MAY I HAVE YOUR ATTENTION PLEASE!
Announcing a new wood trade to celebrate our achievement of 3500 members.
Ladies and gentlemen, YOU are the reason Woodturners Resource exists. Since we have reached this incredible we want to celebrate by having a wood trade.
Here is how it works.
Send me a
PM with your mailing address and any woods you are allergic to.
Go to the post office and obtain a
MEDIUM flat rate box, the one that is flatter and not so much shaped like a shoe box.
Cut some of your local wood to shape and size so that it will
fill that box.
Just after the deadline I will send out the name and address of the person you will
send your box to and then sit back and
wait for a similar box to arrive at your house.
This time we will do things a little bit differently. Once the deadline to send in your name and address arrives, I will put the names into a name randomizer and
pair the participants up. There is a plan if we have an odd number. Once those names are announced, you may either simply surprise your partner or contact them via PM to see what their preferences are and then fill their desires. Personally, I prefer surprises and will have my box filled long before the names are drawn.
So, get your names and addresses to me via PM, fill those boxes, and let the games begin.
Deadline to have names and addresses in: Saturday, 7/30/2011, midnight CDT
Pairings to be announced no later than: Monday, 8/1/2011
Wood in the mail: Friday, 8/5/2011IMPORTANT!! PLEASE READ!! There are lots of creepy crawlies that have infested much of our wood here in the USA. Because of that fact, most borders are being tightened on raw wood. Even within the country I understand that the PO is watching things a bit more closely. Besides we don't want to be responsible for the spread of insects that devastate our supply of raw material.
Therefore:
This trade will be restricted to inside the borders of the USA. (So sorry to have to do this
)
I would also ask that everyone
PLEASE remove all bark from your wood.
I would further suggest that you fully tape all the seams and corners of the box so that any critters that do make it through your diligent inspection will be contained until it arrives at its destination.
Let's get ready to do some trading!
Rev. Doug Miller