Watching her unpack the boxes made me think about wood too.

Thank you for sharing your unboxing video of our products! Our cutoff packages are great for inlays and small woodworking projects like knife handles, intarsia, and pens. Depending on what the shop has been processing, you’ll find a variety of species and sizes in the cutoff packages. Not every size nor species will work for all projects, so we ask (when placing the order) that you let us know what you’re planning on using the material for. That way, we can do our best to accommodate your project. You can also leave us a comment and say that you’re not interested in dowels or to not send Padauk. We wish you the best and we look forward to watching future videos!

Tears rolled down my cheeks when you said you bought two boxes. In no time at all you will have two of every thing. You are on your way to being a real wood worker, or at least a collector. Welcome to the club my friend.

I am very impressed by your work!

They look perfect

When I first got into woodworking, I found a local hardwood dealer here in New Orleans, Riverside Lumber, that has a table off to the side of cut-offs and odd shaped pieces. I used that table a lot as I was learning and making basic things. Every so often, I still pick through that table and see if something catches my eye. Thanks for the video and look forward to seeing what you do with the pieces you received.

I bought a sample collection of 4”x 6” hardwood veneers to use for identification purposes. Each piece is labeled so it works quick well, it also helps when deciding what species I would like to use in a project

What a eide difference Skyler, between the two boxes. Love the Maple. Thank you for sharing this with us. Everyone stay safe, happy and healthy. From Henrico County Virginia

Wow! A reply from Bell! It shows they have interest in more than selling their off-fall. I wonder, Skylar, if you know anyone that has a scroll saw. I see lots of material that could be easily resawn (with care, of course) on your tablesaw and turned into victims of a #7 blade. I see several intarsia projects in that collection. Maybe a mallet for carving and chisels? I'm not too much of a fan of using anything but known safe woods for cutting boards. I agree with you that straight out of the box it is more of a turner's paradise...but I see great value in those boxes. In fact, I'm going to ask Santa for a couple!

Love Bell Forest Products!!! Highly recommended, always get min of 10BF and its always packed well and high grade material.

I totally agree with you!

I guess a box like that is not for everyone. A wood turner will find many treasures especially in the first box for pens, bottle stoppers or finials. Enjoyed your unboxing video and hope you can’t find some fun things to do with the wood.

Thanks for the view of the cutoffs! I don’t turn pens, so very few pieces would be appealing. Some may be good for splines? Working with walnut, I can see that. I bought a 6” jointer from Grizzly. It came with the infeed table out of plane with the outfeed. It is a pain to adjust, so watch for that.

Those long dark wax covered pieces could be Chechen. I’ve been using it lately and it looks just like it. Great for bottle stoppers and pens (if you have a lathe).

Early in the first box with the torn label; my WAG is Jatoba. I get my wood locally (Phoenix AZ) from Wood Workers Source. They have bins out front full of large cut offs that I have found useful from time to time. They do a fair amount of mail order; might be a useful 2nd source for you.

id be happy too take that purple heart of your hands :)

I make custom knives so a lot of the cutoffs would be suitable for those or very nice inlays. Looks ok to me.

Looks like a great deal to me. Those wax covered are turning blanks, probably patagonia rosewood, those longer red/black pieces. Wax is used to seal wood that is cut green. looks like some boxwood, or boxwood like wood in that white box.

Wow!

You have convinced me to look at buying some of these from bell forrest. Cut offs are great for woodturners. As to your product knowledge, needs work. Wood covered in wax, is not waxy wood. The wax is a protective measurer to limit moisture. In your first box saw a very good assortment. In the second "White Wood", maple, poplar, oak. If you are new to woodworking, I can understand your confusion. You might want to pick up a lathe or not.

I live about 5 miles from Bell Forest Products. I go into there store for special wood that I don't have at home. I look at their scrap bin and find some good items to use for my turnings. They are very fair and they cater to our local wood turning club.

Skyler if one doesn't by the lottery ticket one cannot win. I bet if you challenge yourself you will find a good use for the small stuff.

Sometimes those cutoff boxes from Bell Forest can be hit or miss. You can come across some really great pieces. I've been fortunate enough to get two great boxes in a row.

,a cool video keep up the great content.. Thank you……

I found your video informative. If I were making pens, or whittling, or making miniatures, either box would be worthwhile, I think. But not for the kind of things I do. Thank you.

Watching your beautiful set of huge........eyes 😊 makes it worth it.

Those would be Perfect for Guitar rossettes or Guitar bindings ! Jewlery Boxes , Chess Board, Cutting boards

black wood most likely ebony.... for guitar fret boards and bridges.....great for inlay work in light contrasting wood....

The wax covering is a protective layer added to stop the effects of humidity, most likely during trans ocean shipment where the salt sea air and humidity is very corrosive. I have typically observed this on species from Central and South America, so it probably also helps with jungle humidity and rot. As for removing it, I'd suggest just cut it off on your table saw with real thin passes until it is fully removed. On the one piece of Granadillo I bought, scrapping didn't seem to fully work, I think because the melted wax gets right down into the pores of the wood grain when its applied.

Seems a bit like a lucky dip, great video, very pleasing to the eye ❤

It makes money for Bell Forest and helps them get rid of trash.

Looks like both boxes would benefit woodturners more than the work you do

A lot of that could be for wood turning projects.

@Sawdust and Splinters you can always send me the purple heart! Please and thank you... Seriously you can make a gorgeous jewellery box armoire...with gold inlay.

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Put it down to experience. I've been a woodworker for 30 years and bought scrap pieces mainly from UK woodworking shows. Unless you are a turner they tend to gather dust and take up precious space. Now I only buy wood for specific projects. Here in Ireland we are limited to North American Hardwoods believe it or not. !

The dark waxy wood could be rosewood, or it could be katalox.

If you are a turner some of that stuff would make great tops.

I am lucky to be located where a few local hardwood vendors have bargains and scrap boxes reasonably cheap. Additionally, we grow local hardwoods in just about everybody's yard so when April-June winds knock these giants down, we have a chance at free wood which you have to cure yourself.

That black chunk loos like ebony

35 bucks, yeah, good deal.

for turning a lot of this stuff is great. You can create all sorts of combined pieces.

If you’re a woodturner then it looks like you have a lot of potential pen blanks. I’ve also seen guys glue a bunch of small pieces of different wood scraps together and turn them into bowls and things. They can be cut into different shapes on with epoxy resin can make a mosaic or stained glass looking piece. As you said some could be used as handles. I was a bit surprised at the bigger pieces you got, though I guess they can’t really sell them. I have bought a couple boxes from smaller wood sellers that none of the pieces were as big, but I think it was around $20 or so.

You bought 2 boxes of cutoffs and that's what you got. I don't think you can expect a lot of large pieces that they can sell separately.

Bell Forest is located in a small town in Michigan's Upper Peninsula, they know wood!!!

Here in Maine, we call that "firewood."

You could cut those thin pieces to the same width and glue them together and make a nice cutting board

Got a lathe? Lots of woodturning blanks in those boxes.

I believe the dark waxey wood is cocobola

Try ocooch hardwoods. They sell cutoffs of domestics and exotics

How do you know what wood it when you look at it.

Thanks Skyler; Not worth it to me, I bought 2 boxes from EFP after your last vid about what you got. I got some nice wood. I even made a vid about what I got.

I think the waxy wood is cocobolo

One thing I am a bit confused about. You showed your receipt and it showed that you bought 2 boxes of exotic wood cutoffs and 2 boxes of birdseye/curly maple cutoffs, yet you seemed suprised when you open the maple box that it was all lighter colored wood (maple). Just curious, did you forget that you ordered maple aling with exotic cutoffs?

Certainly was hit and miss regarding what you get in the boxes, but considering their prices, for the few good pieces you got, it still seems like a decent deal. It could be worth the risk. In the first box, I think the long waxy pieces were rosewood and the short one ebony... hard to say from a video.

I prefer Ocooch Hardwoods.

The one you kept sayting was pretty and you didn't know what it was and was light really looks like Spanish cedar

Sorry this batch wasn't what you were expecting ,next one will be better, we'll see

5:10 looks like leppard wood,

Hi Skyler, you have a good attitude even though you were clearly disappointed . Myself and many other loyal subscribers are already looking foreword to your next video. You're in Maine and I'm way down in the opposite corner of the US over 3,000 miles away . My shop has a roof and 3 walls , we enjoy mild weather here so it works for me. I'll ask again for a shop tour video.

In your work, you should get exactly the boards you need or want. You will generate all the small pieces you can ever need by curting up decent boards.

Skyler, jak dál budete toto dřevo spracovávat. Chtělo by to soustruh, asi jste očekávala něco lepšího,že.👍

Use those small pieces for inlays

Yellow wood is probably yellow heart. The dark waxed wood might be bocote though hard to tell till the wax is removed

Waxy wood could be cocobolo.

olive wood

Yes, a bit disappointing. I guess those smaller pieces would be great as kindling for the fireplace, in Winter.

Sorry it did not turn out well, I would be disappointed with it also. Though the purpleheart, which I really like, is nice.

I'm going to start selling my scrap instead of throwing or giving it away.

THAT IS ROSE WOOD

Your dark wood might be Wenge?

Black wood could be ebony

Bell forest products is local to me

I tried purpleheart and gave up. Too much wear and tear on bits, blades and sandpaper. Interesting color, but not easy to work with for my little shop.

Looks like two boxes of firewood, I expect you are disappointed, I think I would be..

I think the worst of it is that they don’t identify any of the species, as I think at least one of your other box-o-wood suppliers did. Inexperienced as I am with hardwoods, that would drive me crazy.

If you were gluing up stuff, it still wouldn't be easy to come up with turning stock, due to the size variations, and I would notify the seller of my dissapointment. Not much value there. And ir looks like they got the order and made a box of each, rather than two mixed boxes.

I agree, poor amount of useful workable wood.

The waxy wood might be wenge

Your right , not great.

One of your pieces looks like Pecky Cypress the one that looks rotten and holy very expensive wood.

Wenge

*Nope!!! Not Worth it!!!*

No, I'm not impressed. I would not support them.

Not worth the money

Wast of money..sorry

Waxy wood = Redheart. Let me know when you figure it out if you can. TIA. Way too much purple heart. I always felt those boxes were best for beginners to practice with at a fair price. IMHO.