grpass
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Just saw an ad on Craigslist, Eugene, Ore. Someone has 300 or so pieces of curly KOA pen blanks. Mostly shorter pieces. $100.00. Sounds interesting.
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Aces-High
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I looked. I saw a few that were curly and most not. Still not a bad deal.
I just looked up the ad. . He shows a pic (for a portion of the blanks) and they are not all Koa, by any means !!! .
Plus, he states that they are 3" (about 200 of them) and 2" long.
If you lived next door and could pop over for a good look, it could be worth your while, but otherwise ?????
Plus, he states that they are 3" (about 200 of them) and 2" long.
If you lived next door and could pop over for a good look, it could be worth your while, but otherwise ?????
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SteveG
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Curly Koa is outstandingly beautiful, but non-curly Koa is way down on the pretty wood list. I looked at that ad, and was underwhelmed with what I saw there. I would go a different route, and look for individual or small groups of stunning curly Koa. I have a bit of experience with this wood , having lived the better part of 40 years in Hawaii, and made a living building custom Koa furniture and pens from this exquisite wood.
cmiller
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Hi friends, I live in Eugene. I just emailed him to ask a bunch of questions, the main one being: Can I buy the nice ones and leave the not-so-nice ones? I'll let you know if I end up with any, maybe I can distribute to folks here that are interested. Maybe SteveG is a better source for nice Koa.
cmiller
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Here how the Q&A went. I don't think I'll be buying the lot.
Hi, do you still have these? Are you willing to sell just some or do they have to go all at once? Am I reading it right that there are no pieces longer than three inches?
Colin
Eugene
Response: The pen blanks were sized to match the two most common pen sizes so 3 inches is the longest.
I want to sell all of them, not deal with piecing them out a few at a time.
I do have longer pieces of koa, I just haven's advertised them yet. I have pieces for making jewelry boxes, etc. and small turning items like bottle stoppers.
Hi, do you still have these? Are you willing to sell just some or do they have to go all at once? Am I reading it right that there are no pieces longer than three inches?
Colin
Eugene
Response: The pen blanks were sized to match the two most common pen sizes so 3 inches is the longest.
I want to sell all of them, not deal with piecing them out a few at a time.
I do have longer pieces of koa, I just haven's advertised them yet. I have pieces for making jewelry boxes, etc. and small turning items like bottle stoppers.