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Save the Children Fund Cutting Board on EbAY

Project by DAN posted 709 days ago 1405 views 5 times favorited 40 comments Add to Favorites Watch

This is the cutting board I plan on listing on ebay.

Looking for any ideas or feedback on how to price the listing.

yellowheart, wenge from Africa and Black cherry from Memphis. Curly maple from Ohio.

the black cherry is priceless.

About 12 years ago we lived in Bartlett, Tennessee which is a suburb of Memphis. In the Sunday paper we noticed a classified ad for cherry and walnut lumber @ a dollar a board foot. Never missing a wood bargain, we called, got directions and drove into southern Memphis to take a look at it. Seller met us at an old shed across the street from an old church. Shed was stuffed with rough-cut boards of cherry and walnut. Dusty, and undisturbed for many years it really looked like a mess. Not to go home empty handed my son and I dug through the pile of lumber, finding the best of the bunch. We came up with pretty big pile, about 140 bft.
When the seller was helping us load the wood into the pickup he told us about the wood. The trees came from accross the street and once were on the grounds of the Babtist Church. He said he was the minister of the church and the trees were blown down many years earlier by a tornado. When we were about done loading he told us the trees were special, .... special because Martin Luther King had once visited the church and prayed while under the trees. Story stuck to the wood and has followed it everywhere since. I made many items from that lumber, a shaker clock, a chair, dresser, boxes and now cutting boards for the save the children event.

-- work from your heart and your spirit will live forever


40 comments so far

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CedarFreakCarl

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posted 709 days ago

Wow, great story and a beautiful cutting board. Thanks.

-- Carl Rast, Pelion, SC

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woodgrain411

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posted 709 days ago

very nice work ! Have you considered making a chair with this pattern on the seat and back rest .

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mot

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posted 709 days ago

I don’t have a clue how to price that, Dan. It’s pretty awesome!

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

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Bob Babcock

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posted 709 days ago

Tough one to price Dan. Beautiful board…not sure I would want to take a knife to it and the story makes it all that much more difficult.

-- Bob, Carver Massachusetts, Sawdust Maker http://www.capecodbaychallenge.org

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TomK

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posted 709 days ago

Man! – I know nothing about pricing this kind of thing, but I do know beauty and I know a great story when I hear one! The basket weave pattern is nothing short of incredible. Personally, I would donate the cutting board to the pastor of the church where I obtained the wood. Let them put it up for auction to raise money. And then make more to sell on E-Bay. The best marketing is word of mouth!

-- If you think healthcare is expensive now, wait until it's free! PJ O'Rourke

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MsDebbieP

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posted 708 days ago

I don’t know re: pricing either… I’d ask Dan oh wait. you’re the one who is asking!! :)

the story that goes along with it .. I just don’t know how you put a price to that.

-- ~ Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

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toyguy

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posted 708 days ago

Great story to go with your cutting board. And they look great too!

-- Brian's Table Top Toys http://home.mountaincable.net/~bgraham/

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miles125

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posted 708 days ago

THAT is one awesome cutting board!

-- miles125, Alabama.."Architecture is frozen music""

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CharlieM1958

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posted 708 days ago

Man, I gotta fo find a tutorial. I don’t know how some of you guys do these amazing cutting boards. Beautiful, Dan!

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

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YorkshireStewart

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posted 708 days ago

I think, generally speaking, that on eBay, a item as delightful as this one, listed with a sharp, tightly cropped photograph or two, and a full, but not too long winded narrative will find its realistic price at the fall of the hammer – especially with its charitable connection. Your story as told above would fit the bill. And you’re probably at the peak of Christmas buying just now. I recently listed a book starting price $10 and it sold for $200. Ooops I’m rattling on – hope it helps.

-- Res severa verum gaudium - True pleasure is a serious business. http://www.folksy.com/shops/TreeGems

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Napaman

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posted 708 days ago

Tell them that the one condition they must follow is that they have to use Mastercard…then list the price as: “PRICELESS.”

beautiful piece…i cant comment on cost…but send me a link when you put it on…and I will help bid it up…(jk!!!)... good luck!

-- Matt, Napa, CA...fun is beautiful...just trying to have some fun...

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Brad_Nailor

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posted 708 days ago

Nice work Dan..looks just like the Sketchup model. Thats a real nice design..I’ll be steal…oh er..copying that!

-- David, South Windsor, CT "I love the smell of sawdust in the morning"

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Karson

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posted 708 days ago

No help on the price. But a great job and priceless seems to be my vote.

-- What happens in the workshop stays in the workshop. No wait that doesn't sound right. Karson Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com †

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Lee A. Jesberger

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posted 708 days ago

Hi Dan;

Very impressive! Pricing work like this is impossible. Some people would look at this and think $20.00, while others would think a couple hundred would be more appropriate. (myself included)

In our throw away world most people have no concept of what goes into every piece.

Krenov, in his writing speaks of this with dismay, as it is very difficult to make a living doing custom woodworking, for individuals or small shops.

I just hope it fairs well, as the cause is great!

Very nice work.

Lee

-- by Lee A. Jesberger http://www.prowoodworkingtips.com http://www.ezee-feed.com

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Popintraining

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posted 707 days ago

Very impressive! I would give them money and keep it for myself!

-- Illegitimis nil carborundum - Don't let the bastards grind you down http://woodworkingtipsfrompop.com

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rikkor

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posted 707 days ago

With the background of the wood and the craftsmanship of the construction you’d better get a premium price. What that is I don’t know, but I’d think at least a couple of hundred dollars. Nice job.

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DAN

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posted 707 days ago

Hello Everyone. Thanks for the feedback.
Started the auction at my “lucky” $14.65 starting price.

Link to the auction... save it in your favorities ! and keep checking back !

-- work from your heart and your spirit will live forever

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MsDebbieP

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posted 707 days ago

your write-up is extraordinary!!!

((pat on the back)) Well done, Dan.. well done.

-- ~ Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

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YorkshireStewart

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posted 707 days ago

I just gave it nudge.

-- Res severa verum gaudium - True pleasure is a serious business. http://www.folksy.com/shops/TreeGems

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Bob A in NJ

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posted 707 days ago

Dan,

Fantastic work, really beautiful work, design and craftsmanship.

-- Bob A in NJ

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dewoodwork

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posted 707 days ago

Awesome board. Good luck with the auction.

-- Express creativity with wood, Dewayne. Vacaville CA.

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DAN

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posted 705 days ago

cutting board is up to 97 bucks !

-- work from your heart and your spirit will live forever

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Karson

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posted 705 days ago

great. I’m out is Stewart still in?

I think Stewart is still the high bidder.

-- What happens in the workshop stays in the workshop. No wait that doesn't sound right. Karson Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com †

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YorkshireStewart

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posted 700 days ago

Yes. I’m still there. Things have gone quiet..

-- Res severa verum gaudium - True pleasure is a serious business. http://www.folksy.com/shops/TreeGems

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YorkshireStewart

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posted 700 days ago

Ooops, That might cost me. But it’s for charity!

-- Res severa verum gaudium - True pleasure is a serious business. http://www.folksy.com/shops/TreeGems

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DAN

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posted 700 days ago

you can withdraw your bid

-- work from your heart and your spirit will live forever

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YorkshireStewart

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posted 700 days ago

But then I’d have no chance of winning your lovely board!

-- Res severa verum gaudium - True pleasure is a serious business. http://www.folksy.com/shops/TreeGems

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DAN

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posted 700 days ago

upto $113

-- work from your heart and your spirit will live forever

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Napaman

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posted 700 days ago

exciting!!! I was wondering what happened!!!

-- Matt, Napa, CA...fun is beautiful...just trying to have some fun...

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MsDebbieP

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posted 699 days ago

2 more days…. gosh$113 wow.

-- ~ Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

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TreeBones

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posted 693 days ago

Great project, great story. Has the auction ended?

-- Ron, Twain Harte, Ca. Portable on site Sawmill Service http://westcoastlands.net/Sawmill.html http://westcoastlands.net/SawBucks2/phpBB3

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DAN

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posted 693 days ago

sold for $113

-- work from your heart and your spirit will live forever

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rikkor

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posted 692 days ago

Well, it should have netted more, but that is still a fine donation. Way to go Dan.

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MsDebbieP

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posted 692 days ago

hey, not bad, not bad.
did you have any correspondence with the buyer? Was he/she intrigued by the history of the wood?

-- ~ Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

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DAN

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posted 692 days ago

the cutting board sold to this person

she is one of my best ebay buyers having about a dozen of my pieces in her house

-- work from your heart and your spirit will live forever

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Timber_Cruiser

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posted 681 days ago

Have you had a lot of success selling on ebay. I have tossed the idea around but haven’t taken the plunge yet. I have made a few toyboxes and have received great feedback from them. I thought about trying to sell a few of them but they are so heavy. Awesome, awesome board. And by the way, it is priceless.

-- Don't delay, do it today! If God is your Copilot, switch seats.

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DAN

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posted 681 days ago

give ebay a try ... here is alink to a ebay blog that might be helpful

-- work from your heart and your spirit will live forever

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DAN

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posted 609 days ago

Check out TONY’s super blog on how-to-make a cutting board like this one

-- work from your heart and your spirit will live forever

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CharlieD

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posted 460 days ago

Dan, I’m from Somerville, TN and very much enjoyed this. Now live in Houston but travel frequently back to Somerville area to visit family.

-- Charlie, Humble, Texas

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DAN

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posted 460 days ago

Thanks Charlie
Two weeks ago we drove to McMinnville, Tn to visit my Son and family. It is about a six hour drive.
Regards
DAN

-- work from your heart and your spirit will live forever

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