Exotic Wood Source?

glbarlow

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I used to get all my exotic woods from The Hobby Mill, no longer in business unfortunately. Anyone have a source for boxwood, cherry, ash, pear, etc.? I don't need a lot, just enough for a small project I'm going to do to re-learn my ship building skills - but I don't want to just use the crappy walnut that comes in kits.

Thanks.

Glenn
 
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Glenn,
I used to source all my materials from dLumberyard in the States (Dave Stevens is on this forum too). Due to the impudent international delivery costs I have to have a second thought now, but if I would be in America I definitely would buy from them.
Janos
 
I can recommend the dLumberyard too

www.dlumberyard.com

The Lumberyard for model shipwrights

The Lumberyard is primarily for the model shipbuilder, however our collection of wood and mill services are used in all aspects of fine woodworking - we have been supplying wood to carvers, wood turners and all types of model building and woodworking since 1984.
www.dlumberyard.com
 
I buy all I need for modelling from Cornwall Boats UK. Link to wood strips is here:

www.cornwallmodelboats.co.uk

Stripwood

a selection of wood stripwood, maple, lime. mahagony, maple, dibetoua and walnut. Speciality Timber from Cornwall model boats
www.cornwallmodelboats.co.uk www.cornwallmodelboats.co.uk

Living in Canada it appears to be 10 times cheaper shipping from UK to Canada then from US to Canada.
 
I've sent an email in, thanks. I don't have size or quantities just yet. Just know I'm going to do the hull in boxwood (above the wale), the wale in ebony (which I have) and the rest of the hull in cherry. I have the ash for the deck and I think enough pear for the interior bulwarks, I may replace a few other kit provided things as well as I go along. Half the fun of building models for me is working with the exotic woods, good to know there's a US source :)
 
Y.T. said:
I buy all I need for modelling from Cornwall Boats UK. Link to wood strips is here:

www.cornwallmodelboats.co.uk

Stripwood

a selection of wood stripwood, maple, lime. mahagony, maple, dibetoua and walnut. Speciality Timber from Cornwall model boats
www.cornwallmodelboats.co.uk www.cornwallmodelboats.co.uk

Living in Canada it appears to be 10 times cheaper shipping from UK to Canada then from US to Canada.
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I didn't like that they cut the lengths in half to ship to the US, but also good to know. I've bought paint and kits from Cornwall in the long ago past. Thanks.
 
In the US a company called Historic Ships .com also sells model shipbuilding lumber, dead-eyes, blocks, barrels etc. Shipping costs are a bit high - they use Fed-Ex - but the quality of their products seems to be pretty good. Have some planking on order from them due to arrive Mon,
 
In the US, I recommend, as others on this site, dLumberyard. I've bought many exotic woods. I am extremely impressed with the quality of their Costello Boxwood, with every dimension you can think of. From large blocks to 1/32 in. veneers.

Ken
 
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