Need padauk!


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Unfortunately I only have access to 4/4 at the moment, but I believe some of the boards are 12"+.  Did you check Bell Forest or Shannon's yard?...Finkelstein Shmiggelhammer or whatever?  I have a feeling it'll be tough to find stock larger than 8/4 but I guess it's out there somewhere.  Let me know if the 4/4 will help you and I'll get you a price.

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Eric, I have a call out to a few places, but haven't heard back yet. Sam, they do but not 12" wide. Unless I want a $500 slab...

You're saying you don't want that slab?

 

Kidding. I would try Bell forrest. I always look through their site when at work. Most exotics are on par with KM or even cheaper. Not sure about shipping, though.

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I could glue it up, but I wanted to exhaust all reasonable avenues first. It's for a custom animal I am making for a client. It's a big deal, and I want it to be perfect. It will be seen by a lot of people, so I am feeling the pressure of getting this right :)

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A piece that wide might cup on you or move after you cut out the animal. But I understand the desire to build out of one piece. Plus most places aren't going to cut 2 ft off of a big wide plank so you could be forced to buy a 8' to 15' long plank.

If you bought a 5" wide plank and dressed the edges nicely you might have a few feet left over but not a huge plank eating up any profit.

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You guys are both hilarious and awesome!

Reindeer... Yes, that would be great! Unfortunately padauk is my slowest moving reindeer, and the cost of such a large piece would mean my reindeer customers wouldn't be too happy :) unless someone, hint hint, wants a ten foot giraffe ;)

The local mill has a very nice slab that's $500. Seems when that "live edge" title is applied to a piece, the price goes up!

Also would be awesome if someone had a piece the same size in spalted maple. I quoted maple, but I think splalted maple would look awesome for this particular animal.

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Use maple and dye it red/orange.

 

I can't do that. :)

 

I may have found a piece that is the perfect size from Bell Forest, I still need to call them and verify but it sounds like they have what I need. And the 10% guild discount gives it a free ride to my house! :)

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Wow, that is great customer service !

 

Indeed! My local guys wouldn't do that for me. Can't blame them, but it certainly goes a long way to get that kind of service! And the cost is very reasonable. Especially considering I don't have to go anywhere to get it! :)

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Indeed! My local guys wouldn't do that for me. Can't blame them, but it certainly goes a long way to get that kind of service! And the cost is very reasonable. Especially considering I don't have to go anywhere to get it! :)

What was the shipping quoted to (before discount)?
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