Exotic Wood Source?

[glbarlow]

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

 

[Bryian]

Have a look at ZHL models in China. He has excellent planking material available in various varieties.

 

[janos]

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

 

[Uwek]

Go to the homepage of our forum and you can find the direct link to the shop of Dave - the LumberYard

 

[zoly99sask]

I can recommend the dLumberyard too

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

 

[Y.T.]

I buy all I need for modelling from Cornwall Boats UK. Link to wood strips is here:

Stripwood

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

www.cornwallmodelboats.co.uk

Living in Canada it appears to be 10 times cheaper shipping from UK to Canada then from US to Canada.

 

[glbarlow]

I’m in the US so dlumberyard works for me. They’ve expanded their products since I last looked years ago. Thanks everyone.

 

[Dave Stevens (Lumberyard)]

hi Glenn
just drop Ev an Email and she will fix you up
we have everything from 1/2 logs for chain saw carving to fine milled sticks

 

[glbarlow]

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

 

[glbarlow]

I buy all I need for modelling from Cornwall Boats UK. Link to wood strips is here:

Stripwood

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

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 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.

 

[Jim J]

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,

 

[Hoss6262]

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

 

[donfarr]

THE LUMBERYARD DEFINATLY, ADDED BONUS DEALING WITH AN EXPERT IN LUMBER, FANTASTIC SERVICE. Don

 

[Stargazer]

I can help Glenn, send you a pm

 

[Jimsky]

@Stargazer are you offering to help just Glenn, or you can help others as well?

 

[Stargazer]

Sure Jimsky, I’ll help where I can, what do you need?

 

[Jimsky]

Sure Jimsky, I’ll help where I can, what do you need?

...the help with timber (Pearwood, Castello).

 

[Stargazer]

I have some, send me a PM....

 

[Jim Fortnam]

I look in my workshop first. I had to spend some time last week in a couple of dark corners, and was surprised at the amount of English boxwood I have. Also some apple, a bit of spalted pear, sycamore (quilted maple) some air dried beech in large dimensions - like 10x2 inches, and I had completely forgotten a stash of English oak baulks, one of which will do nicely for a project I had almost given up on for lack of any 4x4 in stock.
Even came across a wee bit of apricot, and some actual rose. further stuff too numerous to mention. You get to hoard bits of timber. For furniture, the offcuts are scrap. For model ships, everything down to the size of quarterdeck stanchions 'may' have a use, so you keep it.... - and risk domestic disaster.


For this list, it's the box that counts. A favoured and traditional material for quality such as shipyard models. Fine grain, strong, takes good detail, and works like buttah.

J