WTB: Very small pieces of very high grade wood.

[spasticteapot]

I'm working on rebuilding some high-end headphones out of something better than the original nasty plastic, and need a very small amount of very fancy wood to make it out of - just two 4" circles (or 4"+ squares from which I might cut circles) between 3/16" and 3/8" thick of macassar ebony, cocobolo, bloodwood, rengas, redwood burl or just about anything with lots of interesting lines and color that will look good next to polished aluminum.

Because the finished project is effectively a piece of jewelry, it has to be of exceptional quality, and because I'm new to this and have limited access to tools, it needs to be in an easy-to-use format - a combination I've had a great deal of trouble finding. Instead of ordering blind from a catalog or buying a turning block and trying to dry it and slice it myself, I'm hoping that someone might have some leftovers of the appropriate type that they'd be willing to sell me for a reasonable fee.

Thanks!

[biff]

Woodcraft also sells some 1/2" thick packages of about a board foot. I have bought some ribbon Mahogany as well as some paduak (sp?) and curly maple. It's pretty cheap, too. I'd also check some local carpenters for cutoffs. They sometimes have squares cut for rosettes and have a drill press et up with a cutter or shaper for them. I'm not a dumpster diver, but I am not above repurposing someone's mishap.

[stephenmarklay]

Are you sure there are no local wood suppliers that can help? Where I live I use Windsor Plywood. They have lots of little pieces for this kind of thing and all different types of wood -all you mentioned and dozens more...

I did a couple Dynaco rebuilds with Ebony and Zebra woods -cool

[philiparcario]

I have a nice piece of curly maple. 4 by 11 inches may be too thick have to check. I will give to you for free. Just pay for the mailing. I also have some 1/4 thick curly maple for guitar building. Pm me if you want some photos.

[ejfud]

I have a nice piece of curly maple. 4 by 11 inches may be too thick have to check. I will give to you for free. Just pay for the mailing. I also have some 1/4 thick curly maple for guitar building. Pm me if you want some photos.

That's what I've been looking for for a faceplate rebuild of my Grounded Grid.

Please let me know if any is still available please.

Thanks, Gary

[edlafontaine]

There is a great range of possibilities in the woods you mention. I've done some interesting stuff...I don't shy away from a challenge. Do you want the work done for you?

I have a variety of "keepers" around the shop looking for the right project.

Gotta sketch?

[arlis_1957@yahoo.com]

there is a place in iowa city that i get the would that i need. rough-cut is so much cheaper. they have lots of turnig blanks for pens, legs, bowls. they have them in many of the exotic woods you mentioned. i have the name and phone number out in my shop. ill be happy to get it for you tommarow if you want to call them and see if they ship. i could also be persuaded to stop and get what you want and mail it to you.
where do you live?

[mikec]

Have you considered veneer?:D

Go to woodnet "Swap and sell" and send a message to rjfritz telling him what you want. -- http://www.forums.woodnet.net/ubbthreads/postlist.php?Cat=&Board=UBB4&page=1&view=collapsed&sb=5&o=2

I bet he has what you want and possibly at a good price since it's smaller than what he sells on the "auction" place. (follow his link and look at some of what he's got -- there's some beautiful stuff there!)

[spasticteapot]

There is a great range of possibilities in the woods you mention. I've done some interesting stuff...I don't shy away from a challenge. Do you want the work done for you?


I severely doubt I could afford to have the work done for me. :)

I'm afraid that most of my designs are works-in-progress, and until I get the design right, I'll stick with doing it the quick-and-dirty method. Thanks for the offer, though!


there is a place in iowa city that i get the would that i need. rough-cut is so much cheaper.

The problem with rough-cut wood intended for turning is that it's not too useful for anything else. Without a planer, getting nice flat pieces of wood is quite difficult, and the moisture content of a lot of turning wood is often too hight for it to be used for anything else.