Source for quarter sawn beech for moulding plane blanks

You are reading the forum of the Society of American Period Furniture Makers — people who build and study American period furniture.

Membership brings the whole forum, the annual journal and quarterly magazine, the members’ gallery and workbench, and chapters across the country. About membership

J

jmgalvin

Member
Been looking for a source for quarter sawn beech for some moulding plane blanks. Does anyone have a source.

Thanks

Jim
 
There was a Woodnet member offering beech for molding planes, but I can't remember his username. You could PM (private message) Eoddave at Woodnet, explain what you want, and he may be able to help.
 
You can buy them directly from Clark and Williams, though they're pricey.  Oddly enough, it's a heck of a lot easier to get quartersawn cherry in 12/4 or 16/4, though potentially more expensive.  Cherry, by the way, frequently shows up as antique planes made by craftsmen of the late 18th and early 19th centuries before Auburn tool, Sandusky, and other big factories made them so cheap that it didn't make sense to make your own.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.

If this discussion was useful, there are twenty years of them here. Join SAPFM to take part — the forum, the journal, the magazine and the members’ gallery come with membership.

Back
Top