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Back from California with some new lumber

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Back from California with some new lumber

Well, I'm back from another trip to So. California.

I had a nice dinner with fellow Lumberjock Joe Lyddon and I think we both had a good time.

While there, of course I had to visit some of my old wood suppliers. Also included was Austin Hardwoods mentioned by Allison. It was pretty good but a little on the expensive side. $50 a bf for Koa and $85 for Gabon Ebony? They did have a nice selection though.

They had one piece quarter sawn Douglas Fir with grain so tight I couldn't see it.

Since I drove there I had to cut the longer pieces to 52" to fit in my car.

I did get a couple of great pieces like this 9 foot piece of 5/4 fully curly mahogany out of a stack for $4.20 a bf! You can't really see it in the picture but it's curly all the way across. Amazing!

Curly Honduran Mahogany


Here's something that I have never seem before. A piece of Streamed European Beech quarter sawn with a pattern like you would find on QSWO. I found it in the middle of a pile also. They guy working there for the last 10 years said that he had never seen anything like it before. Not bad for $2.90 a BF. It was the only piece like it.

European Steamed Beech

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Both those pieces came from Reel Lumber in Anaheim, CA

Here's an outstanding piece of wood from the place I mentioned here

It's a piece of Black and White Ebony. It has some of the most patterns I have ever seen on wood before. Don't ask how much I paid for it.


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I did pick up some Holly and Gabon Ebony but they don't photograph too well. :)
 
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Awe, I missed you. That was fast. I'm super swamped with things right now - full project deadline at work after most of a year next week, mom's arrival on the 1st, friends' wedding on the 2nd, building something for the wedding, etc… - but I had wanted to get together and check out the wood suppliers with you. Maybe next time.

I'm really glad you got your hands on that B&W, as I know you'll do great things with it. The local LA Home Depot had a run of Euro Beech for a couple of weeks, I think early last year, and then I've never seen it again. I grabbed a small stack of the stuff, and found it to be incredibly hard. I, too, have not seen that QS pattern in it. All the stuff I had looked like this:



That was my first successful dovetailing work, care of one of the Incra systems. There's a bit of ray flake on the edge of the one panel there that reminds of what you're seeing in your beech. I sympathize with having to cut up nice lumber for space reasons. I had to cut up this very curly birch plank as it wouldn't fit in my storage shed at 9' long:



I've looked through countless birch boards at Home Depot on countless visits, and it's the only one that's ever had all this character in it. Sorry I missed you, but glad you got some good material to bring back with you!
 
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WOW! That B&W Ebony is awesome!

I can see you bookmatching all kinds of good stuff out of that! Get all you can from it!

Glad you made it back home OK.

I really enjoyed our visit… could've talked longer!
 
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Wow, what I wouldn't give for that B&W…........ never seen anything like it!
Looks like you had a good trip.

Are these the two places you usually get wood from?

BTW, If you get confused and can't find a use for the B&W, I'll take it!!!!
 
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Garyk, we will now wait for some handsome projects from the beautiful lumber you have purchased. In your hands it will get a good shape.
Sharad
 
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Gary, those are some nice pieces that you managed to bring back. I can see lots of potential in them. They probably would have to throw me out of the place at closing time as it would be hard to leave.

Next time you make the trip take a truck. It might 'break the bank" but you could could really load it up with a lot of gorgeous wood.
 
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