Wood gloat and advice needed...

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166 days ago

I got my hands on this “wood” pictured at no charge…
It is ebony (yes that’s right…..ebony!!) ....about 3/8’s in thick…..inlaid with faux ivory….
The reason it was free is because the vendor who did the inlay work messed up on the pitch of the inlay’s and the wood is unusable…...so…..it’s scrap!!!

Anyways I have 40 linear feet of it, (5-8 foot sticks)

So my question is…..
What do I do with it?????

-- Semper Fi

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RussellAP home \| projects \| blog 2394 posts in 455 days #1 posted 166 days ago	Send it to me. No one should have to worry about such things. -- Failure does not stop me, it makes me try harder..... because I'm crazy.
grizzman home \| projects \| blog 5380 posts in 1471 days #2 posted 166 days ago	get creative…even if you were to turn it over you could use it that way, but what a sweet deal for you, you can use it for so many things, have fun, if you think you will have trouble with it, then let me know…you really shouldnt need that much, and …......well you know…enjoy it , i cant wait to see what5 you do with it… -- GRIZZMAN ...[''''']
a1Jim home \| projects \| blog 87110 posts in 1745 days #3 posted 166 days ago	Use it for banding. you could rip it into two or three pieces and glue it up in a off- set pattern for a more unique banding. -- W James Brokenbourgh Custom furniture maker http://artisticwoodstudio.com/
Monte Pittman home \| projects \| blog 7060 posts in 506 days #4 posted 166 days ago	Put it in storage. At some point you’ll find the perfect project for it. -- Mother Nature created it, I just assemble it. - It's not ability that we often lack, but the patience to use our ability

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