Cutting Crew
Established Member
Hello All,
A word of warning about buying turning blanks through eBay auctions.
I recently bought three blanks from a seller who described a piece of spalted beech as "Superb", when I tried to turn it I found it was almost totally decayed and in very poor condition. A second blank was elm and again described as "Classy" this had a split in the main body that would have made it very risky to turn.
I know as a professional turner that buying timber can be difficult and, if I fight hard enough I may get my money back, but please be aware some of the timber blanks on eBay are at the best, suspect.
Regards....Mike Swain RPT
A word of warning about buying turning blanks through eBay auctions.
I recently bought three blanks from a seller who described a piece of spalted beech as "Superb", when I tried to turn it I found it was almost totally decayed and in very poor condition. A second blank was elm and again described as "Classy" this had a split in the main body that would have made it very risky to turn.
I know as a professional turner that buying timber can be difficult and, if I fight hard enough I may get my money back, but please be aware some of the timber blanks on eBay are at the best, suspect.
Regards....Mike Swain RPT