Andy Dingley wrote in message . ..
On 22 Jul 2004 11:59:56 -0700, (Nate Perkins)
wrote:

Where I live, hard maple and beech are about the same price

Which side of the Atlantic ?

European maple is rare, expensive and of undistinguished quality, but
our beech is good. US hard maple is the wood of choice for
benchmaking, but all the US beech I've seen has been rubbish.

In the US (Colorado). The hardwood lumber yard has hard maple for
around $3.20/bf, and "steamed European beech" for about $3.00/bf.

Thanks to all you guys for your kind replies.

Nate Perkins
Fort Collins, CO US