Thread: Bethlehem Olive Wood group buy

Hey everyone!

Well you're not going to believe it, but I just got a message from my wife saying the wood arrived today!

That's 10 elapsed days, including holidays, from order to arrival. Never got anything from the states that quick before. I'd call that top notch service.

When I get home I'll start sorting it all and see how it all stacks up. Tomorrow being "no electricity day" at home (grumble, grumble) will slow me down, but I might be able to get some posted out Friday if people can get their transfers in. I haven't even sent bank details out yet. Will get that sorted soon I hope.

Russell.

great news russell geez at this rate everyone else will have one turned before i do.

Well folks, I just opened the pack. Seems we've been given quite a few freebies too, so everyone will get at least one extra for free.

Bad news though, they're heavier than I thought, so only 8 - 9 will fit under 500 grams. Anyone wanting 10 will need to go up to the 3Kg bag size, sorry.

I'm just counting the certs. I think we're 1 short, but the darn things stick together, so I may have missed one. But that's OK, I'l lbe doing a test one at least that doesn't need a cert.

Once I finish sorting, I'll send everyone their payment details. If anyone who wanted 10 wants to jump down to 8 to save postage on the smaller bag, let me know ASAP. Remember an order of 10 means you'll be getting 11 now anyway.

Russell.

Oops, forgot the piccie.

Russell.

OK they're all sorted, allocated, packed and ready to go. 3 hours of fiddling and fussing, but it was a pleasant experience, especially on "no electricty day". Just have to wait for the money to come in now I have some pictures of the process, but am on a image challenegd PC at the moment, so will post tomorrow.

Basically though, I sorted the blanks into 3 piles - little figure, moderate figure, and highly figured, plus a few that had minor flaws.

Every person got 2 highly figured blanks, then an even number of moderate and little figured blanks.

Russell.

Sweet! Thanks Russell.

Looking forward to turning a few into pens...

Cheers,
Dave

Looks like a "group buy" that all went well hehe, (may need to set up a treadle lathe ) or bypass the Meter so SWMBO doesn't catch you cheating lol. have a good one ,this sunshine may help your recovery a bit as well Lucky I don't need a mouth to type ,the anaesthetic is just wearing off

email sent

Email sent. Thanks for the great job in organizing this.
Kim

email sent . thanks again russell
will treat them like gold and will only turn them on high end kits damn if im gunna turn a bloody plain twist kit for some one
troy

Thanks all,

Six packages in the mail so far, two more payments received today that will go on Monday, so just two more left for posting after that.

Darn direct deposits over the counter are a pain to track, as the good old banks don;t seem to want to use any sort of payment reference, and it's not even coming through on my statement as to which bank it's coming from, so I'm getting simple statements like "cash payment" and "direct credit" with no identification at all. Luckily it's just a small number of people that I can match up with a pretty good guess. You'd need a better method for a larger group.

I hope to finish up my first sample today with one of the lighter figured blanks, to see how it works out. I'll probably chuck a few of my spares up on PenAffair for sale when I get sorted too, for those who may have missed out but still wish to pick some up.

Russell.

OK, only two packages left to go in the mail. People should start receiving them from today I'd imagine. I hope Aus Post has treated them well.

Russell.

Hi Russell,

My blanks arrived today - many thanks! They all look great, though they're thinner than I thought. Not a problem, would still get a Baron/Sedona out of it, but you wouldn't want to be off too much on the drilling!

Very happy with purchase, and great service from Russell!

Cheers,
Dave

Originally Posted by Ozkaban

Hi Russell,

My blanks arrived today - many thanks! They all look great, though they're thinner than I thought. Not a problem, would still get a Baron/Sedona out of it, but you wouldn't want to be off too much on the drilling!

Very happy with purchase, and great service from Russell!

Cheers,
Dave

Glad to hear they arrived Dave. You should have no troubles with any of the standard kits at the size they are. All of the blanks I use are around this size (19mm) and I've had no problems doing Churchills even at that size, as long as you drill straight.

Russell.