Pen Blank Question

[Richard Baker]

Just out of idle curiosity, would anyone want a few (and I do mean a FEW) mesquite and Bois d'Arc (Osage Orange) pen blanks? They are not cut yet, but have a few small pieces that might yield a few pen blanks, and wondered if anyone would actually want them. Seems like the right size, roughly rip sawn, is about 1" square x 5" long. I know that it is absurd to try to save a few little bitty pieces of wood when so much big, nice wood gets bulldozed and burned every year.

Note: This is NOT an ad, just a question. Please do not PM me with "orders".

 

[colinsp]

Richard,

I would love some of them as those woods are not available here in Spain and would be more than willing to pay for postage. Let me know.

 

[Richard Baker]

Colin,
I will try to find out how much it costs to send small package to you. The "shipping cost" may be more than the wood is worth.

Do you know if your country has any import restrictions or taxes on this sort of thing? I have read that these can be a problem in some parts of the world.

Beautiful work on your website. Can you convert your price ranges to US$? Am unfamiliar with spanish currency. Thanks.

 

[colinsp]

Richard

Flat rate mailer about 10-15 USD if I remember rightly. No problems with import restrictions I have had wood from both the US and Canada without problems. 1$ is currently 0.67 euros (or 1 euro is 1.48$) so something that I have priced at say 20 euros is roughly 30$. Let me know how you want to proceed. Thank you for the kind comments about my work.

Thanks

 

[Richard Baker]

Colin,
PM on the way.