robutacion
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Hi Peoples..!
What I have here today are, the last blanks from an old Willow log that I found some years back. A single log found (well, the only one I could see...!) among a pile of firewood from someone I cut a tree for, then...!
The wood fibers of this log were strange and interesting, the log was half decomposed but much of spalting, as we know it instead, the collapsed wood fibers had become a good possibility to created something special with them.
At that time, I never had the stabilization equipment so, I manually created a few samples of finishes that I knew possible and suitable for this type of wood, I created an add on IAP on the 10/10/2010 but, I had to close it down a few weeks later, here
They had become one of blanks batches that are put in a box and stored away for a long time until I see them and decided to bring them back from the dead, sort of speak, off-course...!
:wink::biggrin:
Here they are now, stabilized with the Cactus Juice and double dyed, first red and then dark blue.
I made a sample out of one to see how it turned out, it now allows the blank to be turned as a normal blank, when before, they were very fragile to handle, even though, the finish is very comparable to what I achieved in the 3 samples I made in this old add, the major difference is that, that finish was only done when the blanks was turned into a finish barrel size but getting there with such fragile blanks, wasn't an easy task when now, they are stabilized and therefore, hardened to allow "normal" handling techniques...!
They are AU$3.50 each and the good news is that, they still a lot lighter in weight than many other blanks so, more blanks will fit in any of the pre-set package total weights. I can fit approx. 7 blanks in a 250gr. padded envelope for AU$9.00
I have 45 blanks, including the sample, this mean a division of 6 lots/250gr. packages of 7 blanks each.
So, each lot (7 blanks) posted to anywhere in the world, will cost a total of AU$33.50
Paypal for all payments, thanks...!
Please, to order post here on send me a PM, I will provided payment info by PM to you...!
PS: To allow me to fit 7 blanks in a 250gr. padded envelop, the blanks will have to be turned to remove any excess dry Juice, seen in the pic with the container holding all blanks, they have already had the square corners removed before they were stabilized so, they will be presented, slightly rounded at approx. 17 to 20mm diameter...!
Thank you...!
Note: These blanks are now ready for shipping, they were rounded and wiped with some varnish in a rag, they look better/cleaner now...!
Cheers
George
What I have here today are, the last blanks from an old Willow log that I found some years back. A single log found (well, the only one I could see...!) among a pile of firewood from someone I cut a tree for, then...!
The wood fibers of this log were strange and interesting, the log was half decomposed but much of spalting, as we know it instead, the collapsed wood fibers had become a good possibility to created something special with them.
At that time, I never had the stabilization equipment so, I manually created a few samples of finishes that I knew possible and suitable for this type of wood, I created an add on IAP on the 10/10/2010 but, I had to close it down a few weeks later, here
They had become one of blanks batches that are put in a box and stored away for a long time until I see them and decided to bring them back from the dead, sort of speak, off-course...!
:wink::biggrin:Here they are now, stabilized with the Cactus Juice and double dyed, first red and then dark blue.
I made a sample out of one to see how it turned out, it now allows the blank to be turned as a normal blank, when before, they were very fragile to handle, even though, the finish is very comparable to what I achieved in the 3 samples I made in this old add, the major difference is that, that finish was only done when the blanks was turned into a finish barrel size but getting there with such fragile blanks, wasn't an easy task when now, they are stabilized and therefore, hardened to allow "normal" handling techniques...!
They are AU$3.50 each and the good news is that, they still a lot lighter in weight than many other blanks so, more blanks will fit in any of the pre-set package total weights. I can fit approx. 7 blanks in a 250gr. padded envelope for AU$9.00
I have 45 blanks, including the sample, this mean a division of 6 lots/250gr. packages of 7 blanks each.
So, each lot (7 blanks) posted to anywhere in the world, will cost a total of AU$33.50
Paypal for all payments, thanks...!
Please, to order post here on send me a PM, I will provided payment info by PM to you...!
PS: To allow me to fit 7 blanks in a 250gr. padded envelop, the blanks will have to be turned to remove any excess dry Juice, seen in the pic with the container holding all blanks, they have already had the square corners removed before they were stabilized so, they will be presented, slightly rounded at approx. 17 to 20mm diameter...!
Thank you...!
Note: These blanks are now ready for shipping, they were rounded and wiped with some varnish in a rag, they look better/cleaner now...!
Cheers
George
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) anyway, the postman delivering that street could work out that I had the correct name and street but one number out so, it was sent beck to me, which makes me wonder who paid to have it sent back, as that economic shipping could not possibly cover "return shipping" so, I wonder.