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    Wood suppliers?

    What kind of wood do you use for camera building? Where do you buy camera grade wood?
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    Re: Wood suppliers?

    Try musical instrument materials suppliers and boatyards.


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    Re: Wood suppliers?

    Try Woodcraft or Rockler if they are in your area.

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    Re: Wood suppliers?

    Check if there's a mill local to your area.
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    Re: Wood suppliers?

    A source local to me which also sells online. MacBeath Hardwood, http://macbeath.com/

    Don't build cameras except for a bamboo pinhole made from scavenged bamboo plywood, but if I did build a view camera I'd probably choose cherry.

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    Re: Wood suppliers?

    I'm not joking but I heard that Deardorf used to buy old pianoes at auctions and use the mahogany for cameras. It would certainly have been well seasoned.
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    Re: Wood suppliers?

    Quote Originally Posted by Pete Watkins View Post
    I'm not joking but I heard that Deardorf used to buy old pianoes at auctions and use the mahogany for cameras. It would certainly have been well seasoned.
    Pete.
    If I needed that much, it's a great idea. A lot of old pianos here can be had for the bother of moving them. As it is, I scavenge smaller bits from Salvation Army thrift stores. One man's beat-up mahogany end table is another man's 4x10 back.

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    Re: Wood suppliers?

    Quote Originally Posted by Jody_S View Post
    If I needed that much, it's a great idea.
    Maybe not. Most pianos are veneered. There really isn't much mahogany on a mahogany piano.

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    Re: Wood suppliers?

    Folks,If anyone needs fine wood, lofted for 10 to 50 years, quarter sawn, concert instrument grade (mostly) I build one off classical, acoustic and bass guitars, renaissance lutes and an occasional middle eastern oud plus experimental/folk based instruments. I have MUCH wood (ask Eddie) and can sell some to those on this forum who have the need for that very fine camera or holder design lurking your creative unconscious .... Pickup only is most logical... Storing this much wood has been difficult and space consuming over the years so it has become valuable and generally unobtainable anywhere else (read: expensive) walnut, swiss and domestic pear,sycamore,rosewoods,maple(figured&unfigured), paduk,figured white oak,tulip poplar,local cherry,etc,etc. I,ll be 72 this September and nothings forever. I'm keeping enough for those lurking in MY creative unconscious. Also reducing my extensive collection of hand planes. I'm in the Woodstock/Ashokan area of NY 11 mi West of Kingston.

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    Re: Wood suppliers?

    Quote Originally Posted by Pete Watkins View Post
    I'm not joking but I heard that Deardorf used to buy old pianoes at auctions and use the mahogany for cameras. It would certainly have been well seasoned.
    Pete.
    I heard church pews

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