Quote Originally Posted by DZEC View Post
This is an ex excellent online reference for wood species and their characteristics.

https://www.wood-database.com/
My biggest challenge is where to get the blanks or blocks.

Etsy charge a lot to ship here, Exotic woods in the US want over $40 to ship $6 worth of wood (3x3x4) by USPS!!

The other US places I have found so far are similar.

Maggards are by far the cheapest shipping (just over $5 for a reasonable stash) and I will be getting a few blanks from them but their choice is limited so another source with reasonable shipping would be nice too.

I should check the bay.

Thanks for the link to wood information, if I can get the wood it would be invaluable.