Where in the U.S. can I find unusual woods?

[jordanjm]

Hi all,

I have been thinking of designing a Sgian Dubh. I like the idea of an Ebony handle, with Nectarine wood for the top, and bottom. The problem is I have no clue where to find Nectarine wood. The one time I saw it, it was because my brother chopped down the tree, and made some planks out of it. Then he used it all in a chess board.

[BEEDEE]

Don't know about nectarine but I got ebony and Ziricote for my sgian dubh project from Jantz Supply http://www.knifemaking.com

Check out my recent thread on making a sgian dubh. http://www.xmarksthescot.com/forum/s...ad.php?t=26498

Brian

[Splash_4]

Sometimes, google is your friend....

http://www.barbecuewood.com/-strse-N...Categories.bok

[prairieson]

You might try http://www.woodcraft.com. There's one fairly near you if you want to go in person... 9891 South 500 West in Sandy.

While they dont have Nectarine, they have everything from African Blackwood to Zebrawood.

[ozone]

Here's a limited list of resources:

The environmentalist in me cannot resist pointing out that many woods like ebony are being harvested in an unsustainable manner. Check out this website for more information: http://www.iucnredlist.org/

http://www.woodworkerssource.net/
http://www.exoticwoods.com/ (check out their sale/damaged section)
http://www.bluemoonexoticwood.com/index1.html
http://www.macbeath.com/ (i've used these guys before and they are good!)
http://www.natlhardwood.org/

[LK-13]

http://www.righteouswoods.net/woodmenu.html

[cwr89]

You might try http://www.woodcraft.com. There's one fairly near you if you want to go in person... 9891 South 500 West in Sandy.

While they dont have Nectarine, they have everything from African Blackwood to Zebrawood.

****Warning Biased Opinion****
GO TO WOODCRAFT!
couple of reasons,
1) if they don't have what you want, they can find it and order it for you
2) My father owns the Dayton Ohio store (#513) and I work there with him

and I had some dignity until I saw this a few seconds ago, if you want some proof of my working there... : http://www.woodcraft.com/stores/stor...&nav=employees

scroll to the very bottom of the page.

have fun!
~Casey

[LordKiltClad]

I have found anything and everything I need at http://www.rockler.com/
They have stores all over, or order online.

Reason I like Rockler, they sell pieces that are pre-cut to length that I might not have the tools to create myself. Like drawer sides, or wine glass rails.
I've ordered the pre-cut wine glass rails before in cherry. Cut to my specs. Just needed to be assembled and finished. I didn't want to have to go buy the router bit for something I don't make but once in a LONG blue moon. So it's handy.

[thescot]

You should at least give Atlanta Butlery a try http://www.atlantacutlery.com/webstore/Home.aspx. They're a couple miles from my house and have a pretty good supply of different types of knife making stuff. they carry scales and blocks of several types of woods.

As for exotic woods, listen to the guys up there.

[ChattanCat]

You might want to try some houses that supply wood for turning:

http://www.ancientkauri.co.nz/index.html ancient kauri information (New Zealand)
http://www.constantines.com/ veneer and decorative inlay source
http://www.eisenbran.com/ exotic lumber source
http://www.exoticburl.com/ big leaf maple burl
http://www.exoticwoodgroup.com/ figured exotic woods
http://www.pacifichardwoods.com/ ancient kauri North American supplier
http://www.randlewoods.com/ curly and quilted maple
http://www.thuyawood.com/ source for thuya burl