Steve wrote:
Never Enough Money wrote:
I want to build a scotch cabinet and use woods from the 4 places I've
lived:

-- persimmon from western South Carolina
-- eucalyptus from Southern California
-- aspen from Colorado
-- Osage orange from Texas

Note: Osage orange is also known as hedge apple, bodark, bois d'arc,
and bowwood.

And it is more common than mesquite.


Since I currently live in Colorado, I can find aspen. I need your help
on the other three. Where can I order them?

BTW, maybe mesquite is a better choice for Texas....
Also, maybe there's a better choice for southern California, too. Any
suggestions?


Trees native to California that you might consider:

1) Madrone - I don't know much about this one, but I found some burl
pieces on Ebay: Take a look as Ebay Item # 330055240032
2) Coast Redwood. Redwood burls and pieces with dramatic curly figure
are available. Beautiful stuff! Take a look as Ebay Item # 120057930183
3) California Laurel AKA Bay Laurel- can have some pretty dramatic
figure - curly or burl. If it comes from Oregon it's called Oregon
Myrtle, but it's the same tree. Take a look as Ebay Item # 330055702967
4) Claro Walnut - comes mostly from hybrid trees that are found in the
walnut orchards that you find all over the Central Valley in California.
Beautiful stuff! Take a look as Ebay Item # 150064590526


California live oak too.

If orchard woods are acceptible, maybe you could find Almond.
The almond wood I saw in California had gorgeous chatoyance.
Unfortunately, it was already firewood.

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FF