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patriarch wrote:

Can you just buy a sample board? You know, practice on scrap, etc.?

They had a couple of 7 or 8 foot by 10 inch that were the shortest. So
figure $50 a board for the shortest they had... I may have a project or
two in mind, but after Christmas.

I picked up a board of some nicely figured stuff from the "other" bin
(it's destined to be a jewelery box for the daughter for Christmas).
4/4 by 5" by 7' for $10.50 CAD / bf.