> "Marty" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
>>
>> "Upscale" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>> news:[email protected]...
>>>
>>> "Marty" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>>>> Anyone have a favorite source for 1/8, 1/4" and 3/8" domestic and
>>>> exotic
>>>> hardwood?
>>>
>>> Unless you're planning on having it air shipped to you from halfway
>>> around
>>> the world, I suggest you indicate where approximately you live.
>>>
>>>
>>
>> Sorry, I'm in Texas...
>>
<sarcasm mode on>
If it's Texas, just wait for the next big flood. And pick your lumber out
of the debris piles.
<sarcasm mode off>
"Dave Balderstone" <dave@N_O_T_T_H_I_Sbalderstone.ca> wrote in message
news:230220092251301502%dave@N_O_T_T_H_I_Sbalderstone.ca...
> In article <[email protected]>, DGDevin
> <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> Martin H. Eastburn wrote:
>>
>> > Hum - know anyone down at the ship channel ? Some cargo ships
>> > use exotic (foreign) wood to block and brace with. Some big stuff
>> > we used to get years ago overseas.
>>
>> Some decades ago a pal of mine who is a fanatical woodworker went to
>> Africa
>> to teach for two years, Tanzania. When he was about to return he bought
>> a
>> whole bunch of real interesting wood, and had it carefully made into
>> extra-heavy-duty shipping crates in which to return his household goods,
>> and
>> by carefully I mean he plotted out every screw and nail hole. Of course
>> when he got back he dismantled the crates and stacked the wood on racks,
>> he's still building stuff out of it all these years later. I hate to
>> think
>> what some of those slabs are worth today.
>
> Brilliant! _ing Brilliant!
There used to be a couple places up the street from me that put out pallets
for people to take. Not any more. But I would cut them up for firewood.
Then I noticed that some of them were unusually heavy and hard. The chainsaw
had difficulty cutting through them.
I began to cut the ends, nails, etc and save the good parts. I never knew
what kind of wood it was. Just that they came from all over the world and
some of the wood was wildly figured and unusally colored.
I had a pretty good stack of this and was contemplating projects for this
pile of mystery wood. Then one day a friend brought somebody by who
examined the pile and got very excited. He apparently knew about some of
this wood. Now this is the part where it gets surreal. He pulled some
money out of his pocket and started waving it around. He wanted to buy all
of it.
I figured I would just get more of this up the street. In a moment of
weakness, I took the cash. Then the folks up the street moved and my source
was no longer available. Oh, well.....
I can help you with some domestic wood types
I have black walnut, butternut, cherry, basswood, red elm, grey elm,
hackberry. green ash, blackash, white oak, red oak, white ceder,
white pine, red pine, aspen, white birch, maple some spalted maple.
black ash burl. just let me know I'll do what I can for ya. Need a
little advance notice on it as most is just air dry and I'd need to put
it in the kiln to finish it up. you can contact me thru.
www.highislandexport.com
p.s. I'm not a big company, just a little guy doing what I do.
In article <[email protected]>, DGDevin
<[email protected]> wrote:
> Martin H. Eastburn wrote:
>
> > Hum - know anyone down at the ship channel ? Some cargo ships
> > use exotic (foreign) wood to block and brace with. Some big stuff
> > we used to get years ago overseas.
>
> Some decades ago a pal of mine who is a fanatical woodworker went to Africa
> to teach for two years, Tanzania. When he was about to return he bought a
> whole bunch of real interesting wood, and had it carefully made into
> extra-heavy-duty shipping crates in which to return his household goods, and
> by carefully I mean he plotted out every screw and nail hole. Of course
> when he got back he dismantled the crates and stacked the wood on racks,
> he's still building stuff out of it all these years later. I hate to think
> what some of those slabs are worth today.
Brilliant! _ing Brilliant!
On Feb 23, 2:40=A0pm, "Marty" <[email protected]> wrote:
> Anyone have a favorite source for 1/8, 1/4" and 3/8" domestic and exotic
> hardwood?
I like Hardwood Lumber Company of Dallas. They're on the web. Ask for
Tom (it's not me).
Tom
"Marty" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> Anyone have a favorite source for 1/8, 1/4" and 3/8" domestic and exotic
> hardwood?
Unless you're planning on having it air shipped to you from halfway around
the world, I suggest you indicate where approximately you live.
Marty wrote:
> Well, I have noticed that Wild Wood Designs is about half the cost of
> Woodcraft. So I was wondering what other online sources you guys might favor
> more than the other. I can get tons of wood over 1/2", but unfortunately I
> don't have a planer and my re-sawing skills are weak. I guess now would be a
> good time to improve on that...and/or get a planer.
> Any tips?
>
>
Advantage Lumber in Buffalo, NY sells thin domestic and exotic lumber.
Be advised that for shipping they have a minimum order requirement of
$100 per item.
http://www.advantagelumber.com/thinwood.htm
--
Jack Novak
Buffalo, NY - USA
[email protected]
Marty wrote:
> Anyone have a favorite source for 1/8, 1/4" and 3/8" domestic and exotic
> hardwood?
>
Yes.
--
Jack Novak
Buffalo, NY - USA
[email protected]
"Dave in Houston" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:dbUol.8065$%[email protected]...
>>>
>>
>> Go ahead and name them. ;~) woodcraft, Austin Hardwoods maybe,
>> and.....
>
> Mason Mill & Lumber on Tanner (east of Beltway 8 and Gessner)
>
> Hardwoods of Houston (on W34 a couple of blocks north of Hwy. 290)
>
> Hardwood Products (on Westside of Beltway 8 just north of Bison)
>
> There's always the big place on 5th or 5-1/2 off Studewood
>
> Dave in Houston
>
>
>
Some of them offer 1/8" 1/4" and 3/8" stock?
Anyway thanks, all these years and I have never been to Mason.
Hardwood products does not have anything less than 4/4 unless that has
happened in the last few months, same goes for Clarks in the Heights, that
big place. ;~)
Well, I have noticed that Wild Wood Designs is about half the cost of
Woodcraft. So I was wondering what other online sources you guys might favor
more than the other. I can get tons of wood over 1/2", but unfortunately I
don't have a planer and my re-sawing skills are weak. I guess now would be a
good time to improve on that...and/or get a planer.
Any tips?
"Dave in Houston" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
>
> Considerable, from rough blanks 8/4 and such to S4S 1X and 2X. They
> also have an in-house molding operation and a catalog of knives plus stock
> some standard profiles (crown, chair, cove and such) in a handful of
> species. But then, I believe Hardwoods of Houston does that, too.
>
> Dave in Houston
>
Thanks for the input.
"Marty" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
>
> "Upscale" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
>>
>> "Marty" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>>> Anyone have a favorite source for 1/8, 1/4" and 3/8" domestic and exotic
>>> hardwood?
>>
>> Unless you're planning on having it air shipped to you from halfway
>> around
>> the world, I suggest you indicate where approximately you live.
>>
>>
>
> Sorry, I'm in Texas...
>
okay, big state.
where in texas?
Dave Balderstone <dave@N_O_T_T_H_I_Sbalderstone.ca> wrote in
news:230220092251301502%dave@N_O_T_T_H_I_Sbalderstone.ca:
> In article <[email protected]>, DGDevin
> <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> Martin H. Eastburn wrote:
>>
>> > Hum - know anyone down at the ship channel ? Some cargo ships
>> > use exotic (foreign) wood to block and brace with. Some big stuff
>> > we used to get years ago overseas.
>>
>> Some decades ago a pal of mine who is a fanatical woodworker went to
>> Africa to teach for two years, Tanzania. When he was about to return
>> he bought a whole bunch of real interesting wood, and had it
>> carefully made into extra-heavy-duty shipping crates in which to
>> return his household goods, and by carefully I mean he plotted out
>> every screw and nail hole. Of course when he got back he dismantled
>> the crates and stacked the wood on racks, he's still building stuff
>> out of it all these years later. I hate to think what some of those
>> slabs are worth today.
>
> Brilliant! _ing Brilliant!
>
I still have some of the nice pine from the shipping crate some of our
stuff was shipped in from Holland. Until a few months ago some of it
served as the base of a window seat bench. Eventually I'll have used it
all up. Of course, this was just a pine container, not exotic wood.
--
Best regards
Han
email address is invalid
"Dave in Houston" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
>
> "Leon" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>> Some of them offer 1/8" 1/4" and 3/8" stock?
>
> Not to my knowledge. I thought that's why joiners and thickness
> planers were invented.
Yeah but the OP was looking for a source for those thicknesses.
>>
>> Anyway thanks, all these years and I have never been to Mason.
>
> I've just about quit Mason's and started taking my bidness to Hardwoods
> of Houston on W 34th. I tend to use baltic birch for drawer material and
> they do have 1/4, 3/8 and 1/2 plus I believe they have 1/2 in 4X8 sheets
> but I may misremember that.
What kind of hardwood selection and or depth of inventory does Mason's have?
Occasionally Hardwood Products stocks 4x8 1/2" Baltic Like Birch, I suspect
it is actually Appleply. From what I understand "ture" Baltic Birch only
comes in 5x5 sheets.
>
>> Hardwood products does not have anything less than 4/4 unless that has
>> happened in the last few months, same goes for Clarks in the Heights,
>> that big place. ;~)
>
> Dave in Houston
>>
>>
>
>
Hum - know anyone down at the ship channel ? Some cargo ships
use exotic (foreign) wood to block and brace with. Some big stuff
we used to get years ago overseas.
Just an idea.
Martin
Chris Friesen wrote:
> Marty wrote:
>> Anyone have a favorite source for 1/8, 1/4" and 3/8" domestic and
>> exotic hardwood?
>
> I think the usual course of action would be to buy it rough and resaw it.
>
> Chris
"Lee Michaels" <leemichaels*nadaspam*@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
>> "Marty" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>> news:[email protected]...
>>>
>>> "Upscale" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>>> news:[email protected]...
>>>>
>>>> "Marty" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>>>>> Anyone have a favorite source for 1/8, 1/4" and 3/8" domestic and
>>>>> exotic
>>>>> hardwood?
>>>>
>>>> Unless you're planning on having it air shipped to you from halfway
>>>> around
>>>> the world, I suggest you indicate where approximately you live.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>> Sorry, I'm in Texas...
>>>
>
> <sarcasm mode on>
>
> If it's Texas, just wait for the next big flood. And pick your lumber out
> of the debris piles.
Yeah, unfortunately there are no exotic hardwoods floating around in those
floods.
On Wed, 25 Feb 2009 09:54:55 -0600, "Dave in Houston" <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>"Leon" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>news:[email protected]...
>
>>>> Some of them offer 1/8" 1/4" and 3/8" stock?
>>>
>>> Not to my knowledge. I thought that's why joiners and thickness
>>> planers were invented.
>>
>> Yeah but the OP was looking for a source for those thicknesses.
>
> Missed that.
>
>>>> Anyway thanks, all these years and I have never been to Mason.
>>>
>>> I've just about quit Mason's and started taking my bidness to
>>> Hardwoods of Houston on W 34th. I tend to use baltic birch for drawer
>>> material and they do have 1/4, 3/8 and 1/2 plus I believe they have 1/2
>>> in 4X8 sheets but I may misremember that.
>>
>> What kind of hardwood selection and or depth of inventory does Mason's
>> have?
>
> Considerable, from rough blanks 8/4 and such to S4S 1X and 2X. They
>also have an in-house molding operation and a catalog of knives plus stock
>some standard profiles (crown, chair, cove and such) in a handful of
>species. But then, I believe Hardwoods of Houston does that, too.
>
HofH used to stock profiles. Haven't been there in a couple of years. Leon, here's Mason's URL.
They also have a place in Austin apparently.
http://www.masonsmillandlumber.com/default.asp
Regards,
Roy
"Leon" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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>
> "Dave in Houston" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
>>
>> "Marty" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>> news:[email protected]...
>>
>>
>>> Sorry, I'm in Texas...
>>
>>
>> If you were in or close to Houston I could name three places on the
>> northwest side alone.
>>
>> Dave in Houston
>>
>
> Go ahead and name them. ;~) woodcraft, Austin Hardwoods maybe, and.....
Mason Mill & Lumber on Tanner (east of Beltway 8 and Gessner)
Hardwoods of Houston (on W34 a couple of blocks north of Hwy. 290)
Hardwood Products (on Westside of Beltway 8 just north of Bison)
There's always the big place on 5th or 5-1/2 off Studewood
Dave in Houston
>> Some decades ago a pal of mine who is a fanatical woodworker went to
>> Africa to teach for two years, Tanzania. When he was about to
>> return he bought a whole bunch of real interesting wood, and had it
>> carefully made into extra-heavy-duty shipping crates in which to
>> return his household goods, and by carefully I mean he plotted out
>> every screw and nail hole. Of course when he got back he dismantled
>> the crates and stacked the wood on racks, he's still building stuff
>> out of it all these years later. I hate to think what some of those
>> slabs are worth today.
>
> Brilliant! _ing Brilliant!
What surprised me is nobody in Customs thought to wonder why his crates were
made of 2" and 3" slabs of wood. I'd have expected them to charge him
import duty on hardwoods, but he got it all in under the radar just for the
cost of shipping. He brought back a lot of cool furniture too, his
seats-eight dining-room table is a slab of some African hardwood that must
be 4" thick, all hand-carved. Clever bastard. ;~)
"Marty" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Sorry, I'm in Texas...
If you were in or close to Houston I could name three places on the
northwest side alone.
Dave in Houston
"Roy" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> On Wed, 25 Feb 2009 09:54:55 -0600, "Dave in Houston" <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>>
> HofH used to stock profiles. Haven't been there in a couple of years.
> Leon, here's Mason's URL.
> They also have a place in Austin apparently.
>
> http://www.masonsmillandlumber.com/default.asp
>
> Regards,
> Roy
Thanks Roy,
"Leon" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
>>> Some of them offer 1/8" 1/4" and 3/8" stock?
>>
>> Not to my knowledge. I thought that's why joiners and thickness
>> planers were invented.
>
> Yeah but the OP was looking for a source for those thicknesses.
Missed that.
>>> Anyway thanks, all these years and I have never been to Mason.
>>
>> I've just about quit Mason's and started taking my bidness to
>> Hardwoods of Houston on W 34th. I tend to use baltic birch for drawer
>> material and they do have 1/4, 3/8 and 1/2 plus I believe they have 1/2
>> in 4X8 sheets but I may misremember that.
>
> What kind of hardwood selection and or depth of inventory does Mason's
> have?
Considerable, from rough blanks 8/4 and such to S4S 1X and 2X. They
also have an in-house molding operation and a catalog of knives plus stock
some standard profiles (crown, chair, cove and such) in a handful of
species. But then, I believe Hardwoods of Houston does that, too.
Dave in Houston
Martin H. Eastburn wrote:
> Hum - know anyone down at the ship channel ? Some cargo ships
> use exotic (foreign) wood to block and brace with. Some big stuff
> we used to get years ago overseas.
Some decades ago a pal of mine who is a fanatical woodworker went to Africa
to teach for two years, Tanzania. When he was about to return he bought a
whole bunch of real interesting wood, and had it carefully made into
extra-heavy-duty shipping crates in which to return his household goods, and
by carefully I mean he plotted out every screw and nail hole. Of course
when he got back he dismantled the crates and stacked the wood on racks,
he's still building stuff out of it all these years later. I hate to think
what some of those slabs are worth today.
"Dave in Houston" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
>
> "Marty" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
>
>
>> Sorry, I'm in Texas...
>
>
> If you were in or close to Houston I could name three places on the
> northwest side alone.
>
> Dave in Houston
How about in El Paso?
Max
"Upscale" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
>
> "Marty" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>> Anyone have a favorite source for 1/8, 1/4" and 3/8" domestic and exotic
>> hardwood?
>
> Unless you're planning on having it air shipped to you from halfway around
> the world, I suggest you indicate where approximately you live.
>
>
Sorry, I'm in Texas...
"Leon" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
>
> "Dave in Houston" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:dbUol.8065$%[email protected]...
>
>>>>
>>>
>>> Go ahead and name them. ;~) woodcraft, Austin Hardwoods maybe,
>>> and.....
>>
>> Mason Mill & Lumber on Tanner (east of Beltway 8 and Gessner)
>>
>> Hardwoods of Houston (on W34 a couple of blocks north of Hwy. 290)
>>
>> Hardwood Products (on Westside of Beltway 8 just north of Bison)
>>
>> There's always the big place on 5th or 5-1/2 off Studewood
>>
>> Dave in Houston
>>
>>
>>
>
> Some of them offer 1/8" 1/4" and 3/8" stock?
Not to my knowledge. I thought that's why joiners and thickness planers
were invented.
>
> Anyway thanks, all these years and I have never been to Mason.
I've just about quit Mason's and started taking my bidness to Hardwoods
of Houston on W 34th. I tend to use baltic birch for drawer material and
they do have 1/4, 3/8 and 1/2 plus I believe they have 1/2 in 4X8 sheets but
I may misremember that.
> Hardwood products does not have anything less than 4/4 unless that has
> happened in the last few months, same goes for Clarks in the Heights, that
> big place. ;~)
Dave in Houston
>
>
"Dave in Houston" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
>
> "Marty" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
>
>
>> Sorry, I'm in Texas...
>
>
> If you were in or close to Houston I could name three places on the
> northwest side alone.
>
> Dave in Houston
>
Go ahead and name them. ;~) woodcraft, Austin Hardwoods maybe, and.....