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African Ebony
(Diopyros crassiflora)
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These came
directly from the West African bush. These rough cut billets are cut in
the forest and carried out by hand to the nearest road where they are
first graded (these are best quality billets) and then coated with a sealer
to keep any checking to a minimum before being trucked to market. These
were cut in 2007/2008 and are partially air-dried. This Ebony is easy
to mill (it even hand planes quite nicely). It is generally black but
can have some light striping or color streaks. Our advice is to mill these
billets into lumber, turning squares, instrument fingerboards, bridge
blanks, pegheads, parts for model ships & cars, parts for architectural
models, etc., and then air-dry them to equilibrium (6-12% moisture content
depending on your part of the world). For a reasonable milling fee we
can flatten a face and an edge (after weighing) to make them easier for
you to handle and re-saw.
Until Halloween
2009 we offer these at the special price of $4.00/lb.
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Specials-Lumber
July , 2009
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African Bubinga |
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This
very dense, hard W. African species, sometimes erroneously
called African Rosewood, takes a beautiful polish and is
very stable in service. Widths are 4-8" and the lengths
are 40-42". The unit contains a mix of grains, i.e.
quartersawn to flatsawn. Kiln-dried. Special price of $6.00/bf
is for a minimum of 5 board feet selected as it comes off
the top of the unit pictured. Special pulls for width, length,
color, or grain or quantities larger than 50 bf please contact
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4/4 African
Wenge
(Millettia laurentii)
Most Wenge
comes from the interior of the Democratic Republic of
the Congo (formerly Zaire), and is floated to market on
the Congo river. It is fairly hard and heavy with a medium
to coarse texture. The heartwood is very dark brown with
fine, nearly parallel black veining. Very rich looking
when finished. Widths are 5-12" and the lengths are
48-60". The unit contains a mix of grains, i.e. quartersawn
to flatsawn. Kiln-dried. Special price of $12.00/bf is
for a minimum of 5 board feet selected as it comes off
the top of the units pictured. Special pulls for width,
length, color, or grain or quantities larger than 50 bf
please contact us for price quotes.
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6/4 Tennessee
Aromatic Red Cedar
(Juniperus virginiana)
Age-old favorite
for blanket chests, closet liners, and carving. The heartwood
is a reddish-brown with a very aromatic "cedar"
scent and the sapwood is whitish. These boards are typical
being a common grade with lots of knots. Widths are 3-6"
and the lengths are 80-96". The units contain mostly
flatsawn boards. Kiln-dried. Special price of $4.00/bf
is for a minimum of 10 board feet selected as it comes
off the top of the units pictured. Special pulls for width,
length, color, or grain or quantities larger than 50 bf
please contact us for price quotes.
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4/4 African
Shedua
/Ovangkol/Amazakoue
(Guibourtia sp.)
This West
African species is hard and heavy with a very chatoyant
luster. The color varies from a rich, golden brown to
a lustrous grayish brown usually with a black stripe.
Widths are 3-8" and lengths are 18-72". The
unit contains a mix of grains, i.e. quartersawn to flatsawn.
Kiln-dried. Special price of $4.00/bf is for a minimum
of 15 board feet selected as it comes off the top of the
unit pictured. Special pulls for width, length, color,
or grain or quantities larger than 50 bf please contact
us for price quotes.
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Balsawood
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of the lightest weight commercial hardwoods. Our stock weighs
approximately 10-12 lbs. Per cubic foot. Great for model
makers, break-away furniture, surfboards, solid-body guitar
cores, etc. Dimensions are 1 ½-3" thick x 2
¾-5" wide x 48-50" long. Kiln-dried. Special
price of $8.00/bf is for a minimum of 5 board feet selected
as it comes off the top of the units pictured. Special pulls
for width, length, color, or grain or quantities larger
than 50 bf please contact us for price quotes. |
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4/4,
6/4, & 8/4 Red Palmwood
(Cocus nucifera) |
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Palm is from Indonesia. In the past this wood has been known
as Porcupinewood, either for the long, reddish, hard fibers
running throughout, or by the prickly nature of its splinters.
The end-grain has a unique, distinctive, 'snake skin' appearance.
Widths are 3-5" and lengths are 72-90". Well air-dried
(old stock-cut in the 1990's). Special price of $6.00/bf
is for a minimum of 10 board feet selected as it comes off
the top of the units pictured. Special pulls for width,
length, color, or grain or quantities larger than 50 bf
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Mesquite
Lumber Special
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on photo for close-ups and other lumber pile
For
every clear board of Mesquite that is produced the mill ends
up with 10 or twenty boards that look like these. Lots of defects,
i.e. checks and knots, but one can still mill lots of clear
turning squares and short and narrow boards from these common
grade boards and billets. 1-3" thick by 3" and wider
x random lengths. By the board at $3.00/bf or by the unit at
$1.50/bf.
#W19596
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Featured
Wood:
Amboyna
Burl
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