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Wood Trade? I've got cocobolo and bocote
« on: August 03, 2008, 11:58:06 PM »
I got some wood from Al here a while back (probably over a year ago), thinking I was going to tough through the oily wood, and my arms breaking out from using it. 

Well, I made a couple calls out of bocote and cocobolo, and its just not my bag.

I notice there's a lot of folks on here that like using these woods, so I thought I'd check to see if someone was up for a trade.

I have 10 chunks of 1.5 by 1.5 by 4" and I think almost all of them are bocote, or maybe an orangish cocobolo.

Then, I have a 2" by 2" by 12" chunk of dark red cocobolo. 

What have you got for trade?  I'm not sure what I would be interested in, but I can tell you what I have.  I have lots of cherry, black and english walnut, ash, oak, colorwood, cedar, poplar, cypress, zabrawood and tulipwood.

I'd like to get something in return that's hard to where I can use it for duck calls, and hopefully a 2" chunk of something I can use for goose calls.

There's my thoughts.  Let me know what yours are if you're interested.  They're also available for trade for money too I guess, but you'd have to pay for the actual shipping, which I suppose would be flat-rate Priority.

Parker

These two center duck calls were made out of this same batch of wood:

« Last Edit: August 04, 2008, 12:03:02 AM by Parker »
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Re: Wood Trade? I've got cocobolo and bocote
« Reply #1 on: August 04, 2008, 09:58:47 PM »
Ah come on!  No one wants to play?!  I thought someone would want this stuff.   :D

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Re: Wood Trade? I've got cocobolo and bocote
« Reply #2 on: August 04, 2008, 10:12:25 PM »
I thought this would be gone by now. I would love it but I don't have anything you don't already have.

Do you have an interest in snow globes? LMAO.. Sorry that's from another post.


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Re: Wood Trade? I've got cocobolo and bocote
« Reply #3 on: August 04, 2008, 10:42:50 PM »
All i have is Black walnut and cherry I believe I will look in the shop to see what else I have for none oily woods.
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Re: Wood Trade? I've got cocobolo and bocote
« Reply #4 on: August 04, 2008, 11:11:30 PM »
Parker, I'll take it. I'll send you a care package with some Osage, some Big Leaf Maple, and a few pieces of some special stuff. It is Redwood burl. I got it from one of those clocks you see hanging on the wall. A guy had five of them for sale for $20. I couldn't resist and bought them all. I got some really nice pieces and some not so good. I'll check to see what I got left. At any rate, you will be pleased with the box. I'll send you a PM with my address and you send me yours. I think I have it around but can't seem to find it.
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Re: Wood Trade? I've got cocobolo and bocote
« Reply #5 on: August 05, 2008, 12:15:22 AM »
Parker,
I have some honey locust. Problem is it's a 3/4" x 6" x about 2 ft long. You would need to laminate it to do much with it. Oh and I have some northern red pine with some spaltig in some of it. Let m know if your interested at all. That's really ll I got besides a 1/2 a truck load of cedar and some walnut.
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Re: Wood Trade? I've got cocobolo and bocote
« Reply #6 on: August 05, 2008, 06:41:23 AM »
Thanks everyone!  Sounds like Braz and I have struck a deal.   ;D

John.......Snow globes?!   ???  :P  ;D

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Re: Wood Trade? I've got cocobolo and bocote
« Reply #7 on: August 05, 2008, 06:14:58 PM »
Parker, your box hit the PO at about 3pm today. It had some Osage, some Big Leaf Maple, some Redwood Burl, and some kind of wood that I'm not sure what the hell it is.  ;D But it looked pretty good so sent some along. Enjoy!
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Re: Wood Trade? I've got cocobolo and bocote
« Reply #8 on: August 06, 2008, 08:20:53 AM »
Thanks Braz.  Your box will hit the PO tomorrow.  Too many things going on the last couple days to sit still long enough to box the wood. 

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