Question For People Who Buy Blanks

[KenB259]

I'll probably put some of my laser cut blanks on my Etsy site. I have a question though. Would you rather buy the blank already glued together or would you rather buy a pile of parts? The blanks will be drilled either way.

 

[mark james]

My preference for these types of blanks would have been for "glued in".

 

[d_bondi]

I'd say glued in. I have heard of folks loosing a small piece of complicated laser cut blanks.

 

[Kenny Durrant]

Those are nice!! My 2cents would be to glue them yourself then sell them. My reasoning for that is from some of your past post your pretty picky with your quality. Nothing wrong with that but a few of the puzzle blanks I've put together didn't fit just right. So if someone has trouble and shows off one of your blanks that person might think there were flaws with the blank. Not to sway your decision just a thought. When I was breeding pigeons I was told never never sell your culls because it might reflect back on you. Good luck with them you really do nice work.

 

[KenB259]

My preference is to glue them myself and from the above posts it seems that's the way to go. I like the 360° designs way better than most inlay blanks available that are just one sided, single image.

 

[Woodchipper]

Glued up. I tend to misplace small parts.

 

[KenB259]

These are what I have so far. By the way I have drawn all these designs myself

 

[KMCloonan]

I'm with the crowd for the reasons mentioned. a couple years ago I had a Kallenshaan Woods Pool Cue blank kit that required assembly of multiple parts, and it was challenging to get the pieces seated properly and finished smooth. While there was a sense of accomplishment when I was done, having it assembled would have saved me a lot of swearing.

Awesome blanks by the way. having the pattern visible 360 degrees will be a game changer.

 

[TonyL]

remarkable work! i have bought several inlay blanks from one supplier that dry-fits the pieces, then wraps then with thin rubberbands. one turns them as-is, but first applies a good dose of CA over everything (including the rubberbands). You then turn everyhthing off. I am not suggesting that is a better way; I am just informing you of what another supplier is doing. If you make the red with the white hearts for the PSI Executive; I wil take 2. You know how to reach me.

 

[DRDJR]

I would like mine glued up.