Gee I wonder why

[Old Griz]

He is not getting any bids on this pen blank....
Do you think that maybe he has no idea of what intelligent pen turners will pay for a blank.... [][]
http://cgi.ebay.com/AFrican-Sandalw...218288521QQcategoryZ71234QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

 

[Geo in Winnipeg]

Griz, I had to check my calender. I thought for a moment it was April 1st. LOL

 

[smoky10]

I know he would take the $30 for it, but do you think he really expects to sell it for that?

 

[DCBluesman]

My guess is either 1) he thinks he has a piece of "real" sandalwood (Santalum album L.) or 2) he hopes to find a buyer who thinks that is the real stuff. For those of you who haven't experienced this wood, it is nearly impossible to find at any price.

 

[PenWorks]

I think there magic blanks and a pretty good deal []
Put them on your lathe at night,.... come back in the morning.....
And it turns itself,....instant pen ! []

 

[rtjw]

WOW! and i thought I was paying expensive prices at 10.00 a blank.

 

[Rifleman1776]

With the rarity of real sandalwood, it might be worth the price. But, to buy off eBay from a stranger, mighty risky. Besides, how many of us can actually identify sandalwood when/if we see it?

 

[Rudy Vey]

Originally posted by Rifleman
<br />With the rarity of real sandalwood, it might be worth the price. But, to buy off eBay from a stranger, mighty risky. Besides, how many of us can actually identify sandalwood when/if we see it?

Real Sandalwood might be worth a high price, but this is Tamboutie, a pretty common African wood. Nothing special about this. I bought some time ago a board of Tamboutie at my Woodcraft store, and I cut it into pen blanks, as far as I remember correctly the cost for one of these was much less than 1$ (considered that Woodcraft is not the cheapest when it comes to wood). I have no idea why it is also called "African Sandalwood", did not have any special smell to it.

 

[its_virgil]

(REAL)Sandlewood is rare enough and used by Orientals as a medicinal product that the dealer I purchased a couple of blanks from in Hawaii cleans his bandsaw and collects the sandlewood dust to sell for medicinal purposes. Interesting.
Do a good turn daily!
Don

Originally posted by Rifleman
<br />With the rarity of real sandalwood, it might be worth the price. But, to buy off eBay from a stranger, mighty risky. Besides, how many of us can actually identify sandalwood when/if we see it?

 

[Ligget]

WOW, and that is only the hopefull starting price! [:0]

 

[esheffield]

And he has another, only slightly smaller one, listed at $5.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=8218288509

 

[btboone]

Perhaps the unique smell is from the fact that the wood comes from old sandals.

 

[mick]

Originally posted by PenWorks
<br />I think there magic blanks and a pretty good deal []
Put them on your lathe at night,.... come back in the morning.....
And it turns itself,....instant pen ! []

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