Hi, Guys,
Thanks for your comments - much appreciated!
The spalted and mottled apple came from Lord Woody, who had some come his way last year and was good enough to distribute it to us needy members (thanks, Woody!)
PhillH, I found this among some other laburnum blanks purchased last year.
Ed, I started worrying about the Sierra kits when I noticed that 50% of them were a bit suspect. By this I mean that when the mechanism was turned, it very often started to unscrew rather than wind out the nib. Does this make sense, matey?
Regards, Bob.