Anyone have suggestions for where I might find 6/4 or 8/4 quartersawn walnut? I'm in the bay area (California) and have tried most of the local sources. MacBeath in Berkeley has 4/4 but nothing thicker.
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Supplier of Quartersawn Walnut
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Well...if you can't find anywhere local, try
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they are in Idaho, but they may ship???
(That's the best I have)
Schroeder
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In Gilroy, try . He'll probably have it (claro walnut, perhaps english walnut, unlikely eastern walnut).
You may also wish to check in Watsonville. Definitely worth a trip if you're looking for quantity at a reasonable price. Jackel had 4/4 qtr sawn for sure last time I was there, call and ask for 6+/4.
scott
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sellers there.
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Great links! Thanks Scott.
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That excellent, gorgeous lumber. Sigh.
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If you are headed to the South Bay check out Southern Lumber. Although it has been about 10 years since I left the Bay Area, Southern Lumber used to have a huge selection of hardwoods.
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Walnut trees grow on farms. Orchard trees last only so long before they are replaced. Better to go to lumber than to fire wood.
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I don't think the tree on their website grew in any walnut tree orchard, unless they cull them every couple of hundred years.
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If you don't mind driving to Chico you could get whatever you want from this place.
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before you go but they've got what your looking for.
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Sure. Still do. At 10x the price of anyone else. Much better to go to global or aura (both relatively close to downtown sjc). Or better, make the trip to Jackel in watsonville during one of their weekend sales. Take a pickup truck along :-)
scott
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Thanks for everyone's resposes. The only place in the bay area I could find that has quartersawn walnut thicker than 4/4 is a place called Global Wood Source in San Jose. They say they have 6/4 and 8/4 quartersawn claro walnut. Baker Hardwoods, woodnut.com, handloggers, MacBeath, PALS, Jakel Enterprises and a few others don't carry it.