Thread: Exoticblanks Group Buy *FINAL ORDERS*

Originally Posted by Ozkaban

Received my order last night, thanks Russell

Oh, and the Kauri blanks look pretty nice, though being roughsawn it's hard to get an idea of the grain. One of them was very large - looks big enough to do 3 sierras out of

Cheers,
Dave

And I have 10 coming
Were are the photos we need photos
Well done dave
And well done Russell

Originally Posted by Rum Pig

Were are the photos we need photos

What, and spoil the surprise??

Russell.

Originally Posted by Rum Pig

Were are the photos we need photos

My wife was suffering me playing with toys when I should have been getting kids ready for school... photos were out of the question

Cool about getting 10 blanks - I ordered the figured blanks - thought that I'd probably never do it again, so with only 2 blanks, why get the plain??? One thing I was suprised with was the weight - or the lack thereof. The things feel hollow! Probably similar weight to something like Western Red Cedar - I was expecting aussie hardwood weight (though dunno why)...

Cheers,
Dave

Originally Posted by Ozkaban

My wife was suffering me playing with toys when I should have been getting kids ready for school... photos were out of the question

Cool about getting 10 blanks - I ordered the figured blanks - thought that I'd probably never do it again, so with only 2 blanks, why get the plain??? One thing I was suprised with was the weight - or the lack thereof. The things feel hollow! Probably similar weight to something like Western Red Cedar - I was expecting aussie hardwood weight (though dunno why)...

Cheers,
Dave

Yeah I noticed that too. Maybe it's something about huge trees, maybe they need to be light to grow that big, or they grow that big because they are light?

Russell.

Originally Posted by Ozkaban

My wife was suffering me playing with toys when I should have been getting kids ready for school... photos were out of the question

Cool about getting 10 blanks - I ordered the figured blanks - thought that I'd probably never do it again, so with only 2 blanks, why get the plain??? One thing I was suprised with was the weight - or the lack thereof. The things feel hollow! Probably similar weight to something like Western Red Cedar - I was expecting aussie hardwood weight (though dunno why)...

Cheers,
Dave

Yes I think we get used to our great trees being quite heavy it could be the harsh condition they grow in.
Someone once told me that balsa wood is technically a hard wood so I try and remember that when I find a hard wood that is light weight.

Originally Posted by Ozkaban

I also swapped out a Parker Gel ink from my Sierra pen with the PR Easyflow 9000 refil. To be honest, while both the Parker Gel and the PR refils are *far* superiour to the standard refils, I think the Parker Gel writes smoother and leaves a nicer line. Mind you, the PR refils were US$2.00 each and the Parker Gel was $7.50 at Dymocks city store (I think), so don't get me wrong - I'm not complaining. The PR refils are certainly worth the money and if I run out I will re-order from Exotic blanks before buying the Parker Gel ones. If the original refil was a 4 out of 10, the PR one is 8 and the Parker is a 8.5, to give you an idea of the comparisson.

I think the advantage of the Easyflow 9000 refills is that they write like a rollerball, but
the ink doesn't dry out as fast. Rollerballs typically need to be capped so that they
don't dry out. The Easyflow seems to last as long as the regular Parker refill, but it
lays down ink like a gel. But it dries on the paper quicker than the gel does. So you
get less smudging than you might with a rollerball.

I think of it as a hybrid refill .. sort of the "best of both worlds". I used to replace the
kit refills with Parker gels because they write so nicely.. but people would ask why
they ran out so quickly. With the Easyflow, I don't get that complaint. Now I just
replace all the standard refills with them.
And get people to write with it.. it just about sells the pen by itself.

Originally Posted by NewLondon88

I think the advantage of the Easyflow 9000 refills is that they write like a rollerball, but
the ink doesn't dry out as fast. Rollerballs typically need to be capped so that they
don't dry out. The Easyflow seems to last as long as the regular Parker refill, but it
lays down ink like a gel. But it dries on the paper quicker than the gel does. So you
get less smudging than you might with a rollerball.

I think of it as a hybrid refill .. sort of the "best of both worlds". I used to replace the
kit refills with Parker gels because they write so nicely.. but people would ask why
they ran out so quickly. With the Easyflow, I don't get that complaint. Now I just
replace all the standard refills with them.
And get people to write with it.. it just about sells the pen by itself.

Thanks for that - very interesting. I hadn't used the gel refil long enough to run it out yet, so I wasn't aware of how well (or not) it lasted. I'm certainly happy with how the PR ones write, so I'll be sticking to them. Much nicer than the scratchy ones that come with the kits new

Cheers,
Dave

Originally Posted by Ozkaban

Thanks for that - very interesting. I hadn't used the gel refil long enough to run it out yet, so I wasn't aware of how well (or not) it lasted.

Same here.. I was told by customers Ouch.

Originally Posted by NewLondon88

Same here.. I was told by customers Ouch.

Not to do with pens... love your new avatar Where'd you find it???

Originally Posted by Ozkaban

Not to do with pens... love your new avatar Where'd you find it???

He simply took a picture of himself in the mirror

Everyone should have got theirorder totals at the start of the week, let me know if I missed anyone.

Russell.

Originally Posted by BoomerangInfo

He simply took a picture of himself in the mirror .

Bah .. you're just jealous because Mom gave birth to me 8 minutes before you.

It's one of those pics that float around the Internet somewhere.. I don't even know where
I got it. I'm sure you can search on Google Images for something like "X-Ray pic" or
"Bike helmet pic" or something like that.. (bike helmet x-ray.. I found it!)

Hi folks,

Thought I should update. Still no sign of the second package yet. Unless it turns up today, since I'm having the day at home, there won't be much chance of getting it out before next week.

Despite multiple emails, I've had no response from Dawn or Ed on if/when the second package was sent, or a tracking number, so I'm not even sure how long it's been in transit.

Russell.

hey boomer didnt you say you had my blanks a week or so ago ??? just wondering cos you commented on how big they were.
think it was about 2 fridays ago

im off to wrestle cattle for a few hours be back this arvo .

Originally Posted by texx

hey boomer didnt you say you had my blanks a week or so ago ??? just wondering cos you commented on how big they were.
think it was about 2 fridays ago

im off to wrestle cattle for a few hours be back this arvo .

Got 8 of them, awaiting the Merlin's Magic and the Golden Dawn. And yes, it was that long ago

Russell.