SOLD East Indian Rosewood Pen Blanks

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I have over 130 East Indian Rosewood pen blanks. They're all 3/4" x 3/4" x 4". Every one I've measured so far is closer to 13/16" square. Color and grain patterns vary quite a bit, but they're almost all completely free of sapwood. They're completely dry.

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$0.45/blank + shipping, with a minimum order of 10. I use pirate ship.

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The problem is the length of 4 inches . Most pen blanks are 5 inches , but for $.45 each it is a giveaway . East Indian Rosewood is expensive .
 
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wood128 said:
The problem is the length of 4 inches . Most pen blanks are 5 inches , but for $.45 each it is a giveaway . East Indian Rosewood is expensive .
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Yeah I was curious about that. I figured there had to be a use case for them since 4" pen blanks aren't necessarily uncommon. I see them sold regularly along with 5" and 6". But I dont turn wood, so I really have no idea how these would get used anyway. Maybe in 2-piece pens with a top and bottom? Or pens where only the top or bottom is wood?

I got them on sale and thought I might find a use for laminating them or using a few for small projects, but at this point Ive accumulated too many larger pieces of east indian rosewood for it to make sense using these pen blanks. So I figured I'd just see if I could unload them without taking [too much of] a hit ha ha
 
Could be used for fly rod inserts but there's absolutely no room for any slack. The hole for mandrel would have to be dead center as the typical O.D. on a finished insert is 0.66". And you'd have to be able to turn the entire 4" length.
 
It's still useful for pens. You just need two blanks for one pen. One for the pen and one for the cap. I think.
 
Big Ry said:
Yeah I was curious about that. I figured there had to be a use case for them since 4" pen blanks aren't necessarily uncommon. I see them sold regularly along with 5" and 6". But I dont turn wood, so I really have no idea how these would get used anyway. Maybe in 2-piece pens with a top and bottom? Or pens where only the top or bottom is wood?

I got them on sale and thought I might find a use for laminating them or using a few for small projects, but at this point Ive accumulated too many larger pieces of east indian rosewood for it to make sense using these pen blanks. So I figured I'd just see if I could unload them without taking [too much of] a hit ha ha
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There are a number of pencils and a few pens with a longer metal nose. The carpenters pencil is one of those.
 
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