After checking out the local Woodcraft for either curly or highly figured
cherry and coming up empty (well, they had some marked as figured for
$18/BF that was so badly cracked and checked it wasn't worth 1/4 the
price), it looks like I'm going to need to do the mail order route.

I really like Steve Wall lumber, but they don't offer anything specific
regarding figure. I will give them a call, but am also wondering what
peoples' experience with Advantage Hardwood has been.

What I am looking for is something highly figured to use as plant-on
panels on my end tables. These will be the primary features of the pieces
so I'm looking for figure that will stand out.

Any other mail order companies that I'm missing?

Thanks for any information.


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If you're going to be dumb, you better be tough

"Mark & Juanita" wrote in message
...

After checking out the local Woodcraft for either curly or highly figured
cherry and coming up empty (well, they had some marked as figured for
$18/BF that was so badly cracked and checked it wasn't worth 1/4 the
price), it looks like I'm going to need to do the mail order route.

I scored a mini-Neener today at Woodcraft in Woodridge for cherry, 36 bf at
$3.69. Just normal figure and color, but still not bad. (Picked them clean,
leaving just a few banana twisted boards. They say a new truckload is on
order, but that'll take a few weeks.)

Hearne Hardwoods advertises UPS packages of figured cherry, 15 bdf or 50
bdf, on their internet store site, flat pricing. UPS adds about $3 to $4/bdf
to the cost. I *just* ordered a bunch of common #1 from them, but it hasn't
even shipped yet, so I can't recommend or otherwise. Freight to IL for
otherwise would be bargains is prohibitively high. The big bundle of QS
woak, for example, looked attractive but the freight was more than the
lumber cost itself. Would like to hear what others think of their quality
and service.

MikeWhy wrote:

"Mark & Juanita" wrote in message
...

After checking out the local Woodcraft for either curly or highly
figured
cherry and coming up empty (well, they had some marked as figured for
$18/BF that was so badly cracked and checked it wasn't worth 1/4 the
price), it looks like I'm going to need to do the mail order route.

I scored a mini-Neener today at Woodcraft in Woodridge for cherry, 36 bf
at $3.69. Just normal figure and color, but still not bad. (Picked them
clean, leaving just a few banana twisted boards. They say a new truckload
is on order, but that'll take a few weeks.)


Good on you -- that's a terrific price; here FAS cherry was $8.50 / BF at
Woodcraft.


Hearne Hardwoods advertises UPS packages of figured cherry, 15 bdf or 50
bdf, on their internet store site, flat pricing. UPS adds about $3 to
$4/bdf to the cost.

Thanks, I'll take a look at them. I only need about 10 to 15 BF, so this
may be an option.


I *just* ordered a bunch of common #1 from them, but
it hasn't even shipped yet, so I can't recommend or otherwise. Freight to
IL for otherwise would be bargains is prohibitively high. The big bundle
of QS woak, for example, looked attractive but the freight was more than
the lumber cost itself. Would like to hear what others think of their
quality and service.

--
If you're going to be dumb, you better be tough

"Mark & Juanita" wrote in message
...

After checking out the local Woodcraft for either curly or highly figured
cherry and coming up empty (well, they had some marked as figured for
$18/BF that was so badly cracked and checked it wasn't worth 1/4 the
price), it looks like I'm going to need to do the mail order route.

I really like Steve Wall lumber, but they don't offer anything specific
regarding figure. I will give them a call, but am also wondering what
peoples' experience with Advantage Hardwood has been.

What I am looking for is something highly figured to use as plant-on
panels on my end tables. These will be the primary features of the pieces
so I'm looking for figure that will stand out.

Any other mail order companies that I'm missing?

Thanks for any information.


--
If you're going to be dumb, you better be tough

Out of nine headers in this newsgroup this AM, only two are related to
woodworking. How sad.


In regard to figured cherry, the last time I was at Clark's Hardwood Lumber
in Houston, they had a bin full of figured cherry. I don't know about
shipping. but I suspect they will accommodate you.

You might Google them and contact them. Maybe a woodworker here could go
look for you. How much and what size are you looking for?

What part of the country are you in?

On Fri, 17 Oct 2008 22:28:54 -0700, Mark & Juanita
wrote:


After checking out the local Woodcraft for either curly or highly figured
cherry and coming up empty (well, they had some marked as figured for
$18/BF that was so badly cracked and checked it wasn't worth 1/4 the
price), it looks like I'm going to need to do the mail order route.

I really like Steve Wall lumber, but they don't offer anything specific
regarding figure. I will give them a call, but am also wondering what
peoples' experience with Advantage Hardwood has been.

What I am looking for is something highly figured to use as plant-on
panels on my end tables. These will be the primary features of the pieces
so I'm looking for figure that will stand out.

Any other mail order companies that I'm missing?

Thanks for any information.

No local sawmills?

I buy from a local sawmill two miles or so from the house. Guy's a
retiree, does it on the side. He sells me rough,dry, tree run, as it
comes off the stack (no quality select) cherry for $1.50/bdft. If I
buy a hundred bdft. I generally get 35-40% waste, and maybe 10 that
turns out to be very figured. It's hard to tell what your going to
get, but for another fifty cents he'll let you take it off the stack
select and restack. Thing is, before it is face jointed or planed, I
can't really tell what I'm getting anyway.

Frank

Mark & Juanita wrote:
After checking out the local Woodcraft for either curly or highly figured
cherry and coming up empty (well, they had some marked as figured for
$18/BF that was so badly cracked and checked it wasn't worth 1/4 the
price), it looks like I'm going to need to do the mail order route.

I really like Steve Wall lumber, but they don't offer anything specific
regarding figure. I will give them a call, but am also wondering what
peoples' experience with Advantage Hardwood has been.

What I am looking for is something highly figured to use as plant-on
panels on my end tables. These will be the primary features of the pieces
so I'm looking for figure that will stand out.

Any other mail order companies that I'm missing?

Thanks for any information.



Hi Mark,

Advantage Lumber and Trim is located about five miles from my home and
is my preferred hardwood lumber dealer and, at least locally, is a great
company to deal with.

Rob Pelc is the owner and used to post to this group but stopped after
he received complaints of advertising.

At one point Rob used to personally hand select lumber to fill orders
based on the requirement of the customer's project. A few years ago,
due to rapid expansion of the business, Rob had to place certain limits
on shipping small orders as it became too labor intensive to hand select
each piece. Due to the rapid expansion there were also a few problems
with some of his orders. Check the group archives to see the past posts
related to the business. See (watch for word wrap):

http://groups.google.com/groups?as_q...=2008&safe=off

You might also want to check with Advantage to find out their current
order/shipping policies.

--
Jack Novak
Buffalo, NY - USA

You might give Edensaw in Port Townsend, WA, a call to see what they have.
They're the premier supplier of woodworking and boatbuilding wood in the
Pacific Northwest: www.edensaw.com

I know they'd hand-pick you something good if they have what you're looking
for.

Tom Dacon

"Mark & Juanita" wrote in message
...

After checking out the local Woodcraft for either curly or highly figured
cherry and coming up empty (well, they had some marked as figured for
$18/BF that was so badly cracked and checked it wasn't worth 1/4 the
price), it looks like I'm going to need to do the mail order route.

I really like Steve Wall lumber, but they don't offer anything specific
regarding figure. I will give them a call, but am also wondering what
peoples' experience with Advantage Hardwood has been.

What I am looking for is something highly figured to use as plant-on
panels on my end tables. These will be the primary features of the pieces
so I'm looking for figure that will stand out.

Any other mail order companies that I'm missing?

Thanks for any information.


--
If you're going to be dumb, you better be tough

Frank Boettcher wrote:

On Fri, 17 Oct 2008 22:28:54 -0700, Mark & Juanita
wrote:


After checking out the local Woodcraft for either curly or highly
figured
cherry and coming up empty (well, they had some marked as figured for
$18/BF that was so badly cracked and checked it wasn't worth 1/4 the
price), it looks like I'm going to need to do the mail order route.

I really like Steve Wall lumber, but they don't offer anything specific
regarding figure. I will give them a call, but am also wondering what
peoples' experience with Advantage Hardwood has been.

What I am looking for is something highly figured to use as plant-on
panels on my end tables. These will be the primary features of the pieces
so I'm looking for figure that will stand out.

Any other mail order companies that I'm missing?

Thanks for any information.

No local sawmills?


In Tucson, AZ? Nope. Actually, there may be some small businesses around
that harvest things like mesquite and ironwood, but no cherry.

I buy from a local sawmill two miles or so from the house. Guy's a
retiree, does it on the side. He sells me rough,dry, tree run, as it
comes off the stack (no quality select) cherry for $1.50/bdft. If I
buy a hundred bdft. I generally get 35-40% waste, and maybe 10 that
turns out to be very figured. It's hard to tell what your going to
get, but for another fifty cents he'll let you take it off the stack
select and restack. Thing is, before it is face jointed or planed, I
can't really tell what I'm getting anyway.

That's what happens when you live in an area of the country that grows
trees instead of cactus. :-)


Frank

--
If you're going to be dumb, you better be tough

Lowell Holmes wrote:


"Mark & Juanita" wrote in message
...

.... snip

What I am looking for is something highly figured to use as plant-on
panels on my end tables. These will be the primary features of the
pieces so I'm looking for figure that will stand out.

.... snip
In regard to figured cherry, the last time I was at Clark's Hardwood
Lumber
in Houston, they had a bin full of figured cherry. I don't know about
shipping. but I suspect they will accommodate you.

You might Google them and contact them. Maybe a woodworker here could go
look for you. How much and what size are you looking for?


I'll take a look and see if I can find them. I'm looking for about 12 BF.
The panel sizes are roughly 9 1/2 inches high by 14 inches wide (backs are
slightly smaller). I computed the need for about 8 BF between the two
tables, so am planning on about 12 to 15 BF order. Since the panels are
the featured elements of the pieces, I'm looking for some figure that
stands out.


What part of the country are you in?

Arizona

--
If you're going to be dumb, you better be tough

Nova wrote:

Mark & Juanita wrote:
.... snip
am also wondering what
peoples' experience with Advantage Hardwood has been.

What I am looking for is something highly figured to use as plant-on
panels on my end tables. These will be the primary features of the
pieces so I'm looking for figure that will stand out.



Hi Mark,

Advantage Lumber and Trim is located about five miles from my home and
is my preferred hardwood lumber dealer and, at least locally, is a great
company to deal with.

Rob Pelc is the owner and used to post to this group but stopped after
he received complaints of advertising.

At one point Rob used to personally hand select lumber to fill orders
based on the requirement of the customer's project. A few years ago,
due to rapid expansion of the business, Rob had to place certain limits
on shipping small orders as it became too labor intensive to hand select
each piece. Due to the rapid expansion there were also a few problems
with some of his orders. Check the group archives to see the past posts
related to the business. See (watch for word wrap):


http://groups.google.com/groups?as_q...=2008&safe=off

You might also want to check with Advantage to find out their current
order/shipping policies.


Thanks, I remember some of the interchanges with Mr. Pelc in the past.
I'll see what they can do; unfortunately my particular needs fall into that
small order category, so will see what happens. Appreciate the information
from someone local to them.



--
If you're going to be dumb, you better be tough

Tom Dacon wrote:

You might give Edensaw in Port Townsend, WA, a call to see what they have.
They're the premier supplier of woodworking and boatbuilding wood in the
Pacific Northwest: www.edensaw.com

I know they'd hand-pick you something good if they have what you're
looking for.

Tom Dacon

Thanks, I'll take a look

Mark & Juanita wrote:

: After checking out the local Woodcraft for either curly or highly figured
: cherry and coming up empty (well, they had some marked as figured for
: $18/BF that was so badly cracked and checked it wasn't worth 1/4 the
: price), it looks like I'm going to need to do the mail order route.


Mark --

Also check these guys:

http://www.curlymaple.com/cherry.shtml

I bought some really spectacular curly maple from them some years ago.

You can also check out their privtae stock, which gives you
photos of specific boards:



http://www.curlymaple.com/pvtstkcherry.shtml

-- Andy Barss



: I really like Steve Wall lumber, but they don't offer anything specific
: regarding figure. I will give them a call, but am also wondering what
: peoples' experience with Advantage Hardwood has been.

: What I am looking for is something highly figured to use as plant-on
: panels on my end tables. These will be the primary features of the pieces
: so I'm looking for figure that will stand out.

: Any other mail order companies that I'm missing?

: Thanks for any information.


: --
: If you're going to be dumb, you better be tough

--
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Andy Barss
Department of Linguistics, University of Arizona
Communications 114A, 626-3284
ooooooooooooooooo oooooo

Andrew Barss wrote:

Mark & Juanita wrote:

: After checking out the local Woodcraft for either curly or highly
: figured
: cherry and coming up empty (well, they had some marked as figured for
: $18/BF that was so badly cracked and checked it wasn't worth 1/4 the
: price), it looks like I'm going to need to do the mail order route.


Mark --

Also check these guys:

http://www.curlymaple.com/cherry.shtml

I bought some really spectacular curly maple from them some years ago.

You can also check out their privtae stock, which gives you
photos of specific boards:



http://www.curlymaple.com/pvtstkcherry.shtml


That, sir was exactly what I was looking for! Thanks.

--
If you're going to be dumb, you better be tough

Any other mail order companies that I'm missing?

I've been happy with what I've got from:

http://www.nwtimber.com/

Nice people, seem to know each board they have. I've only bought a
few small pieces of figured walnut and bird's eye maple, but I got
good stuff and they sent me what they said they send me.

I haven't compared prices but service was good.

-Zz

Zz Yzx wrote:

Any other mail order companies that I'm missing?

I've been happy with what I've got from:

http://www.nwtimber.com/

Nice people, seem to know each board they have. I've only bought a
few small pieces of figured walnut and bird's eye maple, but I got
good stuff and they sent me what they said they send me.

I haven't compared prices but service was good.


Thanks

--
If you're going to be dumb, you better be tough

Well, if you want the best... northwest timber http://www.nwtimber.com/.
Not cheap but a nice search engine and a pretty picture of every peice
in stock... thousands. Mapel, Cherry, Claro Walnut, Myrtle, curly,
spalted, quilted, burl, etc.

One really funny thing is how proud they are to have slabs of the
local "Heritage tree" that was apparently sick and need to come down
in some local town. The greens tried to save it but the city took it
down and now NW is hawking slabs. Beautiful.


On Oct 17, 10:28*pm, Mark & Juanita wrote:
* After checking out the local Woodcraft for either curly or highly figured
cherry and coming up empty (well, they had some marked as figured for
$18/BF that was so badly cracked and checked it wasn't worth 1/4 the
price), it looks like I'm going to need to do the mail order route.

* I really like Steve Wall lumber, but they don't offer anything specific
regarding figure. *I will give them a call, but am also wondering what
peoples' experience with Advantage Hardwood has been. *

* What I am looking for is something highly figured to use as plant-on
panels on my end tables. *These will be the primary features of the pieces
so I'm looking for figure that will stand out.

* Any other mail order companies that I'm missing?

* Thanks for any information.

--
If you're going to be dumb, you better be tough

Do you need to specially treat highly figured woods to prevent shrinkage
cracking when importing them from moister parts of the country into the very
low humidity of Arizona ? If you're not already experienced in this regard
it might be worth doing a bit of research with some of the local hardwood
dealers in Phoenix, Mesa or Tuscon.

I lived in Mesa for eleven years but don't have this specific knowledge
myself. However, I remember seeing many fine old wooden planes obtained
from antique dealers from snowbirds down from the northern US and nearly
every one of them was cracked :-( (I was also impressed by how my sinuses
constantly felt parched, having arrived from the northeast and midwest
myself.)

David Merrill

"Mark & Juanita" wrote in message
...

... snip

What I am looking for is something highly figured to use as plant-on
panels on my end tables.

the featured elements of the pieces, I'm looking for some figure that
stands out.


What part of the country are you in?

Arizona

David Merrill wrote:

Do you need to specially treat highly figured woods to prevent shrinkage
cracking when importing them from moister parts of the country into the
very
low humidity of Arizona ? If you're not already experienced in this
regard it might be worth doing a bit of research with some of the local
hardwood dealers in Phoenix, Mesa or Tuscon.


I'm not sure it would be much different for figured than regular
hardwoods, I've obtained some figured wood from my regular suppliers here
that have exhibited no significant shrink cracking than the other woods.
Our suppliers don't treat the wood any differently -- it all goes into an
unheated, uncooled warehouse.



I lived in Mesa for eleven years but don't have this specific knowledge
myself. However, I remember seeing many fine old wooden planes obtained
from antique dealers from snowbirds down from the northern US and nearly
every one of them was cracked :-( (I was also impressed by how my sinuses
constantly felt parched, having arrived from the northeast and midwest
myself.)


My Steve Knight plane is still doing fine after 4 years.


David Merrill

"Mark & Juanita" wrote in message
...

... snip

What I am looking for is something highly figured to use as plant-on
panels on my end tables.

the featured elements of the pieces, I'm looking for some figure that
stands out.


What part of the country are you in?

Arizona

--
If you're going to be dumb, you better be tough

Well, if you want the best... northwest timber http://www.nwtimber.com/.

GMTA

-Zz

"Mark & Juanita" wrote in message
m...
Lowell Holmes wrote:


"Mark & Juanita" wrote in message
...

... snip

What I am looking for is something highly figured to use as plant-on
panels on my end tables. These will be the primary features of the
pieces so I'm looking for figure that will stand out.

... snip
In regard to figured cherry, the last time I was at Clark's Hardwood
Lumber
in Houston, they had a bin full of figured cherry. I don't know about
shipping. but I suspect they will accommodate you.

You might Google them and contact them. Maybe a woodworker here could go
look for you. How much and what size are you looking for?


I'll take a look and see if I can find them. I'm looking for about 12
BF.
The panel sizes are roughly 9 1/2 inches high by 14 inches wide (backs are
slightly smaller). I computed the need for about 8 BF between the two
tables, so am planning on about 12 to 15 BF order. Since the panels are
the featured elements of the pieces, I'm looking for some figure that
stands out.


What part of the country are you in?

Arizona

--
If you're going to be dumb, you better be tough

you might be interested in this

http://phoenix.craigslist.org/nph/mat/885702854.html

i dropped by last weekend and got a 3'x2' slab of very old fir that had
incredible waves to it.

regards,
charlie
cave creek, az