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effectively to look like scales on the snake. 1 have received a number of very positive comments on the finished work. The wood cuts slightly rougher than box elder, but generally T get a very smooth effect in my finished projects. lid gar has found several in his local area, including grey and red elms. Elm has strong banded grain^ which works well with wildlife patterns. One of the pieces had a yellow sap wood band that I was able to use on several fret bird beaks. The plank shown with the peregrine falcon is an example of what you gain by the boards being finished on two sides. The end of the triangular board is almost.twenty inches across and has great character. Sources My four key sources of information about local wood suppliers are woodworkers' shows, the Yellow Pages, other craft and scroll saw people, and the Internet. Edgar only sells his products at Canadian woodworking shows, but I have encountered others like Edgar at local shows in Ontario. Usually, these suppliers are local sawmills that rent a booth at the show and bring everything from standard boards to slices of trees that would make beautiful coffee tables. The Yellow Pages are a great source of suppliers when you arc on vacation or travelling. I discovered a while ago that the entries under "sawmills" arc a far bet- This red elm falcon makes use of the strong banded striping, as well as a yellow sap wood band for the beak. Eastern cottonwood owl. Red/Grey Elm I thought that there were no more elm trees as a result of Dutch elm disease, but across and has great character. ter source for local woods than the more traditional lumber of "wood" entries. The entries also give you a chance to call in order to see if they sell individual boards or have a "remainders" bin and, most importantly, where they are located as they are usually in the countryside. T often visit craft sales when I see them while travelling and look for ideas for wood crafts. I also look at what wood the crafters are using and ask them where they got it. If you aren't a local, there is a greater chance that they will tell you. When in Yuma, Arizona, recently, I met someone who was using grapefruit to make jewelry and he told me about his local supplier, the Lumberlady (http://www.lumberlady.com), who sells on the Internet as Hardwoods of Yuma. She is a great source for mesquite. grapefruit and many other desert woods. When I am travelling, I use search engines, online Yellow Pages, as well as www.woodfinder.net on the Internet to find local suppliers. I am going to California soon and hope to visit Bast-West Urban Forest Products, which 1 found both through search engines and Woodfinder. They claim to sell recycled local wood and I am very excited that I will soon be working in avocado and sycamore. Good hunting to you! If you have any questions please feel free to e-mail me at wfowler@allstream.net All designs © 2003 by Wayne and Jacob Fowler 14 • Creative Woodworks S. Crafts March 2004 |
