hey guys! i feel like its been an eternity since ive been here, and im glad to be back ^_^ i have been really unwell, and quite busy for a really long time =/ anywacks...
a few months ago, remembering my uncle is a carpenter, and fairly talented at most anything involving wood, i decided to send him my UUSI redwood deck stand, to look over, and see what he could do that would be as, or almost as effective for what it is. maybe a week later, he sent me a bag of duplicate stands, which were very nice! rough, non-polished, no stain, but quite light, and worked incredibly well for cards, and many other things.
so, im wondering how much interest there would be in relatively cheap, wooden deck display stands with you guys? i mean, depending on how much detail is wanted (staining, design changes, sets of precise duplicates), how many, etc, the price would be slightly affected, but overall, he loves working with wood, and said he wouldnt mind if i wanted to ask you guys if you'd like to try them out ;)
let me know what you guys think, i appreciate any input, and ill post pics as soon as i can (im not on my PC atm). im pretty sure he would be down for personalized detailing of many sorts, as well, and i have been doing artwork of all kinds professionally for some 20 years, so i may help on some things too. ;) if you all (or some of you) are interested, i'll see about getting this going! thanks guys, and loving the site progress since i was last here! ;D will be trying hard to keep up, and get back to being a regular ;)

~Magna~

hello guys,

my name is michael, and i found out about this forum a while ago, though i have spent most of my time as a lurker.  i joined earlier this year, but i don't usually have much to say about things, as if i don't feel i really have anything of substance to contribute, i'd rather just read. i come here to find out all the recent info, and because most of the people here are kind, have similar interests, and a sense of humor.

i have been to "other" boards where the main focus seems to be on the interests of a select group, and there is no tolerance for anyone with a differing opinion. this is an ugly way to run a forum meant to draw those interested in cards/magic/XCM, etc... when i'm here, i rarely see huge conflict, and things are in the sections they belong (even if they have to be moved there   ). here in charlotte, i haven't found hardly anyone who has such an interest in cards as we do here on this site, and that is depressing, but at least i can find it here, with you guys. 

when i started out, i was very into learning magic, but i've realized i want to leave the mystery in it, so i continue to be amazed by the awesome tricks i see. i have still retained a love for cards, however, to go along with all my other interests, which mainly revolve around creating unique, mostly abstract, works of art, and music composition. i also find i am a collecting addict, and cards have fit right in. i am really having a hard time with money trying to keep up, even just from kickstarter. it does help that so many of the "designs" are sub-par, which saves me a lot of mony.    it kills me when i see "designers" of failure decks (sometimes repeated failures, where advice was given and ignored), coming on here to give skewed opinions of other, very often successful, decks. amazing enough, though, most times they aren't told "go f**k yourselves. ".

lastly, i love coming here because i like the way the majority of the people here conduct themselves, including (usually) the conduct of the owner.   i do have many designs i have considered working on, that could really go somewhere, and if ever a day comes when i feel i have the resources i need to get one done, i will come here to get opinions i know i can trust. and a big hello to everyone, btw, i'm sorry it took me so long to say "hi". i am also sorry, btw, for the long intro, i just wanted you guys to know a little about who is posting under this name. thanks for everyone's time! i'll try to post more often, and contribute what i can. 

Magnacat