When i make my blanks, i do not measure to make a certain width or thickness. Where i strike my hatchet is where it is going to be. So there are times when I grab a blank, and even though i have a type of bird in mind to carve, i just can’t bring myself to waste any wood. So here is an example of getting 2 for 1. The next night i was able to do 4 for 1.