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A Somewhat Bizarre Request

We are in the UK. We are about to start work on a range of handmade folding knives using historic wood. We already have wood from the teak decking of the Royal Yacht etc.We have located in America a seller of shipwreck wood from the 18th century and a chap who has part of the teak decking of a American WW2 battleship.The problem is that battleship decking comes in huge quantities and 5 or 6 kg of wood would make a lot of knife scales and these chaps do not want to be bothered with me and shipping to the UK. If anybody has a workshop where they could take delivery of some of this wood in a small quantity and send it surface to me I would be pleased to hear from them. I would of course pay for the wood, shipping etc and could provide a few free sample of the finished product. Any ideas can you email me direct on post@sheffield-gb.com

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Permalink Reply by Steve Hanner on August 31, 2013 at 8:36

Well let's see if any member steps forward for this. Sounds like the making for some great knives with a story!

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In MemoriamPermalink Reply by Robert Burris on August 31, 2013 at 9:10

How much wood are we talking about? I have a barn and a shop. I am thinking about saying, Okay.

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KnifeMakerPermalink Reply by M. Carpenter on September 1, 2013 at 11:40

Greetings. The problem is it's very little. The blanks are 8 cms long x 3 cms with a depth of 5 mm. We cut them up and you can get a lot of blanks out of 5 kgs of wood. Our web site is http://www.sheffield-gb.com

The people with the wood cannot be bothered with international post and one chap has the teak decking from a battleship. The wood from a three year old shipwreck would make very nice folding knife handles and people would get a certificate. Our knives sell very fast and we are trying to introduce this new range of knives with historic associations for the christmas market. regards Malcolm

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Permalink Reply by Jan Carter on September 1, 2013 at 14:19

MC,

Count me in when you get these done. If Robert cant do it I may have another idea. Let me know

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KnifeMakerPermalink Reply by M. Carpenter on September 3, 2013 at 14:45

Many thanks for your reply. What I am looking to buy is a small quantity of shipwreck timber in America from a chap in America, have it shipped to an American address cut in half and posted to the UK.

I have some some decking from the Royal Yacht and some 10000 year old wood from New Zealand but am looking to source different woods of historical interest from around the world. http://www.sheffield-gb.com

regards malcolm

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In MemoriamPermalink Reply by Robert Burris on September 3, 2013 at 15:34

Yes Mr. Carpenter. I can it. I have helped others. I have plenty of barn room to store them and I could cut them shorter into more manageable sizes. Is that what you need? I could then, ship them to you. My reputation for being fair and honest can be checked { Miss Jan }. What do you need to get this project going?

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Permalink Reply by Jan Carter on September 3, 2013 at 17:23

Having dealt very well with both of you, this is a good match!

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In MemoriamPermalink Reply by Robert Burris on September 3, 2013 at 18:40

Miss Jan, if you and Donnie would do better a better job at this, let me know. I will back off. I am just trying to help.

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KnifeMakerPermalink Reply by M. Carpenter on September 4, 2013 at 13:31

Hello

Many thanks for your reply. I will get on to the chap with the shipwreck timber. It's one piece. I will pay the him for everything and we will see what I manage to buy. If it all comes to nothing I would not be the slightest bit worried. Unless you try with these things you do not get anywhere so I will give it a go. What I am going to make is a clip point barlow with unpolished blade such as they might have carried on the fleet in 1710. One of the manufacturers in the UK have been in business some three hundred years. If you give me a direct email address I can keep you posted as to what progress I make. regards Malcolm

http://www.sheffield-gb.com

Robert Burris said:

Yes Mr. Carpenter. I can it. I have helped others. I have plenty of barn room to store them and I could cut them shorter into more manageable sizes. Is that what you need? I could then, ship them to you. My reputation for being fair and honest can be checked { Miss Jan }. What do you need to get this project going?

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In MemoriamPermalink Reply by Robert Burris on September 4, 2013 at 15:34

My Email address is: pawpawcoyote@Gmail.com Make sure you use Gmail.. and not Email. Okay waiting to hear. Let me know if you need my physical address.