Ebony logs, ready for shipping

Cool. Lots of good projects in those logs.

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The only regret, I didnt get to open them logs up to see whats inside and I’ll never know.

Sure puts the small souvenier pieces I have into perspective… that is some ebony!

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Great looking logs.

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Wow!

-- You can discover more about a person in an hour of play than in a year of conversation. (Plato)

Ooh….........excuse me while I salivate.

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Scoot over Bob, I got a flood going here…

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Niiiiice!!

-- A man who moves mountains starts one stone at a time.

Are you sure you’ve got the correct spelling for the delivery address, just in case you need the correct spelling it is B L U E M O U N T A I N S, Australia!

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Blue Mountains, AU….Thanks for the invitation!! I’ll be on a plane as soon as you send tickets.

oh my … now doesn’t that just get your blood tingling!! Woo hoo. I’m sure that I could love that wood just as much as my willow. SWEEEEEET

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Seeing that wood is like fireworks for the woodworker!

Ooooooooo! Ahhhhhhhhh!

Thanks for sharing.

-- Paul, Texas

Got any more, my address is…..Jockmike

-- Mike. mwurm13@yahoo.com

I’m up to my neck in it Jockmike

how many pounds do you want?

Great catch Blue!

Amen on that Paul!

-- Carpe Lignum - Seize The Wood,

That’s a lot of ebony.

-- John

Where did the logs originally come from?

-- Dorje (pronounced "door-jay"), Seattle, WA

The largest piece was givin to me by a neighbor, he asked if I could remove it from his property. The other three are from a new construction subdivision(McAllen,TX), they were bull dozed over. Same with this next piece. see pic:
These pics show a tree root clump that I just washed with presser washer yestarday. Also some 2”slabs and a 5”x7” slab from the trunk. The wood looks a little different cause there was an abundant water source which causes lots of sapwood growth. High humidity also causes the tree to rot. Thats all the wood I got from that tree as far as large pieces.
Some of it shipped to Oroville.
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I bet the shipping is a doozy! Nice logs, though.

-- Jesus is Lord!

It was used for making professional quality musical instuments, so shipping was a small percentage of retail cost of finished product. The flutes made sell for 500-1k. Yea thats what said.

Nice pictures Gerry

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Looks like pretty nifty stuff. How hard of a wood is it? Also, if you hade not played with it yet, you can use the insert image to directly include your pictures in the posts.

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Hey it worked! Thanks WC.

Shop tuor comming up!

It works. : ^ )

-- We must guard our enthusiasm as we would our life - James Krenov

Hey! I’m glad to have found these pictures on here of the ebony slabs. That is a stunning wood, isn’t it? I am even MORE excited now! I saw the flutes that guy is making on Ebay. I guess he’s getting a good return on that Texas ebony you sold him!!! He is asking 665$ for his flutes! Something to consider when I get MY logs! ;-) Last time I checked, they were in Memphis…just a few more sleeps before they make it to Montreal.
Can’t wait!!!

Here’s the link for the flutes:

http://cgi.ebay.ca/Bass-Range-C-m-Texas-Ebony-Native-American-Style-Flute_W0QQitemZ230200158178QQihZ013QQcategoryZ47102QQrdZ1QQssPageNameZWD1VQQ_trksidZp1638.m118.l1247QQcmdZViewItem

Yep, Brent Haines, hes a master crafter and a nice person. I also like the Buckeye pieces he makes.

I’ve got a bunch of these logs right now, and the pricing is through the roof, anyone tell me what they have paid for ebony in the past?

I’m so jealous i just may cry a little

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