What type of wood do you use and where do you get it?

[tassie]

hi there been busy i am lucky my cousin has his own saw mill he gives me all i wantwhen he runs the logs through i use all tassie timber like blackwood celerytoppine blackheartsassi  huonpine  myrtle dogwood and many others i have just finished the (wildwood designs )birds of paradise clock iam wateing for it to dry then illsend you a picture of it talk to you allsoon  tassie

[Marshall]

About ten years ago I had a friend that had a saw mill and he took care of me and loaded me up to the ceiling with all the hardwoods that I could store and I don't know if I'll ever run out . This is great for it's all been air drying for all this time and keep in the dry> Maple , white and Red Oaks and lots of other hard woods  , in small projects I never run out for sure ..........Marshall

[chief]

I get my small stuff from HD and Lowes.  Got a bit of Ash from the local Rockler store at $2.50 bdf and thats also where I get my BB from.
I use pine for practicing techniques and just trying to get reaquainted with scrolling and my new saw.

[JCoff]

 If your overwhelmed with all the different wood out there this site may be of help.

http://www.connectedlines.com/wood/wood64.htm



                                                                                         Jeff

[Barry]

I use Lowe's for poplar, oak and thicker plywood.  Most everything else I buy from Sloan's Woodshop (their website is on Steve's site).  They are easy to talk to and work with.  It is nice to be able to talk to someone and not just click on a picture.  Great service and good prices.

Barry

[thumbs]

Free works for me--I have been real lucky getting oak , walnut, pine from people in the area--When someone gives me wood I usually make them something from it. Some one is always dragging old furniture to my garage. I take it apart and have a lot of good  lumber. I also get some 1/8 BB from a cabinet shop--I never let a piece go to waste--Richard aka thumbs

[garyw]

hi all as a later post said its hard to find hardwoods here in the uk.i pull lots of bits of old furniture out of skips and gardens always ask 1st just in case. 100% free.  you can get some strange looks form pepale when you say can i have that.also ofcuts of hardwood flooring when some one has had a new floor put down you can get small and bigger bits 

[patch]

If your overwhelmed with all the different wood out there this site may be of help.

http://www.connectedlines.com/wood/wood64.htm



                                                                                         Jeff

that is a great site thanks ,it answers a lot of questions

[Rightarm]

    Hello Janet
I've tried oak & pine from the big box stores. I have found them to be to dry. I'm very lucky that I have a small lumber store about 2 miles from were I live. The guy that owns it sells old barn lumber, and he saws up all different types of felled trees. Thats where I buy my cherry & walnut. He sells 4/4 & 5/4 boards of different widths & thickness. I never knew you could make crafts out of malberry, but he sells it. And not a bad looking wood at that. Just a little word of advise, always wear a face mask when cutting or sanding wood. I got the worst sinus infection of my life when sanding walnut.  Dave

[cherie]

There is a saw mill about 75 miles away and deep in the woods that we go to buy our wood from.  Most is rough cut and still has bark on it.  Very nice people, but a pain to get to.

[daneklund]

I get some of my wood from Woodcraft, Woodworker's Source, and a cabinetmakers lumberyard.  I have ordered some off the internet too.  Here is a reference link for good information on the woods:
http://www.woodworkerssource.com/wood_library.php

[Edgar]

I use 3mm Russian Birch or 3mm Finnish Birch almost exclusively.
Living in Ottawa, I can drop at Lee Valley for the Finnish birch and I get the Russian birch from a wood wholesaler near my home. It is worth checking with wholesaler, if you can find one. Some will sell to the public with no minimum size order and the prices are great.
Edgar