Tiger Maple?

55 to 60 BF sounds about right for a Maloof rocker. If you are looking for stellar curly Maple, the price is probably fair. Rounding up that much stellar 8/4 is never easy. If you can get by with less than the higher end of the curly Maples you should be able to get some nice wood for $8.00-$10.00/BF from a great many sources.

-- McKinney Hardwood Lumber --Specializing in exotic and figured hardwood lumber http://www.mckinneyhardwoods.com -McKinney, TX

You may be able to get the DVD and template a bit cheaper straigh form Scott Morrison (on his website, you may want to check it out. Also I saw Andy Chidwick at the wood show and he was verg good as well, check out his site, I know he is offering some online classes for about that amount.

For me if I was ordering I would go with either Andy or Scott, I think they do a great jog.

-- Alex

That’s an ambitious project, regardless of the lumber price. It might be very worth the commanding price of blemish free 8/4. I’d hate to look back on a project of that magnitude & wish I spent more on nicer lumber. The woodcraft kit strikes me as a bit on the high side. Whatever you choose, best of luck!

-- My dad and I built a 65 chev pick up.I killed trannys in that thing for some reason-Hog