Hello: Here are two links to auction sites of Niceslabs. Very nice selection of blanks and other turning wood. They have all kinds of woods available that are not on the auctions. Ron and Rhonna are the owners and are just wonderful to deal with. Check them out.

http://search.ebay.com/_W0QQsassZniceslabscom

http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/SellerAuctions.asp?User=961566

Retard, if the owners are friends of yours you might consider telling them they need to find someone familiar with stockmaking to help them layout and cut the blanks.

Always such a gentleman, Forrest. And for the record, you were right. One of them should have been a flat washer.

and here i thought they might take a photography course....

I am somewhat speechless, which from my impressions of those blanks, is a good thing right now. Poster, you might consider a better screen name.

I will add that I looked long and hard to see if there was one piece that I would carry home if it was given as a gift and I drew a blank (pun intended).