Hi everyone,
Unfortunately, my favorite family-owned wood shop closed up shop
recently - big shame. As a result, I am struggling to find a source
for some wood to produce this year's stack of cutting boards before
Christmas.
I am wondering if you anyone can give me a lead on some soft maple
shorts. I am looking for 4/4 clear pieces about 24" in length and at
least 2" wide. I would like to buy about 20 bf if possible and I
think that amount could be sent via UPS since it should be a hair
under 75#. Anyone have any great ideas which will save me from either
making a 200-mile (round trip) drive or going to the borg?
Thanks in advance!
Ben Shakman
Springfield, IL
http://shakman.smugmug.com/Woodworking
PS. For those old-timers around the 'wreck, I plan to get back into
the shop for real after I complete grad school this coming spring and
hope to find the time to follow this newsgroup again.
On Nov 30, 3:03=A0pm, B A R R Y <[email protected]> wrote:
> [email protected] wrote:
> > I am wondering if you anyone can give me a lead on some soft maple
> > shorts. =A0
> > Ben Shakman
> > Springfield, IL
>
> I would think Springfield, IL would have plenty of hardwood dealers.
> Since you're needing shorts, ask about #1 common, as you can cut around
> defects. =A0Also check for flooring mills, as they often sell shorts.
>
> Either should be far cheaper than FAS wood.
>
> Good luck!
Unfortunately, wood purveyors are in short supply around here these
days. The family-run places have gone out of business and the
national chains are not coming any closer than 90 miles away. A dozen
years ago I had plenty of local choices but times have changed.
Soft Maple?
All the commercial makers (and me) make these boards traditionally
from "Hard", "Hard Rock" or "Sugar" Maple, all of these names for the
same thing, hard maple. Why soft? Not only is it softer which is not
good but also has lots more brown and mineral streaks.
http://www.sonomaproducts.com/Culinary/culinary.htm
On Nov 30, 10:55=A0am, [email protected] wrote:
> Hi everyone,
>
> Unfortunately, my favorite family-owned wood shop closed up shop
> recently - big shame. =A0As a result, I am struggling to find a source
> for some wood to produce this year's stack of cutting boards before
> Christmas.
>
> I am wondering if you anyone can give me a lead on some soft maple
> shorts. =A0I am looking for 4/4 clear pieces about 24" in length and at
> least 2" wide. =A0I would like to buy about 20 bf if possible and I
> think that amount could be sent via UPS since it should be a hair
> under 75#. =A0Anyone have any great ideas which will save me from either
> making a 200-mile (round trip) drive or going to the borg?
>
> Thanks in advance!
>
> Ben Shakman
> Springfield, ILhttp://shakman.smugmug.com/Woodworking
>
> PS. For those old-timers around the 'wreck, I plan to get back into
> the shop for real after I complete grad school this coming spring and
> hope to find the time to follow this newsgroup again.
In article <[email protected]>, [email protected] wrote:
>On Nov 30, 3:03=A0pm, B A R R Y <[email protected]> wrote:
>> [email protected] wrote:
>> > I am wondering if you anyone can give me a lead on some soft maple
>> > shorts. =A0
>> > Ben Shakman
>> > Springfield, IL
>>
>> I would think Springfield, IL would have plenty of hardwood dealers.
>> Since you're needing shorts, ask about #1 common, as you can cut around
>> defects. =A0Also check for flooring mills, as they often sell shorts.
>>
>> Either should be far cheaper than FAS wood.
>>
>> Good luck!
>
>Unfortunately, wood purveyors are in short supply around here these
>days. The family-run places have gone out of business and the
>national chains are not coming any closer than 90 miles away. A dozen
>years ago I had plenty of local choices but times have changed.
Ed Carter Lumber and Bailey Hardwoods are out of business?
On Nov 30, 4:20=A0pm, [email protected] (Doug Miller) wrote:
> In article <[email protected].=
com>, [email protected] wrote:
>
>
>
>
>
> >On Nov 30, 3:03=3DA0pm, B A R R Y <[email protected]> wrote:
> >> [email protected] wrote:
> >> > I am wondering if you anyone can give me a lead on some soft maple
> >> > shorts. =3DA0
> >> > Ben Shakman
> >> > Springfield, IL
>
> >> I would think Springfield, IL would have plenty of hardwood dealers.
> >> Since you're needing shorts, ask about #1 common, as you can cut aroun=
d
> >> defects. =3DA0Also check for flooring mills, as they often sell shorts=
.
>
> >> Either should be far cheaper than FAS wood.
>
> >> Good luck!
>
> >Unfortunately, wood purveyors are in short supply around here these
> >days. =A0The family-run places have gone out of business and the
> >national chains are not coming any closer than 90 miles away. =A0A dozen
> >years ago I had plenty of local choices but times have changed.
>
> Ed Carter Lumber and Bailey Hardwoods are out of business?- Hide quoted t=
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>
> - Show quoted text -
I'm not sure about Ed Carter, but Carter Bros. focuses on the
construction trade and Bailey insists they only sell finished products
these days. I managed to buy a few boards from them years ago, but
had no luck this time around. I'll try the Ed Carter route on
Monday...
"David F. Eisan" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Hello there,
>
> I prefer Walnut shorts.
>
> Hides the stains.
>
<major snippage>
Now THAT'S the answer I expected from one of y'all!
LOL
Tom
[email protected] wrote:
> I am wondering if you anyone can give me a lead on some soft maple
> shorts.
> Ben Shakman
> Springfield, IL
I would think Springfield, IL would have plenty of hardwood dealers.
Since you're needing shorts, ask about #1 common, as you can cut around
defects. Also check for flooring mills, as they often sell shorts.
Either should be far cheaper than FAS wood.
Good luck!
OP did not give his location. There is a mill in Port Angeles, WA
where I recently bought 150 BF of short curly maple for $50.
On Wed, 3 Dec 2008 21:46:48 -0800 (PST), "SonomaProducts.com"
<[email protected]> wrote:
>Soft Maple?
>
>All the commercial makers (and me) make these boards traditionally
>from "Hard", "Hard Rock" or "Sugar" Maple, all of these names for the
>same thing, hard maple. Why soft? Not only is it softer which is not
>good but also has lots more brown and mineral streaks.
>
>http://www.sonomaproducts.com/Culinary/culinary.htm
>
>On Nov 30, 10:55 am, [email protected] wrote:
>> Hi everyone,
>>
>> Unfortunately, my favorite family-owned wood shop closed up shop
>> recently - big shame. As a result, I am struggling to find a source
>> for some wood to produce this year's stack of cutting boards before
>> Christmas.
>>
>> I am wondering if you anyone can give me a lead on some soft maple
>> shorts. I am looking for 4/4 clear pieces about 24" in length and at
>> least 2" wide. I would like to buy about 20 bf if possible and I
>> think that amount could be sent via UPS since it should be a hair
>> under 75#. Anyone have any great ideas which will save me from either
>> making a 200-mile (round trip) drive or going to the borg?
>>
>> Thanks in advance!
>>
>> Ben Shakman
>> Springfield, ILhttp://shakman.smugmug.com/Woodworking
>>
>> PS. For those old-timers around the 'wreck, I plan to get back into
>> the shop for real after I complete grad school this coming spring and
>> hope to find the time to follow this newsgroup again.
Hello there,
I prefer Walnut shorts.
Hides the stains.
<[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Hi everyone,
>
> Unfortunately, my favorite family-owned wood shop closed up shop
> recently - big shame. As a result, I am struggling to find a source
> for some wood to produce this year's stack of cutting boards before
> Christmas.
>
> I am wondering if you anyone can give me a lead on some soft maple
> shorts. I am looking for 4/4 clear pieces about 24" in length and at
> least 2" wide. I would like to buy about 20 bf if possible and I
> think that amount could be sent via UPS since it should be a hair
> under 75#. Anyone have any great ideas which will save me from either
> making a 200-mile (round trip) drive or going to the borg?
>
> Thanks in advance!
>
> Ben Shakman
> Springfield, IL
> http://shakman.smugmug.com/Woodworking
>
> PS. For those old-timers around the 'wreck, I plan to get back into
> the shop for real after I complete grad school this coming spring and
> hope to find the time to follow this newsgroup again.
>
>
"Ray" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> OP did not give his location. There is a mill in Port Angeles, WA
> where I recently bought 150 BF of short curly maple for $50.
Actually, he did. Springfield, IL, IIRC.
todd