#12 13/16" sq X 5" long (beautiful two color w/sap) $14
#13 15/16" sq X 5 ½" long (eyes on all four sides) $16 (CLAIMED)
#14 13/16" sq X 5 3/8" long (eyes on all four sides) $16 (CLAIMED)
#15 13/16" sq X 5 1/8" long (eyes on two or three sides) $16
#16, #17 7/8" sq X 6" long (eyes on all sides) $20 ea (BOTH CLAIMED)
#18, #19 11/16" sq X 5 1/8" long (awesome "flame" eyes, 2 color w/sap) $20 ea (#18 CLAIMED)
#20, #21 7/8" sq X 5" long (Rare, heavy black line figure. Blanks have visible lengthwise surface crack but are fully stable. See second photo of blanks.)$22 ea (#21 CLAIMED)
#22 7/8" sq X 6" long (eyes on all sides, little sapwood on end ) $20 (CLAIMED)
#23 1" X 5 1/8" long (eyes on two sides, two color, small surface crack will turn off) $14
#24 ¾" X 1 1/8" X 51/8" long (awesome "flame" eyes, two color w/sap) $18 (CLAIMED)
#25 7/8" sq X 5 ¼" long (eyes on two sides, very few 'pin holes', nice blank) $14 (CLAIMED)
#26 ¾" X 1 13/16" X 4"long (beautiful/rare Black line figure, eyes, some sap wood and
color spalt) $14
#27, #28 ¾" sq X 3 ½" long (Dramatic, black 'dragon eye' eyes on four sides) $11 ea
#29 13/16" sq X 3" long (nice figure w/eyes on two sides) $9
#30 13/16" sq X 2 ½" long (nice figure w/eyes on two sides) $9
#31, #32 1" sq X 2 ½' long (Beautiful eyes all four sides, premium, matched set) $12 ea
#33 7/8" sq X 2 5/8" long (intense eyes, side-by-side match set w/#34) $11
#34 7/8" sq X 2 5/8" long (intense eyes, side-by-side match set w/#33) $11

ASSORTED TURNED BLANKS

#35, #36 7/8" diam X 5 1/8" long (segmented, price cut) $15 ea (BOTH CLAIMED)
#37 13/16" diam X 5 ¾" (Amboyna sap dyed black…STUNNING future pen) $14 (CLAIMED)
#38 ¾" diam X 5" long (Stabilized Buckeye Burl) $7 (CLAIMED)
#39 ¾" diam X 5 3/8" long (Figured Camphor casted w/dark blue, aqua colors) $7 (CLAIMED)
#40 ¾" diam X 5 3/4" long (Exceptional tight curl Maple) $9
#41 13/16" diam X 5 ¾" long (Zebrano) $9
#42 ooops!, no blank.

SEQUOIA INNER BARK LAYER BLANKS
#43, #44, #45 ¾" X 5 ¼" (Unique blanks cut from inner bark of the majestic Sequoia) $4 ea(ALL THREE CLAIMED)

HONDURAN ROSEWOOD BURL: A SELECT GROUP OF FIVE WITH MAGNIFICENT FIGURE
#46 ¾" X 1 1/16" X 5 1/8" long ( Eyes, eyes, eyes, and swirls galore!) $25 (CLAIMED)
#47 ¾" sq X 5" long (premium eye and swirl blank) $20 (CLAIMED)
#48 ¾" sq X 5 1/8" long (premium swirl blank…special) $22 (CLAIMED)
#49 1" sq X 6" long (Awesome burl eyy blank, large!) $25 (CLAIMED)
#50 ¾" X 1 1/8" X 6 5/8" long (Some of the best swirl, plus eyes too!, large) $25 (CLAIMED)

AMBOYNA BURL SPALTED SAPWOOD DYED & STABILIZED

#51, #52, #53 ¾" sq x 4 ¾" long. (dyed gold, awesome blanks) $18 ea (ALL THREE CLAIMED)

COCOBOLO WITH EXTREME FIGURE AND COLOR: I FOUND THIS GROUP DIFFICULT TO PHOTOGRAPH, SO PROVIDED TWO SETS OF PHOTOS TO SHOW ADDED DETAIL

#54 13/16"sq X 6" long (amazing swirl figure rarely seen in Coco, one side has bark, inclusions which will turn or cut away due to size/length of blank, see 2nd view photo) $ 15 (CLAIMED)
#55 13/16"sq X 6" long (amazing swirl figure rarely seen in Coco) $ 20 (CLAIMED)
#56 ¾" sq X 5 5/8" long (great swirl/curl figure, premium Coco!) $20 (CLAIMED)
#57-#60 ¾" X 5" long (very nice swirl figure uncommon on Coco) $ 12 ea (ALL FOUR CLAIMED)
#61 ¾" X 15/16" X 5 ¼" long (iridescent orange interspersed w/darker contract color making this one special, photo tells it all) $24 (CLAIMED)
#62 heavy ¾" X 5 ½" long (this blank combines color contrast and curl, even photos do not do it justice. Rare find in Coco) $26 (CLAIMED)
#63 (Deleted, I could not let it go!))

MORE COCOBOLO. THE COLOR SEEN HERE IS A LITTLE OFF, BUT WAS DONE SO I COULD SHOW THE AMAZING GRAIN ON THESE FOUR OUTSTANDING BLANKS THAT ARE A BIT DARKER.
COCOBOLO AFICIONADOS WILL GRAB THESE…DO NOT WAIT!


#64 13/16" X 7/8"X 6" long (Eye burl and swirl, it is Coco, but figure looks more like HRB!) $25 (CLAIMED)
#65 13/16" sq X 4 ¾" long (Intense eye burl and swirl. Awesome!) $22 (CLAIMED)
#66 3/4" X (1 ¼ up to 1 5/8") X 4 5/8" long (Best figure anywhere!) $25
#67 3/4" X 1 7/8" X 4 5/8" long(irreg shape) (WOW!! Crazy Figure) $26 (CLAIMED)

THUYA BURL

#68 ¾" X 1 3/8" X 4 7/8" long (Double pen blank…tight eyes, premium blank) $22(CLAIMED)
#69 ¾" sq. x 5 1/2" long (loaded with eyes all around) $9 (CLAIMED)
#70 7/8" sq X 4 ¾" long (Tightly spaced eyes on four sides. This is a full blank, with a small corner chipped off that you might cut off prior to turning. Photo wrongly makes it
appear like end of blank is half missing) $8 (CLAIMED)

AFZELIA BURL
#71,#72 13/16" sq. x 5" long (spalted sapwood and heartwood, awesome blanks) $14 ea (BOTH CLAIMED)
#73,#74,#75 13/16" sq. x 5" long. (Spalted Afzelia Burl, awesome blanks) $14 ea (ALL THREE CLAIMED)

BLACK ASH BURL

#76 1 5/8" X 13/16" X 4 ¾ " (Heavy spalting, intense tightly grouped eyes, double blank) $ 14 (CLAIMED)
#77 13/16" sq X 5 1/8" long (stabilized, close spaced eyes) $7 (CLAIMED)
#78 13/16"sq X 6" long (stabilized, closely spaced eyes) $7 (CLAIMED)
#79 3/4" sq X 4 1/16" long $4 (CLAIMED)

HUON PINE BURL – TASMANIA IS ONLY SOURCE. RESTRICTED DUE TO LIMITED WORLD SUPPLY, THUS EXTREMELY RARE. AMAZING BIRDSEYE FIGURE, INTENSE NICE AROMA! (This is the wood that Dayacom uses for display photos of their high-end kits…go look if not familiar with Huon.)

#80 7/8" sq X 5 ½" long $8 (CLAIMED)
#81 7/8" sq X 5 1/4" long $8 (CLAIMED)
#82 ¾" sq. x 5 1/4" long $8 (CLAIMED)
#83 13/16" X 6" long $9 (CLAIMED)
#84 7/8" sq X 5 1/4" long $ (CLAIMED)
 

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elkhorn

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Hi, Steve, could I please get #'s: 37, 38,39?

Please PM paypal info.
 

magpens

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I'll take 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 77 and probably more which I will add shortly.

Also 69 and 70

Shipping to WA state.
 
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magpens

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Steve, I am sorry I did not comply with your instructions about not editting posts

In addition to my claim in Post #9

Please record these as CLAIMED:

25, 16, 17 ...... and still considering more (which I will add in a new post).
 
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Update as of this post: all blanks claimed have been marked as such on my listing. For those who claimed and then paid, the "CLAIMED" annotation will not be changed to "SOLD" on the listing. Just know that "claimed" = "sold", once you have paid. I intent to ship all paid blank requests within two working days of payment rec'd. Thanks to all compulsive blank buyers...I am one of you. :rolleyes: :biggrin:
 

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Blank Request/Orders update: All orders that have been paid for both this (Listing #1) and Listing #2 have been shipped. Thank you all for your purchases!
 
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