Re: Box

> >Anyone know where I can get small quantities of boxwood in Yorkshire at
> >reasonable prices?
>
> No, the turners go for it, so the prices are insane.

I know, but I still need a supplier.

> Cheapest option is to use ivy, holly, apple or other fruitwoods, which
> are near identical yet much cheaper. Ivy and holly can often be had
> for the felling, and they season easily.

No they're not identical enough. We have ivy, holly, apple, bullace, pear, laburnum, cherry and other nice timbers growing in the garden - and to be felled - but not box. We already use those common woods but we'd like to be authentic.

Spouse makes reproduction wooden spectacle frames for period re-enactors, musums etc. All the archaeological finds we can trace are made from box. Although people buy the ones made in the above timbers - and oak, ash and walnut - he'd like to make at least one pair in the right material. They would, of course, cost more than the less precious ones.

We don't buy timber, always using other people's offcuts or what we grow.

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also do box.

Thanks, I'll have a look.

I imagine they're cheaper than Boddy's

Everywhere is!

> rec.crafts.woodturning might know

Didn't know there was one, thanks again.

Mary