Okay, so I showed a gal in my office a box I made with bubinga splines, and
she said "Wow, we have a whole bunch of that at home. You want some of it?"
I was thinking that "a whole bunch" was pretty ambiguous until I loaded it
up this morning. It's roughly 2000 pieces roughly the size of a dollar
bill, about 1/2" thick, and roughly a hundred pieces the same width but 12"
long. That's a lot of bubinga! I'm open to suggestions as to what kind of
projects a fellow might attempt with pieces this small. (I guess I could
make a whole bunch of really small jewelry boxes!)
Her husband works at a factory that makes bows, and apparently twenty years
ago he brought home all these boxes of bubinga with the intention of using
them as flooring(!!) in a bathroom. They never got around to using them,
and got tired of hauling them from house to house to house, so sold them to
me for a song.
Victor De Long wrote:
> Okay, so I showed a gal in my office a box I made with bubinga
> splines, and she said "Wow, we have a whole bunch of that at home.
> You want some of it?" I was thinking that "a whole bunch" was pretty
> ambiguous until I loaded it up this morning. It's roughly 2000
> pieces roughly the size of a dollar bill, about 1/2" thick, and
> roughly a hundred pieces the same width but 12" long. That's a lot
> of bubinga! I'm open to suggestions as to what kind of projects a
> fellow might attempt with pieces this small. (I guess I could make a
> whole bunch of really small jewelry boxes!)
>
> Her husband works at a factory that makes bows, and apparently twenty
> years ago he brought home all these boxes of bubinga with the
> intention of using them as flooring(!!) in a bathroom. They never
> got around to using them, and got tired of hauling them from house to
> house to house, so sold them to me for a song.
Glue em up for turning blanks? might be a waste of good wood to shave it
away though.
Think hours of matching veneers. :)
"Victor De Long" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:<[email protected]>...
> Okay, so I showed a gal in my office a box I made with bubinga splines, and
> she said "Wow, we have a whole bunch of that at home. You want some of it?"
> I was thinking that "a whole bunch" was pretty ambiguous until I loaded it
> up this morning. It's roughly 2000 pieces roughly the size of a dollar
> bill, about 1/2" thick, and roughly a hundred pieces the same width but 12"
> long. That's a lot of bubinga! I'm open to suggestions as to what kind of
> projects a fellow might attempt with pieces this small. (I guess I could
> make a whole bunch of really small jewelry boxes!)
>
> Her husband works at a factory that makes bows, and apparently twenty years
> ago he brought home all these boxes of bubinga with the intention of using
> them as flooring(!!) in a bathroom. They never got around to using them,
> and got tired of hauling them from house to house to house, so sold them to
> me for a song.
Victor, how about gluing up the dollar bill size pieces for turning
squares. If you do not have a lathe it would be a good excuse to get
one.
mike
more like finding one it seems. if this isnt a good enough excuse, i dont
know what would be <g>
randy
"Victor De Long" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> I've been looking for an excuse to buy a lathe . . .
>
>
>
> "xrongor" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
> > i bet the pen guys are drooling...
> >
> > randy
> >
> > "Victor De Long" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> > news:[email protected]...
> > > Okay, so I showed a gal in my office a box I made with bubinga
splines,
> > and
> > > she said "Wow, we have a whole bunch of that at home. You want some
of
> > it?"
> > > I was thinking that "a whole bunch" was pretty ambiguous until I
loaded
> it
> > > up this morning. It's roughly 2000 pieces roughly the size of a
dollar
> > > bill, about 1/2" thick, and roughly a hundred pieces the same width
but
> > 12"
> > > long. That's a lot of bubinga! I'm open to suggestions as to what
kind
> > of
> > > projects a fellow might attempt with pieces this small. (I guess I
> could
> > > make a whole bunch of really small jewelry boxes!)
> > >
> > > Her husband works at a factory that makes bows, and apparently twenty
> > years
> > > ago he brought home all these boxes of bubinga with the intention of
> using
> > > them as flooring(!!) in a bathroom. They never got around to using
> them,
> > > and got tired of hauling them from house to house to house, so sold
them
> > to
> > > me for a song.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>
I've been looking for an excuse to buy a lathe . . .
"xrongor" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> i bet the pen guys are drooling...
>
> randy
>
> "Victor De Long" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
> > Okay, so I showed a gal in my office a box I made with bubinga splines,
> and
> > she said "Wow, we have a whole bunch of that at home. You want some of
> it?"
> > I was thinking that "a whole bunch" was pretty ambiguous until I loaded
it
> > up this morning. It's roughly 2000 pieces roughly the size of a dollar
> > bill, about 1/2" thick, and roughly a hundred pieces the same width but
> 12"
> > long. That's a lot of bubinga! I'm open to suggestions as to what kind
> of
> > projects a fellow might attempt with pieces this small. (I guess I
could
> > make a whole bunch of really small jewelry boxes!)
> >
> > Her husband works at a factory that makes bows, and apparently twenty
> years
> > ago he brought home all these boxes of bubinga with the intention of
using
> > them as flooring(!!) in a bathroom. They never got around to using
them,
> > and got tired of hauling them from house to house to house, so sold them
> to
> > me for a song.
> >
> >
> >
>
>
I see a LOT of glue and clamps in your future...
I need a 2x6 12' long when you get ready...
Victor De Long wrote:
> Okay, so I showed a gal in my office a box I made with bubinga splines, and
> she said "Wow, we have a whole bunch of that at home. You want some of it?"
> I was thinking that "a whole bunch" was pretty ambiguous until I loaded it
> up this morning. It's roughly 2000 pieces roughly the size of a dollar
> bill, about 1/2" thick, and roughly a hundred pieces the same width but 12"
> long. That's a lot of bubinga! I'm open to suggestions as to what kind of
> projects a fellow might attempt with pieces this small. (I guess I could
> make a whole bunch of really small jewelry boxes!)
>
> Her husband works at a factory that makes bows, and apparently twenty years
> ago he brought home all these boxes of bubinga with the intention of using
> them as flooring(!!) in a bathroom. They never got around to using them,
> and got tired of hauling them from house to house to house, so sold them to
> me for a song.
>
>
>
i bet the pen guys are drooling...
randy
"Victor De Long" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Okay, so I showed a gal in my office a box I made with bubinga splines,
and
> she said "Wow, we have a whole bunch of that at home. You want some of
it?"
> I was thinking that "a whole bunch" was pretty ambiguous until I loaded it
> up this morning. It's roughly 2000 pieces roughly the size of a dollar
> bill, about 1/2" thick, and roughly a hundred pieces the same width but
12"
> long. That's a lot of bubinga! I'm open to suggestions as to what kind
of
> projects a fellow might attempt with pieces this small. (I guess I could
> make a whole bunch of really small jewelry boxes!)
>
> Her husband works at a factory that makes bows, and apparently twenty
years
> ago he brought home all these boxes of bubinga with the intention of using
> them as flooring(!!) in a bathroom. They never got around to using them,
> and got tired of hauling them from house to house to house, so sold them
to
> me for a song.
>
>
>
How about "Project SHARE"!!! :-)
Wayne
"Victor De Long" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Okay, so I showed a gal in my office a box I made with bubinga splines,
and
> she said "Wow, we have a whole bunch of that at home. You want some of
it?"
> I was thinking that "a whole bunch" was pretty ambiguous until I loaded it
> up this morning. It's roughly 2000 pieces roughly the size of a dollar
> bill, about 1/2" thick, and roughly a hundred pieces the same width but
12"
> long. That's a lot of bubinga! I'm open to suggestions as to what kind
of
> projects a fellow might attempt with pieces this small. (I guess I could
> make a whole bunch of really small jewelry boxes!)
>
> Her husband works at a factory that makes bows, and apparently twenty
years
> ago he brought home all these boxes of bubinga with the intention of using
> them as flooring(!!) in a bathroom. They never got around to using them,
> and got tired of hauling them from house to house to house, so sold them
to
> me for a song.
>
>
>