I am wondering where you can get good hard wood for the scales. Like maybe African Iron Wood, Briar, Mohogany, Tiger, Zebra and severy other Woods? I am going to try some shops around here but I doubt the have the nice stuff.
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I am wondering where you can get good hard wood for the scales. Like maybe African Iron Wood, Briar, Mohogany, Tiger, Zebra and severy other Woods? I am going to try some shops around here but I doubt the have the nice stuff.
Woodcraft has a nice selection of woods. They even have most of them cut into thin stock.
Exotic Wood, Birdseye Maple, Curly Maple & Tiger Maple | Bell Forest Products
Is who I use exclusively since I am in the middle of nowhere and have to order online
They have 1/8 inch planned pieces but I normally use the 6 inch versions here
http://www.bellforestproducts.com/sh...c-wood-blanks/ and cut them down myself so I have bookend pieces...
Are plenty of ebay wood dealers, globalwoods is great to deal with.
Jantz has a good selection of material for good prices.
Masecraft carries a nice line of woods as well.
Thanks for the link. The prices are very good, although shipping would be a factor. I'm lucky, I live 20 miles from a Rockler store, so that is were I usually go. Another 20 miles, and there is a Woodcraft.Quote:
Originally Posted by gssixgun
Just make sure you get pieces at least 6". You really have to pay attention to that one or you will be bummed...
I get my wood from Lee Valley, they have a website you can order from. They sell long blocks of wood meant for pen turning but you can easily get 10 or more scales from one block. They range in price from $4 to $28 a block depending on the wood and they carry yellowheart, purpleheart, ebony, zebra wood, etc.
Happy hunting!
If you find a type of wood you really want, but in larger pieces, any carpenter with a bandsaw can cut thin slices for you without too much wastage.
I got some very nice 1/8" stock from Rockler. They had some fairly exotic stuff.