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Title: What A find
Post by: Bills Custom Calls on May 19, 2007, 03:51:49 PM
My Wife [Chris]and I went to a wood turners swap meet today just west of Columbus,Ohio today,and this is what I found
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The big piece is figured maple it is 42 inches long and 10 inches wide 3 inches thick  The big chunk is spalted walnut  there is some figured cherry,marble cocobola,African Mohagany,purple heart some other walnut blanks all for less then $50
I think I got a deal

Bill
Title: Re: What A find
Post by: FinsnFur on May 19, 2007, 04:30:48 PM
Yeah you got a deal alright.
I really like the looks of that purple chunk.  :wink:
Title: Re: What A find
Post by: Bills Custom Calls on May 19, 2007, 05:05:45 PM
That is purple heart wood Jim I will try and spin ya one out of it.

Bill
Title: Re: What A find
Post by: iahntr on May 19, 2007, 05:14:08 PM
Cool ! That would be fun goin to somethin like that!
Title: Re: What A find
Post by: Bills Custom Calls on May 19, 2007, 06:14:14 PM
We did enjoy it very much.Found about it Friday night and we both said lets go check it out.

Of course I didn't take enough money along :doh2:


Bill
Title: Re: What A find
Post by: iahntr on May 19, 2007, 06:35:48 PM
I haven't been to anywhere "hands on" yet, everything I've gotten is through the mail. I'm gonna try and stop at the Woodcraft store in Lenexa Ks. Don't know how it is, but we should be going right past there.
Title: Re: What A find
Post by: HaMeR on May 19, 2007, 06:36:12 PM
Thats a heckuva deal for sure!!  :congrats: I like the yellow wood you got there Bill.
Title: Re: What A find
Post by: DirtyDog on May 19, 2007, 07:28:23 PM
Bill,

Looks like you got enough wood there to keep ya busy for a REAL long time.  :biggrin:

ND
Title: Re: What A find
Post by: keekee on May 19, 2007, 07:55:53 PM
Dang! Wish I had of known about that. I would of drove up for the day!


Brent
Title: Re: What A find
Post by: HaMeR on May 19, 2007, 07:57:26 PM
Thats why Bill didn't tell ya bout it. :confused:

:laf: :laf:
Title: Re: What A find
Post by: Hawks Feather on May 19, 2007, 11:09:12 PM
Bill,

Looks like you have many calls there.  Have fun making them.

Jerry
Title: Re: What A find
Post by: BasinBoy on May 19, 2007, 11:16:00 PM
hey bill how much would it cost for ya to build me a call?
Title: Re: What A find
Post by: FinsnFur on May 19, 2007, 11:35:28 PM
Ey you can't be conducting business as a call maker on here unless your you sign up for our........ :puke: :puke:

Jis kiddin  :roflmao:
Boy I dont miss that crap  :iroll:
Title: Re: What A find
Post by: Jeb on May 20, 2007, 12:20:22 AM
lol :eyebrownod: :laf: :laf:
Title: Re: What A find
Post by: Bills Custom Calls on May 20, 2007, 04:55:20 AM
Sorry Brent I thought all you ol time spinners got info to dem dher swap meets

Cody I sent you a message

Looks like I will have lots of fire wood if I make a lot of mistakes :laf:

Bill
Title: Re: What A find
Post by: keekee on May 21, 2007, 08:59:50 AM
I got so much stuff on the top of my desk now, I couldnt find it if it was here.....lol

Looks like you did well up there though! Nice looking wood.


Brent
Title: Re: What A find
Post by: CypressSlough on May 21, 2007, 10:34:25 AM
Bill, looks like ya scored some nice wood to keep ya busy for awhile. Just make sure ya get the little lady's turnings spun up first. Keeps ya up on the Brownie Points.


Brian.
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