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No, that one raised my eyebrows as well but it is easy to pay around £10 or so for 8 X 3 blanks so I thought the Elm was decent value. Not as cheap as self harvesting but quicker :)

Cannot be teak That was my guess and I am never right

I like that as a way of holding it but does the ring really need to be removed ? To me it looks OK as it is

So, £5 a blank, regardless of size. Not bad at all :)

It does, thanks Can I also ask how many blanks you actually get for 20Kg. ( I appreciate it will depend on size but rough idea would help )

My thoughts exactly. ( including the pill box )

That is a very good point. Hadn't thought of that.

Can I ask what they charged for P&P ? ( and weight of elm )

(homer) Doh I thought that was me had to much to drink.

I think that looks pretty good, and by the size of it your egg was a cuckoo. :)

I would go with old teak. Which with my track record must guarantee it isn't :)

I wonder if they do audiobook versions

:) I was just sitting here thinking my education must have been sadly inadequate.

I will give that a try Phil, thank you.

I wonder if seeing what something can become is a talent that can be learnt or something that is innate in just a few of us ? ( not me ) Can you remember the process Pete, did you see it as a whole or did you make the shell, then think you could put something inside, then an egg, then the dragon...

Can you remember what the woods are Pete ?

This thread is turning into a bit of a yolk with all the egg references.

I know what you mean Pete. People say that I have better hearing than they do and that that is in compensation for not being able to see. It isn't that though, it is that 'blind' people learn to pay more attention to what they are hearing than most do. The touch thing will probably come but I...

Warning Living can damage your health The only fit woodworker is a dead woodworker :roll: :roll: :roll:

In what way ? You won't be aware Phil but I am technically blind ( still have about 3% vision ) in a way that allows me to get about but not see detail. equally I do not see small areas of colour as such but can see some differences in shades of darkness.