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Paper Roses

(7,505 posts) Fri Dec 5, 2014, 05:15 PM Dec 2014

Do any DU'ers have a source for board feet of rare wood?

The husband of a friend of mine is a great woodworker. He is planning to make a Birds Eye maple 4 poster bed but is finding it difficult to find a source for the wood. I have seen his work and it is exceptional.
Do any of you know of a source of this special wood? He has the skill and tools but cannot find the wood. I know he has searched the internet and is aware that the cost is high, especially for the wood needed for the headboard. Any suggestions as to a source would be appreciated, I can pass the word along.

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Do any DU'ers have a source for board feet of rare wood? (Original Post) Paper Roses Dec 2014 OP

Google "Where to buy birds eye maple" - lots of info. n/t lamp_shade Dec 2014 #1

Ebay has just about everything, including Birdseye Maple Fumesucker Dec 2014 #2

A local lumber yard should be able to supply it. jeff47 Dec 2014 #3

These days rare woods are likely to be sold as veneer. edgineered Dec 2014 #4

This is my local source pscot Dec 2014 #5

Are you east of the Mississippi? jmowreader Jan 2015 #6

lamp_shade

(15,092 posts)

1. Google "Where to buy birds eye maple" - lots of info. n/t

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Fri Dec 5, 2014, 05:17 PM

Dec 2014

Fumesucker

(45,851 posts)

2. Ebay has just about everything, including Birdseye Maple

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Fri Dec 5, 2014, 05:20 PM

Dec 2014

http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=p3984.m570.l1311.R4.TR12.TRC2.A0.H0.Xbird%27s+eye+maple&_nkw=birdseye+maple+lumber&_sacat=0

jeff47

(26,549 posts)

3. A local lumber yard should be able to supply it.

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Fri Dec 5, 2014, 05:40 PM

Dec 2014

You'll need a "real" lumberyard, not a store like Home Depot.

It's hard to ship, so you're going to have a very hard time finding anything but small pieces off of the Internet.

edgineered

(2,101 posts)

4. These days rare woods are likely to be sold as veneer.

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Fri Dec 5, 2014, 06:40 PM

Dec 2014

To use veneer on the posts becomes increasingly difficult should he choose to turn the posts. Try looking for the veneers, it will cost much less than solid wood.

pscot

(21,037 posts)

5. This is my local source

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Sat Dec 6, 2014, 10:35 AM

Dec 2014

http://www.edensaw.com/MainSite/Store1/Store/CategoryHome/1092

There's sure to be something similar a little nearer to you

jmowreader

(51,438 posts)

6. Are you east of the Mississippi?

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Fri Jan 9, 2015, 11:00 PM

Jan 2015

Try http://www.walllumber.com - they have it for $7 per board foot, truck shipped from Mayodan, NC. Good guys to deal with, but I wouldn't want to think about the price of hauling lumber across the Rockies.

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