ebay auction to support our forum. Birdhouse ornament from metalspinner

Jeff · December 10, 2006, 08:32:00 PM

Folks, this is a beauty! I know in the past we have not ran this many auctions at one time, but some of these things will make awesome Christmas presents and this gives us time to get them in and out before Christmas!

I'll let this bigger then normal photo speak for this item. ANYONE will be lucky to have it in thier family to pass on as a favorite thing,, not only for Christmas, but to look at all the time to see the beauty.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=270067178069

Burlkraft · December 10, 2006, 08:48:04 PM

Awesome Job Metalspinner.... ;D ;D ;D

Jeff · December 10, 2006, 09:05:39 PM

Is that little birdie fuzzy? ;D

metalspinner · December 10, 2006, 10:03:43 PM

QuoteIs that little birdie fuzzy?

Yes. And it has real fake little feathers. :D

Actually the feathers look so good, they may be real ??? But I would have rathered a real little bird than de-feathering the poor thing to put them on a fake birdie. :-\

Part_Timer · December 10, 2006, 10:04:44 PM

Wow

Very nice

metalspinner · December 10, 2006, 10:13:41 PM

Here's another pic to give a good idea of the size...

Notice, Jeff, that there are no spaces in my pic title. ;D

pigman · December 10, 2006, 10:29:24 PM

It appears that it takes one excellent turner to recognize the value of another turners excellent work.

Bob the common turner

Jeff · December 10, 2006, 10:30:38 PM

Um. Bob, I know you so I know thats NOT what you meant to say, :D

pigman · December 10, 2006, 10:37:14 PM

I was just mussing over the fact that burlkraft is outbidding me on the birdhouse. :( :D

Bob

Jeff · December 10, 2006, 10:40:20 PM

Now that makes sense! :D

pigman · December 10, 2006, 10:48:16 PM

I guess my first first post could have been taken in a negative way. As my college English professor told me the third time I flunked the course, " boy, you sure have an unusual way of putting words together". :

Bob

Jeff · December 10, 2006, 10:49:34 PM

I know you knew that I knew that you knew what your were talking about, but we both know that not everybody knows. Ya know?

Part_Timer · December 10, 2006, 10:57:39 PM

OK Burlkraft You have it for now, 4 tries and no joy. Just wait till Katie sees that bird house in the morning. Bet you don't keep that lead for long. :D

Burlkraft · December 11, 2006, 09:30:52 AM

Well you guys......I got a really nice birdhouse from Charlie...I mean a really nice one. It looks great on the tree and even better when it's on it's stand in our collection of turnings. ;D ;D ;D ;D This one that Metalspinner made will look DanG nice next to Charlie's. So ya better dig DEEEEP cuz that's what it's gonna take. Iff'n I hafta spend the cash I was gonna spend on Jill's Christmas present ta do it......I will..... :D :D :D :D

scsmith42 · December 11, 2006, 10:15:27 AM

I dunno Bulkraft - you've already got some nice birddhouse ornaments and I don't have any... yet....

Metalspinner's handiwork sure would like nice wrapped up for Dr. Laureen this Christmas...

Man, fifty-one bucks already and still six days to auction close... I got a bad feeling about this one...

Scott

Burlkraft · December 11, 2006, 10:29:09 AM

Looks like it's gonna be knock down drag out.............. ;D ;D ;D

metalspinner · December 11, 2006, 10:53:19 AM

Pace yourselve's guy's.

Holy smokes. That's just a rotten ol' piece a sycamore. :D :D

Jeff · December 11, 2006, 11:03:23 AM

:D That kinda puts things in perspective. :D

scsmith42 · December 11, 2006, 01:02:05 PM

YEE-OUCH!!!

I just upped the bid for the SECOND TIME by twenty bucks and 'ol Bulrkraft still outbid me... Had to run it up by ANOTHER TWENTY on top of the first two twenty's...

Man, this is really gonna hurt the old wallet.... either me or Burlkraft's - not sure exactly whose yet... (and there may be some other unknown bidders lurking out there that are financial masochists)

I'd better start working on a "Plan B" for the doc, just in case...

Burlkraft · December 11, 2006, 01:35:17 PM

'Come on it's only money.... :D :D :D ;D ;D ;D ;) ;) ;)

Jeff · December 11, 2006, 03:23:42 PM

scsmith42 · December 11, 2006, 03:35:47 PM

Now Jeff, regarding including critters in auction shipments, remember what I advised Woodbowl...

"don't bring a knife to a gunfight".

If you send me an unexpected (and unbargained for) critter, make no mistake - I WILL RECIPROCATE.

And I daresay that - thanks to the Doc - I've got more "ammo" than you do in this regard... ;)

scsmith42 · December 11, 2006, 03:38:29 PM

Man, I just bumped my bid up fifty bucks and I'm still getting slammed!!!

Steve (Burlkraft), you're killin me, man!

Jeff · December 11, 2006, 04:15:31 PM

Pretty tough to threaten this household with critters. I may not like it, but Tammy and Stacy would like nothing better then having a smurf or a snuffleupagus or a wompus or what every you might have you can send. LEt me see, just in case you do, here is part of thier wish list.

A cerberus , a calopus or perhaps a camelopard or a bonnaconand but I'd rather you didnt send that as we all know what can happen if you approach one from behind, if you can find those then a Mermecolion since thier perfect. They die soon after birth.

metalspinner · December 11, 2006, 04:30:51 PM

Um, Guy's...

We are bidding in American dollar's, not Mexican Peso's.

Murf · December 11, 2006, 04:55:45 PM

At those prices you better change your screen name there moneyspinner......

Err, umm, I mean *metal*spinner ......... :D :D :D :D

metalspinner · December 11, 2006, 05:05:09 PM

Everyone watch...

Tomorrow there will be dozens of these on Ebay from turner's across the country. :D :D :D

scsmith42 · December 11, 2006, 06:16:23 PM

Man, after bidding against Steve (Burlkraft), when it comes to wallet thickness I'm starting to think that I'm the one that "brought a knife to a gunfight..."

Jeff · December 11, 2006, 06:20:59 PM

Even got my dog turned against me... :'( ;)

scsmith42 · December 11, 2006, 06:31:07 PM

Jeff, when it comes to critters I can set you up with anything from fowl to horses, only have a hundred or so laying around the farm right now.

Not to mention the hundreds of critters in the county shelters that Dr. Laureen visits every week.

For Christmas we rescued a kitten (named her Holly) with a stub tail and the sniffles. Laureen cured the sniffles, and she's a real purr machine.

Should I send her your way, along with a horse (or two)? :D :D :D

Jeff · December 11, 2006, 06:38:48 PM

I'm tellin ya the girls would love it. Just what ever you send, be aware that I'm willing to eat it. ;D

Burlkraft · December 11, 2006, 06:40:05 PM

Quote from: metalspinner on December 11, 2006, 05:05:09 PM
Everyone watch...

Tomorrow there will be dozens of these on Ebay from turner's across the country. :D :D :D

Yeah...there may be...but they won't be THIS ONE.... ;D ;D ;D

Burlkraft · December 11, 2006, 06:41:55 PM

Quote from: Jeff B on December 11, 2006, 06:38:48 PM
I'm tellin ya the girls would love it. Just what ever you send, be aware that I'm willing to eat it. ;D

Dats why Jill didn't want me ta go huntin' wit ya's....... ;D ;D food2 food2 food2

Jeff · December 11, 2006, 06:44:57 PM

You survived. Good thing we had that outdated soup. ;D

scsmith42 · December 11, 2006, 07:05:34 PM

Jeff, I'm not sure that Dr. Laureen would be too thrilled about you eating one of her rescue's...

ALTHOUGH she did mention something recently about an old turkey buzzard with a broken wing in one of the shelters - hmm, I'm sensing an opportunity here... are you sure that your willing to eat "whatever" I send??? ;D ;D ;D

Burlkraft, all I can say is that "YOU ARE THE MAN". After bidding 180 bucks and still being out-bid by you, I'm going to bow out accept defeat.... for now that is....

There's still a number of days until the end of the auction though ;)

Scott

Jeff · December 11, 2006, 07:08:32 PM

Quoteare you sure that your willing to eat "whatever" I send???

Well, if you dont win the auction, and BurlKraft does, I could tell ya when he and I are going to dig ferns and you could send it on about that time. I'll just make soup again. 8)

scsmith42 · December 11, 2006, 07:10:51 PM

Hmm, remind me to never eat any of your cooking...

Jeff · December 11, 2006, 07:14:06 PM

Hey, I cook for hundreds of members every year. Dont knock it til ya try it. When ya got pig, ya have a pig roast, when ya got lemons, ya make lemonade, when ya got buzzard, ya make soup.

scsmith42 · December 11, 2006, 07:16:47 PM

Well, if I ever make any of the pig roasts you'll understand if I skip the soup...

Burlkraft · December 11, 2006, 08:44:06 PM

You 'otta try the clam chowder...... :D :D :D :D :D

scsmith42 · December 11, 2006, 08:51:40 PM

Hmm, bad visual, Steve (thinking Rocky Mountain Oysters here...)

Jeff · December 11, 2006, 09:15:22 PM

You thought that was clam? Oh, I forgot, thats what I call it. ;D

Paschale · December 12, 2006, 12:23:48 AM

This is starting to feel like the original auctions!!! ;D ;D ;D

I bet things cool down for until the very end...and then we'll see what happens. ;D

It's fun, ain't it? And all for a good cause. 8)

Burlkraft · December 12, 2006, 06:17:37 AM

I hope things cool down.........I'm almost out of money...... ;D ;D ;D

Remember the FF Credit Union we were talkin' about a while ago... ??? ??? ???

I may need it... :D :D :D

scsmith42 · December 12, 2006, 09:42:12 AM

Quote from: Burlkraft on December 11, 2006, 01:35:17 PM
'Come on it's only money.... :D :D :D ;D ;D ;D ;) ;) ;)

:D :D :D

Part_Timer · December 12, 2006, 02:45:30 PM

hay Burlkraft maybe you could trade the Doc one of them horses for that birdhouse.

I'll call Jill and see what she thinks. ;)

beenthere · December 12, 2006, 05:18:38 PM

You might be in Steve's dog house ifn you make that call.

Jeff · December 12, 2006, 05:31:18 PM

You mean birdhouse. ;)

Burlkraft · December 12, 2006, 06:27:15 PM

Quote from: Part_Timer on December 12, 2006, 02:45:30 PM
hay Burlkraft maybe you could trade the Doc one of them horses for that birdhouse. I'll call Jill and see what she thinks. ;)

Maybe you should be out trappin' or sumpthin'....... smiley_ignore smiley_ignore smiley_ignore smiley_ignore :D :D :D

Did ya get Katie that mink coat caught yet.... ??? ??? ??? ;D :D ;D :D

Part_Timer · December 12, 2006, 07:53:58 PM

I am doing sumpthin, I pesterin you. that's my new hobby.

Nope no mink. Good thing Kate isn't counting on us to provide one for her. Were kinda lacking skills.

metalspinner · December 15, 2006, 09:38:13 PM

Time to chum the waters a little bit....

If a forum member wins the auction, I will send along this additional birdhouse...

The house is Purpleheart and the roof is Spalted Maple. These two birdies are neighbors on the ornament tree and they don't want to be seperated.

Burlkraft · December 15, 2006, 09:49:12 PM

Thanks Chris....Like there needed ta be any 'chummin goin' on... :D :D :D :D

I might have ta hit Beenthere up fer a loan, but I see he's diggin' deep too.... ;D ;D ;D

beenthere · December 15, 2006, 09:57:55 PM

Yeah, hope the Boss don't start addin more chum to my 'waters'. Someone nippin at my heals already. Gonna have ta stay alert as can be. ;D
Sure would lika dat shirt.............

Burlkraft
Dat'll be nice to get two birdhouses for the price of one tho.

Burlkraft · December 15, 2006, 10:14:21 PM

Yeah.....But I ain't got 'em yet......

I'm gonna have ta dip inta Jill's horse feed fund... :D :D :D

metalspinner · December 15, 2006, 10:16:36 PM

QuoteDat'll be nice to get two birdhouses for the price of one tho.

I wish! More like two for the price of

:D

scsmith42 · December 15, 2006, 10:35:10 PM

Whew - doggies - two for the price of one - hmmm....

Metalspinner - what you SHOULD have done is offered the second bird house to the second place bidder, as a consolation prize for losing! <grin>

Still almost two days to go though... and it would arrive in time for Christmas...

Hmmm.......

metalspinner · December 15, 2006, 10:42:59 PM

Quotea consolation prize

Hmmmm....

scsmith42 · December 16, 2006, 12:47:53 PM

Oops - I meant to say "offer to SELL" the birdhouse to the second place bidder...

Sometiimes I post too quickly...

Tom · December 16, 2006, 03:18:08 PM

From the looks of those pretty little bird houses, it's going to take a mighty effort to keep them from going to an outsider.

Paschale · December 17, 2006, 08:03:15 PM

Under 25 minutes now...we'll see if it gets interesting in the last five minutes. ;D

metalspinner · December 17, 2006, 08:15:22 PM

Anyone else nervous? smiley_anxious

Paschale · December 17, 2006, 08:17:41 PM

I'm just sitting back watching the fun...might pop myself up some popcorn and watch the festivities. Though it could well be that the fireworks already happened... ;D

metalspinner · December 17, 2006, 08:23:59 PM

This is like watching the Clint Eastwood movie High Noon. Two gunslingers staring each other down waiting for the other to twitch... :D

Paschale · December 17, 2006, 08:25:27 PM

A little over a minute left...

Radar67 · December 17, 2006, 08:27:26 PM

Looks like Burl got it.

Stew

Paschale · December 17, 2006, 08:33:45 PM

congrats Burl...and way to go helping the forum, guys! 8)

metalspinner · December 17, 2006, 08:37:13 PM

Good job, Steve. 8) 8)

PM me your address and I will send them out tomorrow. It's been fun to watch you spend your money on such a worthy cause. ;D

farmerdoug · December 17, 2006, 08:54:31 PM

Congratulations, Burlkraft! 8) 8) 8) 8)

Thanks for your support of the Forum.
Now tell us. Did you just bid so high on those birdhouses because you liked them or are going to copy them? ??? :D :D :D :D

Farmerdoug

Burlkraft · December 17, 2006, 09:04:58 PM

Well....I got a couple new ornaments now...I'll make sure they are well cared for. Jill and I have a collection of turnings from turners that are not so famous but do extrordinary work. I do believe these will fit in nicely. ;) ;)
I won't be copying them...They're too small. Ya gotta remember I have a truck repair business too...I like doing BIG stuff... ;D ;D ;D

That was a lot of fun, even though it cost me more money......It was a better deal than goin' ta da Casino... :D :D :D

And it'll be doing more good to.....here's to another great year on the forum...

Thanks Jeff.... ;D ;D

beenthere · December 17, 2006, 09:15:39 PM

Good on ya Burlkraft (or we gotta call ya Clint now ??? ;D ).
Glad to see no one sniped them away from ya.

(like that coulda happened

)

I lost my mantel piece, but have a plan B in the works. ;D

Burlkraft · December 17, 2006, 09:17:40 PM

It's always good to have a plan B ;D ;D ;D

Jeff · December 17, 2006, 09:24:48 PM

Did you go to the packers game?

farmerdoug · December 17, 2006, 09:27:12 PM

Burlkraft,

I hear you on the work side of it. :

Now my idea of copying something usually involves calling whoever made it in the first place and ordering another one. They are much better at it than I am. 8) 8) ;D

Farmerdoug

scsmith42 · December 17, 2006, 10:41:16 PM

<grin>

Congrats Steve - it was a good auction and I know that they will fit in well with your collection.

Scott

Burlkraft · December 18, 2006, 08:42:59 AM

Thanks Scott.....

I'll have to get the collection together and get a photo before we start packin' everything away for da remodeling... ;D ;D

scsmith42 · December 18, 2006, 09:35:27 PM

Well, if you need a place to store those great looking ornaments while you're remodeling, I'll be glad to volunteer my Christmas Tree! ;D ;D ;D