♫ εηdεd ♫ Wide figured maple board for rhododendron

[bhatleberg]

I have a big maple board with great figure. 52" X 15" X 1". Pics are front, back, and with denatured alcohol.

I am hoping to make several rhododendron staffs like the one pictured. I no longer live in an area where I have rhododendron available and need to find someone who can cut them. I will gladly pay if the maple is not to suit. Green wood is fine, though it is often possible to cut dead wood and I would prefer that.

Also interested in dogwood of pretty much any dimension or a crape Myrtle trunk just because I've always wanted to see if it's like Manzanita...

 

[LTCM]

Dogwood you say? Didn't know people were interested in it. None of it is cut. Got some lower quality stuff as well, no pictures listed.



Give some direction on what you want and I can post some close-up pictures.

 

[bhatleberg]

Well, that looks interesting.

I've tried to work with dogwood before and would say that anything under about 4" is too small. So I'd trade for whatever larger chunks you can send, and the bigger/longer, the better. Don't worry about checks, splits etc in what you select - impossible to avoid w dogwood, and I expect it.

What if I send you the board and, once received, you send back whatever shipping weight you feel is fair value?

 

[bhatleberg]

Not sure what happened here. LTCM, still interested? If not, open to anyone else.