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Purchasing Large Exotic Blanks

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I am in search of medium to large exotic bowl blanks. Who do you recommend for such purchases?

Rusty,

Pete Richardson - Viable lumber in St Pete has a lot of exotics from trees grown in Florida. Rose woods, mahogany, camphor, NIP, red gum eucalyptus, lemon eucalyptus, monkey pod, and many others....... Pete has become one of the largest suppliers of rosewood in the US. He is an urban forester and his inventory was headed for the dump. By far the most ecological source of exotic turning wood. He can provide huge blanks 4-5 feet in diameter for some species.

http://viablelumber.com/inventory/

Steve at Blanks for you is another good source for Florida grown exotics
http://www.woodturningblanks4u.com/turning-wood.html

James Lie - Amazon exotic hardwood. Can get you almost any species
http://www.amazonexotichardwoods.com
All of these guys know woodturning and they treat people well, Al
 
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Rusty,
Pete Richardson - Viable lumber in St Pete has a lot of exotics from trees grown in Florida. Rose woods, mahogany, camphor, NIP, red gum eucalyptus, lemon eucalyptus, monkey pod, and many others....... Pete has become one of the largest suppliers of rosewood in the US. He is an urban forester and his inventory was headed for the dump. By far the most ecological source of exotic turning wood. He can provide huge blanks 4-5 feet in diameter for some species.

http://viablelumber.com/inventory/


Steve at Blanks for you is another good source for Florida grown exotics
http://www.woodturningblanks4u.com/turning-wood.html

James Lie - Amazon exotic hardwood. Can get you almost any species
http://www.woodturningblanks4u.com/turning-wood.html

All of these guys know woodturning and they treat people well,

Al
Curious mind wants to know, what is NIP?
 
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Rusty,

Pete Richardson - Viable lumber in St Pete has a lot of exotics from trees grown in Florida. Rose woods, mahogany, camphor, NIP, red gum eucalyptus, lemon eucalyptus, monkey pod, and many others....... Pete has become one of the largest suppliers of rosewood in the US. He is an urban forester and his inventory was headed for the dump. By far the most ecological source of exotic turning wood. He can provide huge blanks 4-5 feet in diameter for some species.

http://viablelumber.com/inventory/

Steve at Blanks for you is another good source for Florida grown exotics
http://www.woodturningblanks4u.com/turning-wood.html

James Lie - Amazon exotic hardwood. Can get you almost any species
http://www.amazonexotichardwoods.com
All of these guys know woodturning and they treat people well, Al

Sounds great! Thand for the info!
 
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The store formerly known as Albuquerque Exotic Woods, now renamed "My World of Wood" carries both domestic and tropical woods in good sizes. I've never bought online from them (they're local to me). They're trying to set up an internet store front. If you have difficulties, they're pretty good on the phone.

They will cut boards to size; I saw a 2" thick slab of orange osage, and had them cut me a 2-ft piece, rather than buying the whole board.

They will be exhibiting at the Atlanta symposium.

Hope that gives you another option.

Best of luck!
 
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