richstick1
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I bought a flat rate box of pen blank cutoffs off of Ebay - a combo of bradford pear, holly, cherry burl, and white oak burl. The pear is very useable, the holly is ok, and the burls are a mix of "I think I can use this" and "holy cow is this thing full of voids/cracks/splits". I got the whole box for a song, so it's worth it even if I can't use some of the so-so pieces. But, I want to ask the experts here - can you use a blank with a huge split in it, or is it not worth the time? Can I fill these voids even before drillin the blanks out, etc? If so, what do you recommend? I'm very much a noob here - I've blown up 3-4 of them already, so I'm hoping there is something I can do with them.
Thanks in advance!!
Thanks in advance!!