This weekend I was at a flea market and a guy stopped by to look at my stuff and said his nephew has a furniture shop and keeps giving him scraps to burn. He said some of it was just too nice to burn so he kept it aside. I gave him a spoon for this:
I see a lot of laminated cutting boards, spoons and other stuff in these boxes :).
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Another guy purchased an oak salad set. He said he makes bowls and would like to offer salad sets with his bowls made from the same wood as the bowls but has no interest in making them. I stopped by his place and now it looks like I have a quasi contract for multiple salad sets :).
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Even a flea market can pay off some times!
-- Michael R. Harvey - Brewster, NY - RusticElementArt.com - SpaceAware.org - AnConn.com
10 comments so far
jcees
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posted 562 days ago
Dawg! Nice trade.
always,
J.C.
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Scott Bryan
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posted 562 days ago
This is a wonderful deal. I love seeing posts like this. This was a winner for everyone involved.
-- With God's help all things are possible- even woodworking. Woodworking is not just a hobby, it is an (expletive deleted) expensive hobby.
RobS
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posted 562 days ago
scraps, like a dog at a butcher shop, salivating allowed….nice swap….
-- Rob (A) Waxahachie,TX
Chris
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posted 562 days ago
Nice work… Nearly free wood and a business agreement to boot! Not a bad weekend!
-- Chris
Grumpy
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posted 562 days ago
You are one lucky fella Mike.
-- Grumpy - "Always look on the bright side of life"- Monty Python
TedM
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posted 562 days ago
I’m droolin’ here! Looks to be a great variety!
-- I'm a wood magician... I can turn fine lumber into firewood before your very eyes! - http://www.woodworkersguide.com
Napaman
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posted 562 days ago
man oh man i gotta get to some flee markets and auctions this summer…all you guys are making me crazy with all the great deals I am seeing people fine—-congrats!!! cant wait to see the beautiful work!!!
-- Matt, Napa, CA...fun is beautiful...just trying to have some fun...
GaryK
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posted 561 days ago
I’ll give you two spoons!
-- Gary, East TX -- The longest journey begins with a single step.
jjohn
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posted 561 days ago
I’m hoping to stumble on such a deal as this. I get depressed every time I go to the lumber warehouse and look at the prices. I would just love it if I could go back some yrs. ago when I could have filled my truck up for free many times over. At the time I was working for a Tree surgeon. Oh well. Glad you hit the “Jack Pot!”
-- JJohn
NedB
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posted 446 days ago
great score, I need to go rescue some wood from my wife’s fire company field days. They cook their chickens on a live fire, fueled by scraps from Stickley in Fayetteville. Yes, That Stickley… couple of years back I rescued a bunch of 8/4 Mahagony after the field days, I didn’t poke around in there yet this year, but now that I have a lathe, you can bet I will!
-- Ned - 2B1ASK1 http://nedswoodshop.blogspot.com