Phisherman wrote in message . ..
I just called my wood dealer, but he doesn't carry any 2" thick stock
lumber. I'm specifically looking for kiln-dried eastern white pine
(would settle for Popular or other soft wood) to make wooden chair
seats. What do other woodworkers do? Glue up sandwiched 1.5" stock
then surface plane?

..,,a wood place that doesn't carry anything at all in 8/4 thickness
seems odd. My experience here in New England is most places will have
most of the usual domestic cabinet woods in 4/4, 5-6/4, and 8/4 most
of the time, plus 12 or 16/4 for certain species. Ditto mahogany.
Exotics and odd ducks, like beech, tend to be 4/4, plus--only
sometimes--greater thicknesses. I've never seen poplar thicker than
6/4 (admittedly, never looked for it either), but 8/4 eastern white
pine is certainly available. Granted, these are specialist dealers and
shops that sell stock as a sideline, not everyday lumberyards. Even
so, they're pretty common. you might check www.woodfinder.com for
sources local to you. I've found it very helpful