I bought from Raven and got the wood yesterday. It
looks good and I would recommend.
Bram, can you add these vendors to the vendor list,
it might be useful for others who are not yet on the
list.
Christian
----- Original Message -----
From: Warren Stevens <warren@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Saturday, September 27, 2003 0:58 am
Subject: Re: Milling Strips.
>
> I can add a couple other sources for finished bead
& cove suppliers.
>
> I've exchanged emails with Raven
http://www.ravencommunity.com; they
> are pricing WRC at $0.30/lf. Their white cedar is
expensive at
> $0.55/lf. These guys are just up in B.C., so they
are pretty
> convienient for me.
>
> Classic Boat Kits http://www.cyberus.ca/~canoe/
quoted me 0.33/lf.
> When I talked to them on the phone, they said "a
shipment has just
> come in from their west-coast supplier" (this was
some time ago). It
> would be nice to try and cut out the middleman. ;-)
>
> Warren
>
> On Sat, Sep 27, 2003 at 12:29:16AM -0400, Gregory
Ryan wrote:
> >
> > I'm forwarding Bills Email to me I think he
wont mind. I
> assume he
> > wanted me to pass it on to Tom and Felix.
> >
> > Since its very relevant for a bunch of people
now, I'll post
> it to the
> > server as well.
> >
> > Thanks for the info Bill.
> >
> > Greg
> >
> >
> >
> > Greg,
> >
> > I found a supply of Western Red Cedar lumber
at Barrington
> Hardware in
> > Barrington, RI at the prices below. Tom and
Felix in RI may
> find this
> > helpful.
> >
> >
> >
> > S4S A+ Northwestern Red Cedar
> >
> > Size: $ per linear ft.
> >
> > 1x4 1.28
> >
> > 1x6 2.29
> >
> > 1x8 3.09
> >
> > 1x10 4.39
> >
> > 1x12 6.05
> >
> >
> >
> > I have found milled Western Red Cedar bead
and cove canoe
> strips from
> > Newfound Woodworks ([1]www.newfound.com) in
NH at $0.45/linear
> foot> and at $0.28/linear foot from Wood, Steel
& Glass, Inc.
> > ([2]www.whitecedar.com) Madison, CT. I have
no idea what the
> quality> and level of service are from these
two sources, so I
> am evaluating
> > them against milling the strips myself. I do
not have a wood
> shaper,> but may consider adding a table to my
router and use a
> narrow blade in
> > my saw as you suggest. I also asked Goosebay
Sawmill and
> Lumber in NH
> > for a quote on milled strips. They asked me
for dimensions
> and a
> > picture of the milled profile, which I sent
to them. I will
> update> you when I get the price and
availability info. I have
> found that
> > sourcing either the milled strips or the
cedar boards is a
> challenge> outside of the Northwest. My
brother used Atlantic
> White Cedar on a
> > canoe, but that is not the look that I want
for my Solo. I
> appreciate> your insight. Thanks.
> >
> >
> >
> > Bill Scheumann
> >
> > Barrington, RI
> >
> > [3]wfs03@xxxxxxx
> >
> > References
> >
> > 1. http://www.newfound.com/
> > 2. http://www.whitecedar.com/
> > 3. mailto:wfs03@xxxxxxx
>
> --
> warren stevens - catzooks.com
>
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