source for wooden, unfinished bracelets/bangles?

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Hello :)

I am searching high and low for unfinished wooden bracelets (to be decorated). I found a few sources but this is where the problems arise. The one source was in a great location (NYC) but I got a sample and it just wasn't right. (the opening was sort of large and kept sliding down on my hand and the edges were flat) The other suppliers are overseas in China and Philippines which raises the cost quite a bit... and they want a minimum order of $500. (shipping is $250) I am looking for about an inch wide (maybe a bit more) and curved with curved edges. Like this:

http://www.wooden-craft.com/display.asp?id=1484 (but unfinished)

Any ideas?

And so this isn't just text, here are a few rings I made recently. :)







(sorry I sorta realized etsy might not be a good link to post but I didn't want to cut and paste 10 links to photos - I'll fix it. :)