Hi,
I'm looking to do some inlay/intarsia type work and I'm looking for a source
for some various hardwoods, maybe some exotic woods. I'm imagining small pieces
of irregular shapes, maybe as small as one square inch and maybe up to 5 or 6
inches. I'm thinking of thickness in the 1/8" to 1" thick range, not veneer.
I have no problem paying something for it ... the reason I refer to it as scrap
is because it's not useful for most applications. I will need to purchase at a
reasonable price naturally ... but I don't expect anything for free.
I live in Oregon where there is a lot of wood, but almost everything done in
mills here is soft woods, mostly fir and cedar.
Can anyone recommend a good source?
Thank you in advance!
Doug
[email protected]
On Sun, 2 Nov 2003 10:41:21 -0700, LASERDOUG wrote
(in message <[email protected]>):
WoodCraft sells boxes of assorted exotic "scraps". Price is not bad and you
get a nice selection.
Check out their store or online.
-Bruce
> Hi,
>
> I'm looking to do some inlay/intarsia type work and I'm looking for a source
> for some various hardwoods, maybe some exotic woods. I'm imagining small
> pieces
> of irregular shapes, maybe as small as one square inch and maybe up to 5 or 6
> inches. I'm thinking of thickness in the 1/8" to 1" thick range, not veneer.
>
> I have no problem paying something for it ... the reason I refer to it as
> scrap
> is because it's not useful for most applications. I will need to purchase at
> a
> reasonable price naturally ... but I don't expect anything for free.
>
> I live in Oregon where there is a lot of wood, but almost everything done in
> mills here is soft woods, mostly fir and cedar.
>
> Can anyone recommend a good source?
>
> Thank you in advance!
>
> Doug
> [email protected]
On Sun, 09 Nov 2003 04:07:49 GMT, Jim Wilson <[email protected]> wrote:
>Well, then it sounds like a job! (G) You know, working for money? Beats
>the heck out of just plain work, though, eh?
it was scrap so it was the byproduct of work (G) but now instead of selling
chunks I sell thin wood.
I checked out lumberliquidators.com's web site and they are selling 1 1/2 x
25" x 8' butcher blocks for $168.00. They are made of maple. Would this make
a good top for a workbench?
Craig Orput
Cave Creek, AZ
"j" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> lumberliquidators.com if there is one near you had a "woodworkers pack"
> 300 board feet of hardwood including some exotics for $99
>
I paid $215 (after tax) for a 7'x25"x1 3/4" Edsal BB3072 from Grainger so your
price is not out of line. I also glued up an 80"x25x1 1/2 using maple I bought
from Croffwoodmills.com and I had $173 in the wood and shipping. I have a few
sticks left over.
Having it to do over again I would have bought them both. I sure didn't save
any money making my own. I do think mine is nicer looking. The Edsal is made up
of very short pieces with small knots in some of them but it gobbled up a lot
of time making my own.
Steve Knight wrote...
> Jim Wilson wrote:
>
> >Steve Knight wrote...
> >
> >> slice them thin and sell on ebay.
> >
> >Dang, Steve! That sounds like work! (G)
>
> well what if you get 69.00 for 18 pounds?
>
Well, then it sounds like a job! (G) You know, working for money? Beats
the heck out of just plain work, though, eh?
Jim
How is the grain oriented? If the endgrain is exposed, as it is in a true
chopping block, it is not the best for a bench. A 1.5" thickness is on the
thin side as well, but that is a good price compared to the Woodcraft
offering here: http://tinyurl.com/tspq
The Grizzly offering here: http://tinyurl.com/tsrc might suit you better
at a competitive price. Well, hell, the link doesn't work. Search the site
for MAPLE WORKBENCH and you'll see the selection. Their search engine
sucks, so searching for MAPLE BENCH and MAPLE BENCHTOP does not work.
--
Bill Pounds
http://www.bill.pounds.net/woodshop
"Pops" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> I checked out lumberliquidators.com's web site and they are selling 1 1/2
x
> 25" x 8' butcher blocks for $168.00. They are made of maple. Would this
make
> a good top for a workbench?
>
> Craig Orput
> Cave Creek, AZ
>
> "j" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
> > lumberliquidators.com if there is one near you had a "woodworkers pack"
> > 300 board feet of hardwood including some exotics for $99
> >
>
>
I read an article one time about a guy that goes to cabinet shops and asked
to dig through their dumpsters. Probably some small stuff, although probably
not much of a variety.
"Bruce" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> On Sun, 2 Nov 2003 10:41:21 -0700, LASERDOUG wrote
> (in message <[email protected]>):
>
> WoodCraft sells boxes of assorted exotic "scraps". Price is not bad and
you
> get a nice selection.
> Check out their store or online.
>
> -Bruce
>
>
> > Hi,
> >
> > I'm looking to do some inlay/intarsia type work and I'm looking for a
source
> > for some various hardwoods, maybe some exotic woods. I'm imagining small
> > pieces
> > of irregular shapes, maybe as small as one square inch and maybe up to 5
or 6
> > inches. I'm thinking of thickness in the 1/8" to 1" thick range, not
veneer.
> >
> > I have no problem paying something for it ... the reason I refer to it
as
> > scrap
> > is because it's not useful for most applications. I will need to
purchase at
> > a
> > reasonable price naturally ... but I don't expect anything for free.
> >
> > I live in Oregon where there is a lot of wood, but almost everything
done in
> > mills here is soft woods, mostly fir and cedar.
> >
> > Can anyone recommend a good source?
> >
> > Thank you in advance!
> >
> > Doug
> > [email protected]
>
>
Go to a local cabinet shop and/or woodflooring place and ask them for some
scrap.
Thats what I do around xmas time - makes for some nice cutting board for
pretty much nothing.
"LASERDOUG" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Hi,
>
> I'm looking to do some inlay/intarsia type work and I'm looking for a
source
> for some various hardwoods, maybe some exotic woods. I'm imagining small
pieces
> of irregular shapes, maybe as small as one square inch and maybe up to 5
or 6
> inches. I'm thinking of thickness in the 1/8" to 1" thick range, not
veneer.
>
> I have no problem paying something for it ... the reason I refer to it as
scrap
> is because it's not useful for most applications. I will need to purchase
at a
> reasonable price naturally ... but I don't expect anything for free.
>
> I live in Oregon where there is a lot of wood, but almost everything done
in
> mills here is soft woods, mostly fir and cedar.
>
> Can anyone recommend a good source?
>
> Thank you in advance!
>
> Doug
> [email protected]
On Sat, 08 Nov 2003 13:59:19 GMT, Jim Wilson <[email protected]> wrote:
>Steve Knight wrote...
>
>> slice them thin and sell on ebay.
>
>Dang, Steve! That sounds like work! (G)
well what if you get 69.00 for 18 pounds?
On Sat, 08 Nov 2003 03:37:43 GMT, Jim Wilson <[email protected]> wrote:
>LASERDOUG wrote...
>
>> I'm looking to do some inlay/intarsia type work and I'm looking for a source
>> for some various hardwoods, maybe some exotic woods.
>
>Drop me an email. I've been trying to figure out what to do with my
>exotic hardwood off-cuts.
slice them thin and sell on ebay.