**ENDED** Briar trade for BEM with Christos

[El Guapo]

Christos and I have been talking about a deal to trade some BEM for some briar. I'm filling a legal size flat rate envelope with three 6.25 x 9.25 x 3/4 pieces of BEM and some filler, and Christos is sending me some briar pen blanks.

Attached are four pics, the first is a good picture of the board that all three of these pieces came from. This was taken in good light with a decent camera... the other three are pretty terrible pics, but they are the individual pieces cut.

 

[ChrisK]

Nice wood Andrew,
I'll upload pics of my part of the trade tomorrow.

 

[ChrisK]

Hereunder my contribution to the trade with Andrew.


Pen blanks from 3 3/4" to 6".


A larger blank measuring (higher spots) 7" x 4 3/4" x +/-3/4".


A couple of bottle stoppers each +/- 2" x 2" x 2".

 

[El Guapo]

Christos, looks great! I'm excited about this trade! I'll put your BEM in the post today...

 

[El Guapo]

I just shipped off your BEM today. When I spoke to USPS yesterday, I thought they told me that it was a 20 lb limit, but when I went by to mail it today, they said it was only a 4 lb limit. I had to take out most of the filler material, but all of the BEM and a really nice big leaf maple burl pen blank fit in under the 4 lb limit.

 

[ChrisK]

No problem Andrew the envelope is already fully stuffed. Thanks.

PS: as for the shipping details you should have asked me. I'm definitely an expert ;)

 

[ChrisK]

Hi Andrew,
I just mailed your box out. I could add a pen blank more. Hope you'll like briar burl.
Regards.
Christos.

 

[El Guapo]

Thanks Christos! I sent your box out on Monday so hopefully it doesn't take too long to get across the pond.

 

[ChrisK]

Delays vary from 3 days (yes 3 days from CA to Brussels...) to 10 calendar days. But generally no more than 6-7 calendar days both ways.

 

[ChrisK]

Hi Andrew,
I got the envelope this morning. Really nice wood! Thank you for the extra blank.

 

[El Guapo]

I'm glad it arrived! We were within an ounce of that darned weight limit, otherwise I would have packed more freebies in there!

 

[ChrisK]

God damned... I will suit the USPS!!! Noooo, they are friends of mine. I'll show you soon how much I'm a SFRB addict...:D

 

[El Guapo]

Just got the briar in the mail today... thanks for all of the great blanks! I can't wait to make some briar pens and a pipe tamp!

 

[ChrisK]

OK Andrew. Glad you like the wood.