by Randolph Rhett » Sun Feb 04, 2018 11:23 am
I would think it depends on where you live. I’m not even sure if you are in the US, Canada, Western Europe or some place like Dubai or Singapore.
Raw lumber doesn’t ship well in small quantities. If you don’t want to pay Stewmac prices you will have to go to a sawmill or lumber yard. In the US there are lumber yards local to most urban centers. For example, I live in the San Diego, California area. There are three lumber yards I can think of that carry furniture grade lumber. I can usually find Maple, Spruce, Mahogany, Walnut, etc. This is scrub land desert so none of these species grow here. It is not always easy to find nicely figured wood, so I buy a stick or two whenever I see it. Also, Rosewood and Ebony have practically disappeared. I don’t know what I am going to do when my current supply runs out. I desperately need to find a reliable and cost effective alternative.
I assume if I can find Maple in San Diego, as far from the source and still in the CONUS as possible, it should be available in any urban center. If you are in Samoa, I have no idea where you would get it.