Thread: Ebony ?

Originally Posted by csmiffy

@Von Gruff Knives nice one. Great idea to use a billiard cue supplier. What do they sting you for freight?

I have an agent in the US and get things sent to him and when there is enough for a package he boxes it up and sends it over. Have one on the way at the moment from 4 different suppliers. Needed some camel bone scales so added enough to make it worthwhile with carbide bits, sanding drums and filled up the box with more grinder belts and that was US$127 by Parcel Monkey but when you divide everything up against what I would pay for it in NZ (if I could get it here that is) it is still much more cost effective. Ceramic 2x72 belts from NZ sources are round the NZ$18 to $20 each where I get them from the US for US$5.50 or about NZ$8 so multiply that by 40 and you can see where the shipping costs dissapare into the background.

Thanks guys, I’ve taken @hotbarrels advice and smacked a bid on
We’ll see how I go.
Thanks for all the offers of help, much appreciated

Originally Posted by hotbarrels

https://www.trademe.co.nz/a/marketpl...1?bof=Oz9ma40o

Use the fat one ........

Expensive when you will only get the one tip out of it compared to the US$60 for 24 inches of 1 1/2 x 1 1/2 and at least 10 tips but I can understand when the supply is limited you have to take what you can get.

Can you get buffalo black horn in nz , as an alternative?
( I used to use some on my knives in Europe 25 years ago)

I’d imagine that would need cites approval to import ?
Von Gruff would probably know. I think I’ve seen it used on one of his knives.
The idea to look at ebony carvings/ figurines was a great idea.

While you are surfing the second hand shops look for old lawn bowls, made from Lignum Vitae a very hard wood.