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WOOD!   WOOD!   WOOD! In response to customer requests, we are vastly expanding our offering of modeling wood.  And as always, it is available in bulk in any quantity. Plus, there's great news for the discriminating modeler.  We will now be selling Mt. Albert wood exclusively.  We now stock most sizes inhouse.  If we have to Special Order the wood because it is not in stock, and you pre-pay the order, there is a 10% discount.

• Fractional Inch Strip Wood - 147 sizes of wood, from 1/64" x 1/32" to 1/2" x 1"
• HO Scale Strip Wood - 50 sizes from 1" x 2" to 12" x 24"
• S Scale Strip Wood - 51 sizes from 1" x 2" to 12" x 24"
• O Scale Strip Wood - 51 sizes from 1" x 2" to 12" x 24"
• Sheet Wood - 4" x 24" and 6" x 24" Plain, Scribed, Clapboard, and Board & Batten
• Railroad Ties - HO, S, O, Standard Gauge, Narrow Gauge, Bridge Ties
• Wood Sizes to Use - Calculate the INCH x INCH dimensions you need, then use this table to find the best match we have.

     NEW PRODUCTS

• On July 20, 2007, Black Bear announced the availability of HO Scale Pre-Cut Stringer Stock. This material makes it much easier to quickly get a track installed on top of a trestle. Check out our Announcement Flyer and Data Sheet.




     OTHER ITEMS



• David Barrow's South Plains Industrial Switching Layout will make an appearance at the Lone Star Regional Convention in Round Rock, Texas, June 6-10, 2007.  Scheduled sessions are designed to introduce folks to Model Railroad Operations.  There will be special Non-Rail operating sessions.  If you are in the area and want to find out why operations is so much fun, stop on by.



• I am putting together a Make-and-Take Trestle Building Clinic for the Lone Star Regional Convention in Round Rock, Texas, June 6-10, 2007.  It's a great chance to get a Black Bear Jig, some pre-cut and pre-stained materials, and sit down and build a trestle.



• We'll be at the National Narrow Gauge Convention in Durango, August 22-26, 2006. If there is something in particular you want me to bring, please let me know.
  
  I'll be giving the Modeling Timber Trestles Clinic at 11:00 am Tuesday (if you couldn't get onto the great train ride, come on by) and 8:00 am Saturday (the last day of the show).  

  The Clinic Handout is available on line as a pdf file.

• We have a new price list effective June 23, 2006.



• We are dropping Woodland Scenics from our product line.  These are great products, but they just don't fit in with what we are doing.  All Woodland Scenics products will be sold at a steep discount until they are gone.
  Shop for Woodland Scenics



• (Posted 10DEC05 - Modified 6JAN06)
  We have moved.  Same phone number, same mailing address, and same e-mail address.  New shipping address - request by e-mail - and a new FAX number.
  
  Our new FAX number is 512-985-5110.
  
  This is a shared FAX/voice line so you may have to press #11 to force the fax to go to the fax machine.



• (Posted 18NOV05)
  I am finally getting caught up on the PHOTOS page.  I just got Jon Addison's trestle on his Silverton Central Sn3 layout. and Tony Phillips Pudding Creek Trestle photos posted.  Also, I put all the photo pages in a "ring" so you can page through them.  I hope you enjoy the photos.
  
  By the way, I also added links to other sites that have more information about the layouts and prototypes presented in the photos.



• (Posted 21AUG05)
  We have made a major design improvement in the 4 Leg trestle jigs (D&RGW, RGS, and Alamogordo & Sacramento Mtns.) to make it much easier to build true frame trestle bents.  We have added an adjustable plate that can be used to align the legs for cutting.
  
  You can add this feature to any of the 4 leg jigs you might have purchased previously.  Or you can send us your old jig and for a modest fee, we will install the alignment plate on your jig.
  
  The price list has all the costs involved but the prices are not yet implemented in the shopping cart.  Call or send an e-mail with your order and I'll get back to you with the charges.



• (Posted 17JUN05, Updated 11AUG05)
  The shopping cart function is running on a secure server, so you can send your credit card information without a security exposure. To see your Shopping Cart just click on the green football shaped icon in the upper left corner of any of the Price List pages.
  
  You can also open an account with a unique ID and password so it will save your shipping information. It will not save your credit card information.



• (Posted 3MAR05)
  All four On30 Trestle Kits are now listed in our regular price list.  From there you can link to complete information about the kits, including photos of the jigs.
  
• (Posted 18FEB05)
  We now have four On30 Trestle Kits.  The short jigs are now packaged with Materials Half- Packs to make them more affordable.  Check out these new pages from our latest catalog:
         D&RGW Style On30 Trestle Kits
         RGS Style On30 Trestle Kits
         Look at the pricing on the new kits.
  
• Most of our 24" dowel rods are now 23" long. So we will be selling them as "23" long dowel rods."
• We now have two On30 Trestle Kits. Both build bents in the style of the D&RGW.  December 6, 2003
• www.blackbearcc.com has been totally revised.  May 7, 2003
• CADviewer has quit working.  November 4, 2002
• Frame Bent Trestle Jig Information.  October 3, 2002
• Recalls and Upgrades Page Added  September 18, 2002
• National Narrow Gauge Convention Clinics  August 7, 2002
• 15% Off All Midwest Products Bridge Kits  May 5, 2002
• Where to Buy Black Bear Products (see Links)  November 2001