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  1. 5th January 2007, 04:00 AM #1
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    Hi pen-pals,
    I'm in the last 10 days before I leave Finland to come home to Brisbane. I've come across a special type of wood. It's a curly birch but it has heaps of dark squiggles in it. The Finns have been using it for knife handles for generations. I've made a couple of pens out of it. They look great because it has so much detail which is very important for such a small item as a pen. In Finnish the wood is called 'visakoivu'. Does anybody know the English equivalent? I'm bringing some back. Is anyone interested? I've got a contact here who is willing to send some Northern European timbers e.g very old pine, birch, alder and others. I don't know if there is a supplier in Australia?
    cya soon,
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  3. 5th January 2007, 05:30 AM #2
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    Greetings from Finland, land of the thousand lakes!

    Here's few samplepics about curly birch (visakoivu): http://www.brisa.fi/500x.jpg.
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  4. 5th January 2007, 08:15 AM #3
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    Definitly interested
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  5. 5th January 2007, 04:06 PM #4
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    Quote Originally Posted by Moparmies View Post
    Greetings from Finland, land of the thousand lakes!

    Here's few samplepics about curly birch (visakoivu): http://www.brisa.fi/500x.jpg.
    Sorry about the typo on the title.
    Whereabouts in Finland do you live? Do you want to make contact?
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    Very nice. Hmm. What are you trying to work out??
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  7. 5th January 2007, 05:03 PM #6
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    Mazur Birch

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  8. 5th January 2007, 06:55 PM #7
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    Quote Originally Posted by Gil Jones View Post
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    That's it, Gil. I had heard it before but I'd forgotten.
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    Toni, I'd hoped you would read my thread.
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    Mmmm... had a look at some other pics on the brisa.fi site and I'm definitely interested!
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    Me to it looks good
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    very interested.
    Are we talking a box full of shorts to be sent via ship, or a few pen blanks in an airmail bag?
    What sizes?

    Appreciate the offer.
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    Keep me posted Yogi some Masur would be nice
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  13. 6th January 2007, 12:12 AM #12
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    Quote Originally Posted by Clinton1 View Post
    very interested.
    Are we talking a box full of shorts to be sent via ship, or a few pen blanks in an airmail bag?
    What sizes?

    Appreciate the offer.
    About 1/4 cubic metre of various sizes from 200x50s to itzy bitzy, teeny weeny pen blanks. I'm cutting up a short thick trunk and getting the most out of it that I can. I may have to sacrifice some of the other types of wood that I wanted to bring back to make room. We'll also see what Australian Customs says. I'll keep you informed.
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  14. 6th January 2007, 05:06 AM #13
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    Quote Originally Posted by Yogi Rasi View Post
    Whereabouts in Finland do you live? Do you want to make contact?
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    I have send e-mail for you. Hopefully you understand finnish yet...
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    sounds like a nice offer.I am interested
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    Nice timber. I am interested.

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