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Ordered some stabilised timber for some Mule handles last night and the website had a glitch.

The shipping came to $2569.70 :eek:

A quick email with this reply

Oh boy, if the freight would cost that much I wouldn't sell anything so yes, you are correct, I checked and there was a mistake of the blank of the Cork wood square blank, its real weight is .425gr and the system had it at 425.kgEmoji sorry...!

You would more than a medium postal bag at about $14.00

Please try again...!

Cheers



Thought shipping can get expensive but...... Happy with the outcome.
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The nice thing when you pay for that much for shipping is that it gets delivered a day before you ordered it. ;)
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425kg it would have been a raw 10ft log sitting in the driveway....
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Up next I think

Micarta and G-10 red liners

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Well... If you could have gotten 425 kilograms for the price of 0.425 kilograms and all you had to pay was that shipping, then it would have been a good deal.
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JRinFL wrote:
Tue May 04, 2021 7:43 am
The nice thing when you pay for that much for shipping is that it gets delivered a day before you ordered it. ;)

LOL, JR, well said. :D
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Found some coloured Damascus G10

Might make a nice scale or pattern in a timber scale.

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Has anyone used that stuff? I've seen it around but never tried working with it. I'm mostly curious to see a photo of a finished handle using it. My concern is that it might end up looking kind of tacky or cheap.

Anyone happen to have photos of a finished product?
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TomAiello wrote:
Thu Jul 08, 2021 11:38 am
Has anyone used that stuff? I've seen it around but never tried working with it. I'm mostly curious to see a photo of a finished handle using it. My concern is that it might end up looking kind of tacky or cheap.

Anyone happen to have photos of a finished product?
Sounds like a challenge…..Might make some removable scales in it. ;)
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TomAiello wrote:
Thu Jul 08, 2021 11:38 am
Has anyone used that stuff? I've seen it around but never tried working with it. I'm mostly curious to see a photo of a finished handle using it. My concern is that it might end up looking kind of tacky or cheap.

Anyone happen to have photos of a finished product?
Found these in the black and white.

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Thank you!

And nice, that looks a lot better than I thought it might.
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