Interesting Find

You lucky dog! That’s one heck of a find.

-- Gary, East TX -- The longest journey begins with a single step.

They’re junk. Mail them to me immediately for proper disposal ;)

Seriously, I have nothing to offer except for a congrats for that beautiful stuff!

-- "Give me your poor tools, your tired steel, your huddled masses of rust." Yep, I ripped off the Statue of Liberty. That's how I roll!

Charlie, I can’t offer info of my own but there is a short blurb here.
http://www.leevalley.com/wood/page.aspx?c=1&cat=1&p=45550
A few years ago there was better write up in a Lee Valley catalogue, which I no longer have. (

-- If we learn from our mistakes, I'm getting a fantastic education.

Thanks, MrWoody. Compared to Lee Valley prices, looks like I got a bargain.

-- Charlie M. "Woodworking - patience = firewood"

big problem charlie , that stuff is highly illeagal to import into the u s . being that we are friends i wont haul you in this time . pack it up amd mail ….... this is not working is it ? lol nice score charlie enjoy !

smooth Charlie, I`m looking forward to seeing them in your up coming projects

-- Mike, Bruce Mississippi = Jack of many trades master of none

Pretty cool find!

I am looking forward to see what you use it on.

-- Todd A. Clippinger, Montana, http://amcraftsman.com

Great find Charlie.

-- Grumpy - "Always look on the bright side of life"- Monty Python

Wonderful find. Ebay is a nice resource for wood and tools if you are selective. Now that you have these inlays you have a good excuse to get into the shop (as if you really needed one).

Thanks for sharing.

-- With God's help all things are possible- even woodworking. Woodworking is not just a hobby, it is an (expletive deleted) expensive hobby.

always nice to get more (Much more) than you bargained for.

-- I am always doing what I cannot do yet, in order to learn how to do it. - Pablo Picasso -- http://blanchardcreative.etsy.com -- http://snbcreative.wordpress.com/

SCORE!!!! Looks like you’ve come up Chaz, Now dat’s how we like ta roll in dis hood!

-- --Chuck

Good find, inlay strips are expensive.

-- Tom D

Great catch Charlie. That should “jazz up” some projects.

Great, Charlie, now everybody will be looking on E-Bay and we’ll never get any more bargain!!! those are beautiful. Congrats.

-- Thos. Angle

It’s getting harder and harder to find eBay bargains because everybody already is looking.

-- Charlie M. "Woodworking - patience = firewood"

A beautiful find Charlie.

It looks like a lifetime supply.

-- -** You are never to old to set another goal or to dream a new dream ****************** Dick, & Barb Cain, Hibbing, MN. http://www.woodcarvingillustrated.com/gallery/member.php?uid=3627&protype=1

This is an amazing find! You will have fun working with it. I can’t wait to see what you do. Great story behind it too.

-- Check out my new website! http://www.blakeweberwoodworking.com

Sweet deal … I’m jealous!

-- Lip's Dysfuncational Firewood Farm, South Bend, IN

splendid there is what to make with all that

-- jeanmarc manosque france

glad you got these. IT looks like there is about to be more competition for these types of items now that you’ve told everyone your secret source!

It’s amazing that almost every pattern shown here is still available at my local Woodcraft store . Of course I would only be able to get about four pieces for the amount that you stole these for Charlie ! LOL Great find : )

-- You know you're getting old when you know the difference between you're (you are) and your (belonging to you) AND how to use them in a sentence .