An arborist / sawyer/woodworker friend lost his lease and has been selling off much of 6 or 8 years of collected wood that he doesn't want to move to his new location. For four consecutive Saturdays he's been making local woodworkers very happy selling great stuff at great prices, with claro and black walnut slabs at actually affordable prices in 6/4. 8/4 and 10/4 thicknesses. Picked up some wide camphor boards, quilted maple, spalted maple, ash and a boatload of claro and black walnut slabs, three nice crotch slabs - two with areas of feather grain.
Four weekends of "this stack over here is all I can afford" incrementally came to almost $700. Shouldn't have to buy anything but ply for the next five or six years.
Posted pics of some of the goodies in a.b.p.w. under the subject Got Wood.
Sure wish I could afford the rosewood he had - but perhaps another time. He does have a lot of very nice veneer for sale and does mail order. Check out his site
Wood Is GOOOOOOD!
charlie b