Has anyone gotten their wood blanks from e-bay sellers and if so are these
reliable sources or just people selling scraps

I have had no problem with my ittems, but the thing to watch for is
shipping. Sometimes you can pay more to ship it than the wood cost.
Denny

I have heard of lots of people doing this. I have not heard of any of
them getting stung.
That said, I wouldn't buy anything bigger than a pen blank online, Bowl
blanks etc, I get on the side of the road. Following the tree trimming
trucks has paid off more than once.
triker3 wrote:
Has anyone gotten their wood blanks from e-bay sellers and if so are these
reliable sources or just people selling scraps

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"triker3" wrote:

Has anyone gotten their wood blanks from e-bay sellers and if so are these
reliable sources or just people selling scraps

Echo others, I have a list of sources I have used in the past Bizwood,
HensleyandonWoodworks, Chits Exotic, funwoodsawmill. woodbay (a local to
me) and wooden-animal (usually winter sales only)

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I have bought much wood from eBay in the past and have never had a problem.
A couple of the suppliers I've bought from have gone out of their way to
determine actual species for me (important for my sphere collection). EBay
is a great place to find exotic wood you have never heard of.
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Lehigh Valley Woodturners

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Has anyone gotten their wood blanks from e-bay sellers and if so are these
reliable sources or just people selling scraps

On Wed, 11 Oct 2006 19:20:36 -0500, "triker3" wrote:

Has anyone gotten their wood blanks from e-bay sellers and if so are these
reliable sources or just people selling scraps

I bought a couple of blanks from a guy named Rob, in Canada... should be pretty
easy to search ebay for..

His wood was as listed, his shipping was what I considered normal and his
service was exceptional..

I was fairly new to green wood and one of the blanks had a small crack in it..
As we were emailing back and forth talking about how to turn green, I asked him
how to glue the crack or whatever..

He sent me another blank, at his expense, without me asking for it... I was very
impressed..
Mac

https://home.comcast.net/~mac.davis
https://home.comcast.net/~mac.davis/wood_stuff.htm

triker3 wrote:
Has anyone gotten their wood blanks from e-bay sellers and if so are these
reliable sources or just people selling scraps

I've purchased bowl blanks from several sources on ebay. Had one
problem, which was quickly resolved. (The vendor sent another piece,
plus some additional 'goodies' for my trouble.)
One of the best I've dealt with is NCWood. Gary is the owner I think.
His blanks have always been as advertised, and he ships the next day or
so. Plus he'll combine pieces to save shipping costs.
And isn't loathe to go an extra step to ensure customer satisfaction.
No affiliation, etc.
Tom Weber in Merritt Island, Florida

On Wed, 11 Oct 2006 19:20:36 -0500, triker3 wrote:

Has anyone gotten their wood blanks from e-bay sellers and if so are these
reliable sources or just people selling scraps

I've bought quite a few pen blanks off eBay (and even sold a few tamarind
blanks there) and, for the most part, have been satisfied or better.

I DID buy some curly hickory that isn't very showy. Yes, as a technical
issue, it IS sort of curly ... but the waves are so flat looking that the
sticks just fizzle, not sizzle.

OTOH I've gotten some exotic stuff that was a great deal better than I
expected, also ... from the same vendor.

We cannot guarantee what the next vendor will ship ... but I think most of
us will do a search on "pen blanks", "bowl blanks" or "turning blanks"
once in a while just to see what turns up.

Bill

www.leevalley.com is a good source as well. They are under $2 each. Based in
Halifax, NS.



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Has anyone gotten their wood blanks from e-bay sellers and if so are these
reliable sources or just people selling scraps

Taz wrote:

www.leevalley.com is a good source as well. They are under $2 each. Based in
Halifax, NS.


Strange. I just perused their site and even the pen blanks (.75"x.75"x6")
were more than $2.

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I've purchased MANY blanks off of ebay, no problems so far.
You have to be careful, as you can loose any potential savings when you get
dinged with shipping.. always get a quote before bidding.

I get good rates and prompt shipping from a seller called TheWoodGuy
http://stores.ebay.com/thewoodguy1

and also RiversEdgeExotics has quoted me reasonable shipping
http://stores.ebay.com/The-Rivers-Edge-Exotics

Good luck!
Mike
www.ottawawood.com/pens/index.html





"Larry Blanchard" wrote in message
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Taz wrote:

www.leevalley.com is a good source as well. They are under $2 each. Based
in
Halifax, NS.


Strange. I just perused their site and even the pen blanks (.75"x.75"x6")
were more than $2.

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It's turtles, all the way down