Rasmus Petersen
04-22-2009, 6:05 PM
I was so very fortunate to be visiting af fellow danish turner today, the occasion was delivery of the first 100 of a 300 pen order i got back in December.. well i was out any way and had the chance to visit this nice fellow Joe... I made the delivery and the client was very pleased with my work so all was vell.. I met up with joe and we ha a very good long vortex talk ... we swaped wood i had brought him some and he gave me some.. burls and exotic stuff... all very good.. then his phone rings and it one of the local lumberguys.. they are cutting down some of the very last Danish Elm trees and joe knows thees 2 trees (BURLS GALORE) so of we go to investigate... and im meet by 2 large trunks with burls all over... we are talkin 60-80 cm i diameter 4-4,5 meters up One large cluster of burl !!! :eek::eek::eek::eek: maby 2 tons all in all.. we arange it so that i get to buy the bedst one of the trunks buy paying for a load of Beech for the owners fireplace NICE NICE NICE.. i know no pics but there will be...
And not only that... i get back home just in the driveway and an other guy calls me and wants to buy for around 1000 dkk. Woodblanks for bottle stoppers!! YES! i just put the notice on my page that im selling blanks for penturning and bottle stopper blanks !! And just yesterday i got around to cutting up some of the bogoak i have for stoppers..
Man i did the big man does the victorydance...
Had to share, will post pictures when i have some..
And not only that... i get back home just in the driveway and an other guy calls me and wants to buy for around 1000 dkk. Woodblanks for bottle stoppers!! YES! i just put the notice on my page that im selling blanks for penturning and bottle stopper blanks !! And just yesterday i got around to cutting up some of the bogoak i have for stoppers..
Man i did the big man does the victorydance...
Had to share, will post pictures when i have some..