From one of the "lucky" winners!
Hi folks,
Just to let you know how things are going from my perspective as one of the lucky winners.
Over half of the people in the quadrant designated for my quarter, had PM'd me within the first couple days, and since then I've heard from all but two. To date I've received blanks from 40% of the group.
In my messages to the senders, I stressed that there was no urgency to send their... donations:biggrin:... as I've been enjoying the fact that they are trickling in rather than coming in one huge wave. I find that it's been easier to apppreciate the choices the senders made when I'm not overwhelmed; and some of their selections have been very generous! So far I've received enough blanks for 60 - 80 pens, and as I mentioned some of these have been very generous: cast rattlesnake; custom made bottle stopper (with the stopper!); burls; acrylic; stabilized; the list goes on. Many of these blanks are ones that I might not have purchased on my own. I've only had time to turn a few of these blanks so far, and I will post some of the results soon.
I would like to offer a couple suggestions to anyone who still has to send blanks out; no matter to whom you are sending them. At the very least, please include your user name! In some cases it's been a bit of detective work trying to figure out who sent the blanks. I've had to compare postmarks against member profiles, and read old posts to see what names were signed.
In addition to including your user name (which makes sending a thank you PM much easier) it would be nice if you could include the descriptions/names of the blanks you're sending. When I post pen photos, I would like to include a description of the material, the fact that it's from the Super Bowl Pool, and the contributer.
One thought did sorta sneak up on me the other day; in fact it smacked me up the side of the head. If I was to make a pen out of each of the blanks I've received so far, it would cost me close to a grand in pen kits!
Thanks again to everyone who participated in the pools, and congratulations to the other "lucky" winners.
Dale