Le Saint Philippe 1693 after Jean-Claude Lemineur (Ancre) in scale 1:48

[dockattner]

The heartbreaking part of milling such small pieces is that half (or more) of that expensive wood ends up as sawdust on the shop floor.

Indeed. Even with a thin blade with no kerf my dust separation system was half full at the end of processing. The idea that scratch building is so much cheaper than kits is a bit misleading... But it is still quite satisfying to be this invested in a project.

 

[serikoff]

There are simply no words! These frames look like they were made for the gods, I'm in shock. Simply amazing!

 

[rtwpsom2]

I just got a quote from Hearne Hardwoods in Pennsylvania for European Pear. It was for 4/4 skip planed filch cut pear for $26.67 per board foot shipped. This would render down to 55 cents for a plank 1" wide x 1/4" thick x 12" long. Obviously you would need your own tools to process it and that doesn't account for the loss inherent in woodworking.

Normal price is $12 plus shipping but I specifically asked for long straight grains with no figuring so they are charging a premium for selecting it, plus I specified lengths between 24" and 48".

I need to save up a little before I order, but I intend to get about 30 bdft when I can.

 

[dockattner]

There are simply no words! These frames look like they were made for the gods, I'm in shock. Simply amazing!

Thanks, Sergey. You could have done the same or better.

 

[dockattner]

I just got a quote from Hearne Hardwoods in Pennsylvania for European Pear. It was for 4/4 skip planed filch cut pear for $26.67 per board foot shipped. This would render down to 55 cents for a plank 1" wide x 1/4" thick x 12" long. Obviously you would need your own tools to process it and that doesn't account for the loss inherent in woodworking.

Normal price is $12 plus shipping but I specifically asked for long straight grains with no figuring so they are charging a premium for selecting it, plus I specified lengths between 24" and 48".

I need to save up a little before I order, but I intend to get about 30 bdft when I can.

Thanks for sharing this information, Rob. It's good to have choices. In my experience shipping costs jump rather dramatically as you approach (exceed) 48".