This afternoon myself and the wife took a ride up to Rockler to pick up something real quick. I had received an email from the store stating that they had received a shipment of Peruvian turning blocks but I did not think much of it as exotics are so very expensive and I have spent too much lately. I must admit that I love turning exotic woods the most as the figures and textures are always a surprise.
So as we wandered around I came across this very large pile of large turning blanks. One in particular caught my eye. It was about 4”X4”X12” so I asked Max the manager how much it was. He looked at it and said “Just a bit over $7.50”! You have to understand that I have paid upwards of $40 for a piece of Australian wood that size. Max said they were selling the wood by the Board Foot rather than its weight. With that and the wife’s permission I loaded up!
This is the wood that came home with me in the back of the wife’s SUV.
I also had a $10 email coupon so this entire load cost me $147.75 which is unreal for this kind of wood! It is all very dense hard woods and appears to be very dry. Looks like I am set for awhile.
So as we wandered around I came across this very large pile of large turning blanks. One in particular caught my eye. It was about 4”X4”X12” so I asked Max the manager how much it was. He looked at it and said “Just a bit over $7.50”! You have to understand that I have paid upwards of $40 for a piece of Australian wood that size. Max said they were selling the wood by the Board Foot rather than its weight. With that and the wife’s permission I loaded up!
This is the wood that came home with me in the back of the wife’s SUV.
I also had a $10 email coupon so this entire load cost me $147.75 which is unreal for this kind of wood! It is all very dense hard woods and appears to be very dry. Looks like I am set for awhile.
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