There's a reason nice wood isn't cheap! As you mentioned it can be a lot of work for nothing, so when one comes out with great figure and color it's going to pay for all the culls.
Just got these back from Dave Crossno. I've had the blanks for probably 10 years, and a friend had them before that. Kinda dark as I wetted them for the photo.

Last edited by Vall; 02/21/09 07:28 PM.