Hawaiian Hardwoods- Input wanted!

[Schroedc]

This is not a post to gauge interest before I make a purchase as I already have made an investment in the materials. To be open and honest with full disclosure, this is a partnership between @Don Ratcliff and myself that should benefit both of us and make available some neat wood to the WB community.

I will not be taking any first refusals here or giving anyone preferential place in line as pieces come up. What I am looking for is what sizes/cuts/shapes folks would be most interested in so as I move forward turning this pile of wood into blanks/slabs/sawdust/etc I cut pieces that will interest the largest audience here on WB.

It looks like we'll have Koa, Mango, Monkey Pod, some others, It's going to be a process to identify species on some of this as we go along so please be patient.

Obviously if I cut it all as 4/4 boards and folks wanted bowl blanks or pepper mill blanks etc. I'd kinda be shooting myself in the foot. once i have an idea of what sizes are most popular I can cut larger blocks that can be resawn as demand indicates.

I plan to ship as much as possible via USPS flat rate boxes so keep that in mind. If you're interested in larger pieces I am located in SE Minnesota so pickup would possibly be an option or in certain cases we can look at shipping via UPS or other carriers.

 

[The100road]

Thanks for doing all the dirty work Colin!

Although I would like bowl blanks I think my budget would keep me into the smaller sizes such as below.

Keep us little guys in mind!

(Game call blanks) 1.5x1.5x6"
(Pot call blanks) 4x4x1

 

[Wildthings]

peppermill blanks
knife blanks
duck calls blanks

 

[jasonb]

10x3ish bowl blanks
Peppermill blanks

 

[Sprung]

4" x 4" x 8" blanks for coffee mugs
10" x 3 to 4" bowl blanks
Maybe a small 8/4 slab or two

I would probably drive over to pick up, depending on what and how much I got. Or for an opportunity to get out for a day.

 

[Foot Patrol]

I use knife blocks and scales. I typically purchase in boards or slabs and cut my own to size and then send out to be stabilized.

 

[Bigdrowdy1]

1.5"sq x 6" or 7" call blanks 4"x 4"x 1" pot blanks or dimensions of which could be re-sawn on my end to get them from.

 

[Chris S.]

I am a big fan of flat work and would love to see some wonderful curly boards come out of this instead of blanks those crazy chipper will just turn into worthless piles of wood chips.

That said also be into some Vase blanks and large bowl blanks depending on price point.

 

[Bigdrowdy1]

I am a big fan of flat work and would love to see some wonderful curly boards come out of this instead of blanks those crazy chipper will just turn into worthless piles of wood chips.

That said also be into some Vase blanks and large bowl blanks depending on price point.

Hey Now!!! You single dimension visioned plank laying straight walled there is enough to go around and around and around you get what I am saying away Colin away!!






Rodney

 

[Jim Beam]

For me (and I will throw down some serious cash for purty wood) bowl blanks. I like 'em big. (big as my mini lathe will go)

12 x 12 x 4 or 5
10 x 10 x 4
9 x 9 x 4

 

[Don Ratcliff]

Thank you @Schroedc for all of this.

There is also a tree of purple heart. Some is the thinnest amount of sap wood and some where the sap is half and spalted nicely.

 

[Mike1950]

Thank you @Schroedc for all of this.

There is also a tree of purple heart. Some is the thinnest amount of sap wood and some where the sap is half and spalted nicely.

Yikes you went in partnership with @Don Ratcliff - .....

 

[Schroedc]

Thank you @Schroedc for all of this.

There is also a tree of purple heart. Some is the thinnest amount of sap wood and some where the sap is half and spalted nicely.

Yeah, I'm going to have to look at those, some might make some crazy stabilized blanks with the spalting.

 

[Tony]

Hey Now!!! You single dimension visioned plank laying straight walled there is enough to go around and around and around you get what I am saying away Colin away!!






Rodney

Settle down brother, there's some of us out here that have a foot in each camp! There's enough for everyone

 

[Tony]

@Don Ratcliff

Purpleheart grows in Hawaii?

 

[Don Ratcliff]

@Don Ratcliff

Purpleheart grows in Hawaii?

Not that I know of..
Do all of the woods in your stash grow in Texas?
Nevermind; I forgot the tony twins only use backyard woods...

 

[Don Ratcliff]

Yeah, I'm going to have to look at those, some might make some crazy stabilized blanks with the spalting.

If they do we might need to come to a deal on a couple of those.

 

[Don Ratcliff]

Yikes you went in partnership with @Don Ratcliff - .....

Grrrrrr

 

[Tony]

Not that I know of..
Do all of the woods in your stash grow in Texas?
Nevermind; I forgot the tony twins only use backyard woods...

I'm sorry, I forgot that only a Stoopid Islander would import a dam log......

 

[Bigdrowdy1]

Some more smoked treats around the corner!! Just sayin!!! Them t-har islands seem a long ways away. A simple taste is just that it does not hold the flavors or all that is there!!