Someone in Oz to take my 2mm veg split FREE

[BarkyKelpie]

Reckon they'd get eaten as dog beds - my mob would, anyway   Doesn't help that I use leather and suede training tugs. Generous offer, Brian! Let me do some thinking - no way would I use up that much though!

If anyone in QLD/NSW is keen, we might be able to tee-up pickup/dropoff, I'm heading south through Rocky in mid-September to the west edge of Sydney (The Hills and Hawksbury area) and then to Tamworth. 

Edited July 17, 2019 by BarkyKelpie

[Chain]

8 hours ago, RockyAussie said:

Thanks mate I will check them out. You know Townsville is only a 8 hour drive away.........if you are coming through sometime drop in for a chat  and a coffee.

Will do !!
I lived in Rocky quite a while back. The Dunmore Horel was my haunting ground and I was working out at Lakes Creek.   Probably about 1981

[RockyAussie]

7 hours ago, YinTx said:

If they are strong enough, you could weave chair backs out of them, etc

They would be easily strong enough for that and makes me think of a chair that we over here call a squatters chair. The back and seat are all one and can be reclined back and have a sort of fold out footrest. I like it but again not my market.

5 hours ago, BarkyKelpie said:

Reckon they'd get eaten as dog beds - my mob would, anyway   Doesn't help that I use leather and suede training tugs. Generous offer, Brian! Let me do some thinking - no way would I use up that much though!

If anyone in QLD/NSW is keen, we might be able to tee-up pickup/dropoff, I'm heading south through Rocky in mid-September to the west edge of Sydney (The Hills and Hawksbury area) and then to Tamworth. 

That sounds like a great idea. I am 5minutes south of the Caves just off the highway. Give me a message when your about to leave and I will pm you an exact location if you need it.

1 hour ago, Chain said:

The Dunmore Horel was my haunting ground

Now is that a bit of the Irish in ya ....or just the R next to the T on yoo keyboard..I'm a bit closer to the Caves pub myself......just over 2 k North.

7 hours ago, Aven said:

Rocky, do you guys have youth organizations like boyscouts/girlscouts or a youth center that does arts and crafts?  The first thing that came to mind when I looked at them was that is a metric tonne of bookmarks.

A metric tonne of bookmarks at least and more than any library could use I reckon. I don't know about any local groups but I am sure there are some. I will chase that down after Christmas  if no members here can make use of them first.

[RockyAussie]

Here is a squatters chair if anyone was wondering..

https://www.ebay.com.au/i/283544519004?chn=ps&norover=1&mkevt=1&mkrid=705-139619-5960-0&mkcid=2&itemid=283544519004&targetid=468509333029&device=c&adtype=pla&googleloc=9069152&poi=&campaignid=1793098973&adgroupid=74958854328&rlsatarget=pla-468509333029&abcId=1139236&merchantid=9840422&gclid=Cj0KCQjwjrvpBRC0ARIsAFrFuV-fbbcrVgWzUo1fb1-U1AgrrYQQI6EvBhryE6gNBGZPaRV8RK_mOGMaAmM9EALw_wcB

 

A better example maybe ...http://www.woodreview.com.au/student-entries-2016/squatters-chair

Edited July 17, 2019 by RockyAussie
Another example

[Rockoboy]

Hi Brian, Thank you for your kind offer. Cost of delivery is a major consideration. Can you take a guess (or try to see) how many you can get into the largest mailing tube, then check the weight so we can guestimate the delivery cost.

I do not have a commercial operation to use all that you have, but I know some people who might like to make a few belts, bit n pieces.

[noobleather]

Wanna go halves in postage for some Rokoboy??

[Chain]

"Now is that a bit of the Irish in ya ....or just the R next to the T on yoo keyboard."

Well it was a typo, but it could also fit  lol

[Rockoboy]

6 hours ago, noobleather said:

Wanna go halves in postage for some Rokoboy??

Sounds good to me mate. Depending on if @RockyAussie wants to mess around with a few dozen, how heavy they are and the cost of a postage tube-full, I was planning to offer them around to anybody local to me who wants some.

[mikesc]

Here the supermarkets stick a buckle on them ( split strips ) and call them genuine leather belts.."cuir veritable"
Just today I saw an "artisan" selling belts made using 2 / 3mm splits at a street craft market..€30.00 each..( again "geniune leather" / "cuir veritable" with a €3.00 buckle included in the price..each belt had been put through a roller to give it what was described as "carved" design, then dyed and given a top coat..He was "adjusting them" to fit..cutting the ends , making holes..no stitching at all ..all belts had a simple crease line at along the edges 5mm from both top and bottom edge..it did not go to the point..

Pure misrepresented crap..he was telling people that he was a master craftsman, who made them all himself by hand*..

Selling like "hot cakes"..in 15 minutes of watching he sold 10..it was not a busy day..small seaside town craft fair..

* I bit my tongue..took some photos..

[RockyAussie]

5 hours ago, Rockoboy said:

Sounds good to me mate. Depending on if @RockyAussie wants to mess around with a few dozen, how heavy they are and the cost of a postage tube-full, I was planning to offer them around to anybody local to me who wants some.

I would be happy to. I will get back to you on Monday after I get a chance to look into the mailing costs etc.