During my recent trip to California and all the wood supply places I used to get my wood from I thought
I would take some pictures of one of my favorite places.
You can find them at:
http://www.anexotichardwood.com/
If you are ever in Carlsbad, California, it’s worth a look. He doesn’t give the stuff away, but his prices
are better then some.
Enjoy!
This is their sign with some massive slabs behide it.
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This is looking to the left from the above photos.
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and this is looking 180 degrees from above. Shows some of their small stock.
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A couple of random photos
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Here are some massive pieces of lumber. That shiny thing toward the right is my cell phone.
They are about 4 foot wide and 10 feet long.
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Along the back wall
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Some highly figured cocobolo. I bought a piece of this. ($30 a bf yikes!)
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Looking down one aisle. That’s the back wall at the end.
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Looking down the next aisle
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A room up front full of turning blocks
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A view 180 degrees from above.
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-- Gary, East TX -- The longest journey begins with a single step.
15 comments so far
FrankA
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posted 216 days ago
Thanks for sharing Gary, makes me wish I was about 3000 miles closer.
-- Frank Auge---Nichols NY----"My opinion is neither copyrighted nor trademarked, but it is price competitive."
Grumpy
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posted 215 days ago
Ah, if I only had a boat.
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Brad
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posted 215 days ago
Woohoo I didn’t know this place is like 20miles from my house!!!! Thanks Gary!
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Tomcat1066
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posted 215 days ago
Beautiful woods they’ve got there, no doubt about it. I only wish I could find something like that here in my town ;)
-- "Give me your poor tools, your tired steel, your huddled masses of rust." Yep, I ripped off the Statue of Liberty. That's how I roll!
Scott Bryan
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posted 215 days ago
Wow. These are really gorgeous woods. I am surprised that you aren’t still there. I would have a hard time leaving a place like this.
-- With God's help all things are possible- even woodworking. Woodworking is not just a hobby, it is an (expletive deleted) expensive hobby.
rikkor
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posted 215 days ago
I think I am glad I DON’T live near it. I am not sure I could afford it.
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Eric
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posted 215 days ago
Now why can’t I find a place like that in Malaysia?
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Blake
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posted 215 days ago
Mine, mine… MINE!!!
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mrtrim
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posted 215 days ago
it looks to me like a launch pad to bankrupcy ! my plastic is smokin just looking at the pictures ! lol
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jcees
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posted 215 days ago
They’ve been one of my favs for years. Beautiful stuff, great guys, fair pricing. What more can you ask for?
always,
J.C.
-- "Imagination is more important than knowledge" -- Albert Einstein
DocK16
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posted 215 days ago
No Blake mine mine, gimme gimme!
Gary, how did you keep from going broke in there?
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GaryK
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posted 215 days ago
Dock – What make you think I didn’t go broke? :-)
-- Gary, East TX -- The longest journey begins with a single step.
GaryK
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posted 214 days ago
Here are a couple of pictures of a fantastically figured piece of cocobolo I mentioned above that I bought.
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-- Gary, East TX -- The longest journey begins with a single step.
DAN
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posted 214 days ago
wild grain on the cocobolo . what does your imagination see for that wood ?
-- ..... art for lifes sake
GaryK
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posted 214 days ago
Dan – I can’t see anything yet, but I know that the light will turn on in my head soon enough.
I just can’t pass up a fantastic piece of wood when I see it. I know I will never see it again if I don’t
-- Gary, East TX -- The longest journey begins with a single step.