Curious about Wood Collectibles?
Wood collectibles are extremely interesting
and the advent of Ebay means collectors can specialize in items from
certain geographic areas, by type of wood and so forth. Ebay
is currently the premier marketplace for handcrafted wood items.
The problem with collecting specialized wood items via
Ebay is they are listed in a variety of categories, all of which have
tons of junk listings too. It's hard to create searches that will
find the good stuff without having to wade through lots of garbage. The
up side of that of course is the potential for finding "Sleepers".
We have been collecting wood related domains for some time,
without a clear vision of exactly how they could best be used. Recently
we came across some software which may add advanced Ebay search functionality
to these niche sites. We plan to develop some of these sites as
places which facilitate Ebay searches for niche collectors. Below
are sites were we will be testing our ideas.
| Alligator Juniper is a slow growing wood of the desert southwest. |
Chip Carving is
a specialized style of woodworking which requires simple tools and tons of
time. Prisoner of war art often includes chip carved items. |
| Finest Woods probably started as a golf site but we registered
the name as a place to source the best wood on Ebay |
Hardwood Flooring is a popular commercial product that is also
being produced by small, local businesses. |
| Kitchen Cabinets are a popular form of wood product. |
Make & Sell is a good description of how woodcrafters can grow
their business by moving onto the web. |
| Mission Furniture was a popular style in the 1920's and actively
bought and sold on Ebay |
Oak Furniture is beautiful and durable. Ebay auctions of
old oak furniture are common. |
| OakCo will become an online business specializing in products
made from Oak. |
Old woodworking
tools are popular Ebay items. This site reproduces
an 1897 tool catalog. |
| Pine Needle Baskets aren't exactly wood, but they are a popular
and interesting craft in any case. |
Quaking Aspen or Populus tremuloides provide the bulk of the fall
color in the Rocky Mountains. The aspens near Santa Fe, New
Mexico were the focus of this nutrient
cycling and road salt dissertation. |
| Stickley furniture was usually made from fumed oak remains extremely
valuable. |
Wood comes from trees and we wanted a place to showcase tree
pictures. |
| Treenware is a word for wooden
kitchen utensils. Ebay is
full of listings for items called Treenware that aren't |
Wood Turning is a popular activity and turned wood items are frequently
listed on Ebay. |
| Wood Flooring is a huge market. |
Wood Floors, both softwood and hardwood have a long history and
remain popular. |
| Ebay is a great place to find wood
for carving. |
Wood Gnomes are a European tradition where fanciful wooden figures
are carved for display in the home or garden. |
| Wooden Toys have been a fixture of childhood for hundreds
of years. Ebay is loaded with wood toy listings; from old to
new. |
Wood vases for holding dry
flowers are common on Ebay. The
Schwartzwald region of the German Black Forest also produced some
especially nice vases for the tourist trade. |
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