♫ εηdεd ♫ - Pen blanks and half blanks for...black locust or ?

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I reached the end of some projects last week, so I'm cleaning out odds and ends. I was able to get pen blank and half pen blanks out of my scrap bin as pictured. Anyone interested in a trade for some nice black locust or something else unusual? Would prefer to trade all at once, as they fit mfrb, but can break it up if no interest in all.

56 full blanks in first pics are mostly 0.75-1" square with three 0.625". All 5" long. The 26 half blanks are mostly 1" square and 3" long or, if longer, have a check that will reduce workable length to 3".
 
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The African olivewood has a few w a check or two, though most are good. All other full blanks are good.

Woods are, starting from bottom left in the top pic:

red mallee
African olivewood
Brazilian rosewood
Sumac
Snakewood
Manzanita (my favorite)
African blackwood
Mystery wood (Koa?)
Katalox
Black palm
Pink ivory
Leadwood
Mopane
Osage
Pink dogwood
Zebrawood
Walnut
Old Ironsides live oak (from Charlestown Navy Yard, not boat itself)
African sausage wood (thanks Mr Peet)
Hornbeam
Mystery wood (bubinga?)
 

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Half blanks have some checks here and there, but 3" clean. Mostly the same woods, but also in no particular order:

Black and white ebony (thanks, Bubby)
Stabilized rhododendron burl
Briar
Ebano (this stuff was incredible, but I can't find any more. Casaelpina ebano, coffee wood, Partridge wood - would pay lots for more)
Mystery woods ( bloodwood, ?)
 
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No interest, so moving on from this post...

Will break it up, if anyone has interest in little lots. I have people in real life who will go for the olivewood and the mallee, so scratch those. But anything else, let me know and we can work something out.
 

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Brian, are you looking for pen blanks or what do you want? Tony
 

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Nah. Just had a bunch of cutoffs that I could make pen blank size and figured someone might have use for them.

I did need a small piece of locust, but think I'm buying some from WoodworkingVet (post pending, just talking via pm now).
 

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...and sold offline. So close this one out.

If you see something you were interested in trading for, ask - I usually have something leftover around.
 
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