TATTING SHUTTLES FOR SALE (November 2002 batch)
IN THE PAST I HAVE MADE MOSTLY FOR LOCAL CLUBS, BUT I HAVE BEEN INCREASINGLY ASKED TO OFFER THEM FOR SALE ON THE WEB. SO HERE ARE A FEW I HAVE CURRENTLY AVAILABLE.
PRICES ARE IN $ US. SIZES ARE IN MM. LENGTH X WIDTH X DEPTH (This is the height of the post)
Terms of sale
1.You order the shuttle
2. I send it to you
3 If you like it, you pay me, if you do not like it then ask me by email for instructions. Possibly I will ask you to return it to me.
4. Methods of payment will be negotiated with you by email. I do not have credit card facilities.
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A. Ebano. Cost $15 plus postage.
50x16x8
B. Modern Tunbridgeware. Cost $20 plus postage
68x13x7
C. Ebony with two pewter rivets. Cost $24 plus postage.
Very slight imperfection on surface of some rivets.
70x13x5
This is a discount price. For ebony shuttles I start with a block of wood and cut the veneers from it. Each cut I make wastes more wood than I put into the shuttle! There are three laminated veneers of wood on each half of the shuttle.
D. Ebano. Cost $15 plus postage
44x13x5
E. Ash with ebony herring bone inlay. Cost $20 plus postage
77x24x8
F. Queensland Walnut inlaid with Ash Butterfly (both sides)
Cost $22 Plus postage
65x17x10
G. Queensland Walnut with Pua shell (Abilone) Kangaroo inlaid both sides.
Cost $25 plus postage.
63x17x8
H. Ebano Cost $15 plus postage
50x17x5
I. "Swedish" style Cost $12 plus postage.
Carved from the solid after a design I saw in a book. More of an interesting shuttle than a practical shuttle, though some have used it for bead tatting. Personally I think it is one for your "collection". I have included a side view for your interest.
50x13x9
J. Tulip wood Cost $15 plus postage
Carved from the solid wood.
58x13x13
K. Pua shell (Abilone) (Laminate) Cost. $25 plus postage
70x17x9
I make my shuttles in a similar manner to those of David Smith, who very generously shared with me his technique; i.e. three VERY thin veneers of wood laminated together form the shells. All my shuttles are made "by eye". I make no attempt to standardise in shape or size, though I do use basically similar molds to shape the shells.
I also make "Tartan" shuttles and solid Mother of Pearl shuttles (MoP is very expensive I am afraid, about $40 US)
I make sets of Ebony shuttles with a pewter rivet/s together with a bone handled fine-size hook. (About $40 the set)
Your interest in any of these special shuttles will influence the direction of my making. (See next paragraph for explanation)
I DO NOT take orders. I am retired and like many of you, have had my share of stress in my work life . I am totally disorganised and procrastinate to a great extent. Because of this I do not want to stress myself out with orders, besides which I do not want to spend a lot of my time making shuttles (I should be so lucky to have so many orders! :) ) I have rather selfishly decided that I will only make shuttles when I feel like it, and when I have some for sale I will put them on the web or on Ebay.
Do have a look at my web site though because of a long term and ongoing illness I have prevailed upon friends to host some of my pages and I have not spent a lot of time doing the things I aught to have done to my web site. At the moment I am feeling well and I hope it continues that way.
Email me at brian_l@tpg.com.au
