Where to find/purchase hardwood scrap?

Go to a local cabinet shop and/or woodflooring place and ask them for some scrap.

Thats what I do around xmas time - makes for some nice cutting board for pretty much nothing.

On Sun, 2 Nov 2003 10:41:21 -0700, LASERDOUG wrote (in message ):

WoodCraft sells boxes of assorted exotic "scraps". Price is not bad and you get a nice selection. Check out their store or online.

-Bruce

I read an article one time about a guy that goes to cabinet shops and asked to dig through their dumpsters. Probably some small stuff, although probably not much of a variety.

lumberliquidators.com if there is one near you had a "woodworkers pack"

I checked out lumberliquidators.com's web site and they are selling 1 1/2 x

Craig Orput Cave Creek, AZ

How is the grain oriented? If the endgrain is exposed, as it is in a true chopping block, it is not the best for a bench. A 1.5" thickness is on the thin side as well, but that is a good price compared to the Woodcraft offering here:

I paid $215 (after tax) for a 7'x25"x1 3/4" Edsal BB3072 from Grainger so your price is not out of line. I also glued up an 80"x25x1 1/2 using maple I bought from Croffwoodmills.com and I had $173 in the wood and shipping. I have a few sticks left over. Having it to do over again I would have bought them both. I sure didn't save any money making my own. I do think mine is nicer looking. The Edsal is made up of very short pieces with small knots in some of them but it gobbled up a lot of time making my own.

Drop me an email. I've been trying to figure out what to do with my exotic hardwood off-cuts.

Jim

slice them thin and sell on ebay.

Dang, Steve! That sounds like work! (G)

Jim

well what if you get 69.00 for 18 pounds?

Well, then it sounds like a job! (G) You know, working for money? Beats the heck out of just plain work, though, eh?

Jim

it was scrap so it was the byproduct of work (G) but now instead of selling chunks I sell thin wood.