Alex that is a nice tote, almost too nice to be banging tools into it, I think maybe I should come and get it and take it back to the Dungeon for safe keeping
Love the look of the handle, looks like it wants to be picked up
Alan, don't let Alex fool you, if you want to buy some bits and bobs of exotics here, you can get some deal (Alex has been so kind to point me towards one guy selling such on Yahoo Auction) but if you need a fair bit, say to make some furniture, well it is not cheap, compared to some places in the US.
I know a friend of a friend, who builds summer houses for the rich, out in the countryside, the ski areas a bit North West of Tokyo, he brings in container loads of wood from the US, it is well worth the savings, and I guess he has the space to keep it, as he lives out in the countryside.
What is stupid is if you go to Tokyu Hands, they have the exotics for sale, a piece of nice wood, say 3/4" thick, by 2" wide and 6" long, and they want $40 for it........
That kind of thing makes you just shake you head and wonder