I am wanting some straight sticks from off an apricot tree. Between 2 and 4 inches thick in diameter and at least a foot long.

This question is for my engineering class in high school, and I am curious although it is a business, is that part of the job labor intensive or an inconvenience at all? (Please feel free to comment)

I'm a wand smith and I'm trying to look for fig for a wand but I've looked everywhere and can't find any fig for sale. so I'm just trying to find somewhere with saficent fig wood for sale. So if anyone has any suggestions on any listingd or something I would be greatly appreciated!

happy to buy 4 to consume a whole sheet if needed. dimensions can be slightly less to accommodate cuts. unfinished preferred.

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On behalf of r/Wandsmith and by the suggestion and encouragement of /u/americanaluminium I'm here to post a thread where wand sized blanks can be bought, sold and traded.

In particular, the intention is to allow rare, obscure types of wood, such as Blackthorn, Laurel, Hornbeam, Pear etc. to be more available to us Wandmakers who crave them. These woods aren't commercially sold, and can be very difficult to get your hands on if you live far from their natural habitat.

#What does a Wand blank look like?

Turning blanks: Most wands will be in the range of between nine and sixteen inches long. A lot of Wandmakers turn their wands on a lathe, and it's always helpful to have at least an extra two inches to the length of the wand you're aiming for (inch on either side of a turning blank). Say you're making a fourteen inch wand, the easiest way for me to do it is to use a 16 inch blank. This allows me to make some mistakes as I turn and gives me some leeway. The optimal dimensions of a Wand turning blank are 1 1/2'' × 1 1/2'' × 16''. But thicker or thinner blanks can be used as well. Of course the thicker the blank the easier it will be to turn.

Carving blanks: Other Wandmakers carve their wands with knives and chisels, carved wands are more forgiving in the types of wood they come from. Where Turning blanks have to be straight and thick, carving blanks can be almost any shape or size.

So go forth. Buy, trade, sell and discuss!

I have 2 black walnut trees that hang over my house. They are pretty large (2-3 feet thick) and have about 20-30 feet of almost perfectly straight trunks. I want them gone off my property as they hang over my house and make a huge mess all year. they look fairly healthy but I know nothing about trees. Cutting them down would not be extremely difficult as my neighbor has ok'd using his lawn to drop them (they are probably his actually) and there is plenty of space. is there a market for people to come take down a tree (for free or cheep) so they can have some decent wood like this?

Anyone know anyone interested in buying slabs of California Redwood? Old growth stumps and such. They work well for those epoxy river tables.

I've got a good chunk of stuff that was part of a larger lot of wood that I got in a group sale, and I don't really need these pieces since I don't have anywhere to really store them, and I don't have any projects to really use 'em. All of it is kiln dried, almost all of it is milled, not rough cut. Various dimensions from 1x1 to 2x8 or larger, lengths anywhere from 6 inches to 4 feet in length. Looking to sell the whole bunch for $400. I'd estimate there to be at least 50 board feet of wood here

Hi all, I'm searching chiefly for a piece of Elm native to Britain (or even Europe). It’s for a special project (magic wand) that would suit a piece of European Elm better than stock I could likely find in North America.

So firstly I'm after Elm turning stock in 1”-2” X 13”-15” dimensions. I understand Elm is a rarer timber to find these days, but there’s no shame in asking.

I’m also curious to know if anyone has access to this list of wood native to Britain and Ireland and Europe:

• Blackthorn
• Hawthorn
• Hazel
• Rowan (Mountain Ash)
• Chestnut
• Dogwood
• True English Oak
• Holly
• Hornbeam
• Larch
• True Laurel

If you have access to any of these in blanks suitable for turning wands (1”-2 X 12”-18”) let me know! Cheers, hope to hear from you soon!

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Looking for Larch for carving (or potentially turning- if I can get access to a lathe). I live in the Maine area, so from quick googling, there should be larch trees in the area, but I'm not going to murder a tree for just the little I need. If you have any suggestions, leads or any for sale please let me know!
I don't need much, somewhere around 2"x2"x16" should be plenty.
(I'm here from r/Wandsmith if that gives you a good idea).
I'm not new to woodworking, but I've always just carved kinda w/e I've had access to (mostly pine, oak or maple).
Thanks!
(also- I couldn't see any of the community rules on the desktop view, so hopefully I didn't violate any rules. If I did, sorry!)

I would really like to make some things (namely a pen) for my dad, who was born in Italy. I'm honestly not super picky, I figured first step was to find someone who could get their hands on some wood, and then find something that would work.

To be clear, I would like wood from a tree that was grown in Italy.

I've been looking for Larch/Tamarack for quite some time! I need turning blanks, roughly 1" 15" squared. Anyone got any leads?

Hey guys, I'm looking for small chunks of apple wood. I can find cherry blanks out there but no apple--or maybe I don't know where to look?

Hey everyone, I have recently begun turning English Hardwoods into bowls, mainly out of Cherry and Sycamore. The Bowls can be bought here and here

Feedback Welcome!

Hey everyone, I have a selection of handmade bowls to offer. They are beautifully made by an experienced craftsman. Most bowls are a combination of cherry, maple, walnut, and poplar. An example of some of the items available can be seen here and our shop can be visited here . Please let me know if you have any questions about the products, I am more than happy to help in any way that I can!

https://imgur.com/a/2jppF6b

I have a beautiful large Sycamore tree way too close to my house, and I'm having it taken down. The base of the trunk is between 3' & 4' in diameter (the pile you see is of the larger high-up branches, not the trunk). I have a local source that will slice, plane & kiln dry for me. I'm going to use some myself, but plan to sell most of it.

I'm obviously open to buyers here. But, mostly curious how to find market prices for these sorts of things. I know it depends on quality of the wood, which is yet to be determined until the trunk comes down. I don't want to get screwed. But also don't want to just hoard tons of wood in my garage.

Also, what is the most desirable thickness of board? And what is a good price for the slicing, planing & drying services?

Hey guys, sorry if this is the wrong sub to go to but I'm looking to buy a ~48"x24"x1" butcher block to make a table. I would normally just opt for taking a stab at making it myself but I'm currently living in an apartment in NYC so unfortunately don't have much ability to do anything of the sort. I'm looking to make it out of a darker/warmer wood like Mahogany or Walnut but having trouble actually finding a nice amount of sources to compare. Most places I find online have butcher cutting boards, but not large pieces for tables. I found this from home depot but a little wary about the quality of the piece. I found Hardwood Lumber Company's stuff online but not a whole lot else out there besides Etsy which I've found in the past to be a bit pricey. Being in NYC poses its issues for finding a brick and mortar to buy this from, so I'd probably be limited to online.

Do any of you guys have any other sources online I could check out for this? I'd ideally like to get this table together asap to finally get the apartment together. Appreciate your time!

Hi, maybe this is not the right reddit but I would like to sell some very nice and unique wood sculptures, could anyone point me out in the right direction? Thanks!

Hey guys! I have a decent pile of sycamore wood that I've been turning into blanks that would be good for pens or similar. I've cut them into 8" lengths and they're between 3/4 and 1 inch thick. Here's a picture of one lot and an attempted closeup of a blank:
http://imgur.com/AilUMiG
http://imgur.com/wLI3Pk5
Most of these have a pretty cool pattern to them, although some have it more strongly than others.
I'm asking $20 $14 per 13. Price includes shipping to anywhere in continental USA. If anybody would like a different dimension of blank, let me know and we'll try to work something out. I have stuff from 1/2 to 3/4 and a few uncut pieces that are over an inch. So if you want a wand-sized blank or some oddball size piece I'll get it for you! I'm getting more all the time. Thanks!

Hello, I have been trying to find 4x4s of maple or cherry lumber for a shelf I am building, but I cannot seem to find any anywhere. Does this wood not exist?

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Here I have quite a large amount of southern wax myrtle (Myrica cerifera) branches and log sections. I'm in the process of milling up the larger logs into turning blanks but I have a large quantity of smaller pieces that make excellent blanks for carving spoons. I have more than I can use before they dry out and its such a nice carving wood I don't want them to go to waste. Wax myrtle is usually only a shrub so big stuff like this is uncommon.

Wax myrtle is a lovely carving wood while still green, though it is a touch hard when dry. Its got a similar feel when carving to sugar maple, its dense fine grained and cuts smoothly. Its probably a little harder than sugar maple. The wood has a faint pink orange hue when freshly cut but upon UV exposure the wood turns a medium orange tan. Occasionally it seems to have dark brown streaks but they aren't consistent. The grain tends to corkscrew a bit and the bark is hard to read so I would recommend sawing the wood rather than splitting it to make your spoon blanks. This wood seems to be quite stable and not prone to checking during seasoning.

I'm selling a large USPS flat rate box stuffed with as many branches as I can fit for $12 plus the $18.90 for shipping in the US. Let me know the general size you're after and I'll select for that. First come first serve but I think there is plenty to go around. The ends will be coated in anchorseal to keep the wood as green as possible. The two spoons on the left in the final album picture are wax myrtle.

Thanks!

Looking for large volumes of reclaimed wood in the mid Atlantic area. Random widths and lengths over a 1,000 bf . Mainly looking for Red or White Oak, but also interested in Chestnut or Heart Pine if the deal is good enough. Not looking for it cleaned or de-nailed. Anywhere in the Virginia/Maryland/Delaware/Southern Pennsylvania/ Pan handle of West Virginia area would be best.

I am looking for the purple streaked heartwood blank from a Common Lilac with purple flowers. It can be a fairy narrow piece of heartwood (at least one inch, a bit more might be helpful for me, but not necessary), but it needs to be at least 15 inches long.

If anyone could provide this I would really appreciate it! Just respond and we can talk about pricing.