Looking for some cheap blanks

[Rio grande penmaker]

I Need to make 60 pens for a give-away event and I am looking for some inexpensive blanks- any kind of wood. I will be making slim line pens. Let me know what you've got. Thanks,
Ron

 

[Fred Bruche]

Cook Woods is running a sale on pen blanks today, $0.45 for maple blanks, $0.49 for claro walnut. Is that the price range you had in mind? The cheapest would probably to get some lumber from a local lumberyard (no shipping costs) and cut the blanks yourself.

 

[Edgar]

If it's a charitable event, I can send you 20+ blanks for the cost of shipping (about $8).

Edgar

 

[Brandy]

I have some 5/8 inch sapele that may work for slim lines. You can have some

 

[SteveJ]

I will also send you 20 for the cost of shipping if it is for charity.

 

[Rio grande penmaker]

If it's a charitable event, I can send you 20+ blanks for the cost of shipping (about $8).

Edgar

Edgar

Exactly how many do you have in mind when you say 20+? I live in a Continuing Care Facility which does not allow us to tip the employees. So, each year they have a Christmas Party and I will be giving a pen to each of the employees as my way pf thanking them for the care that they give us all year. Charitable? I guess this would quality.

Ron

 

[Rio grande penmaker]

Cook Woods is running a sale on pen blanks today, $0.45 for maple blanks, $0.49 for claro walnut. Is that the price range you had in mind? The cheapest would probably to get some lumber from a local lumberyard (no shipping costs) and cut the blanks yourself.

Fred,

Thanks for the heads up. Will consider your suggestion.

Ron

 

[Joebobber]

I can donate 20 also as long as you pay shipping. With the other offers that shoukd make 60 easy

 

[Rio grande penmaker]

I will also send you 20 for the cost of shipping if it is for charity.

Thank you for the offer but I have already satisfied my needs.

Stay safe, Ron

 

[Rio grande penmaker]

I can donate 20 also as long as you pay shipping. With the other offers that shoukd make 60 easy

Got enough from someone else, but thank you for your offer.

Ron

 

[Rio grande penmaker]

I will also send you 20 for the cost of shipping if it is for charity.

Thank you for your offer but I got enough from another member.

Ron

 

[Rio grande penmaker]

If it's a charitable event, I can send you 20+ blanks for the cost of shipping (about $8).

Edgar

Thank you very much for your kind offer, but I was able to get all I needed from another member.

Ron

 

[penicillin]

My local Rockler sells lumber by the board-foot. They will sell you any length cut off from either end of a board by the board-foot, as long as the remaining board is 4 foot or longer. I get many inexpensive pen blanks by buying one foot of several exotic woods like purpleheart and padauk, etc. They are typical "4/4" boards, which are 3/4 or 13/16 inch thick. I cut pen blanks from those small boards on the bandsaw. I like to leave the boards intact and cut pen blanks as needed, just in case I have a need for thin strips or other uses. This approach saves a lot of money compared with buying the ready-made pen blanks in the little cubbyholes.

I don't know if other Rocklers have the same policy, nor do I know whether other woodworking stores like Woodcraft do it, but it works for me.