Where to get a maple blank

Gary Shepherd · Post by **Gary Shepherd** » 22 Jul 2007 11:43 am

Where's a good place to get some nice maple for the top and sides of a project pedal steel?

Alan Brookes · Post by **Alan Brookes** » 22 Jul 2007 11:58 am

Try Luthiers Mercantile or Stewart-MacDonalds, both of which have catalogs online. Luthiers Mercantile is more geared to builders, whereas Stewart-McDonalds carry a good line of spare parts. I buy a lot of my wood from Luthiers Mercantile, but, being located in California, I usually just drive over there about twice a year and stock up.

You can also look online. A lot of wood is sold on eBay. Search over "luthier".

Bent Romnes · Post by **Bent Romnes** » 22 Jul 2007 2:51 pm

I guess I am one of the lucky ones. There is a local supplier right here in London, Ontario that seems to have hard maple and birdseye maple in stock at all times. Reasonable too, I thought. It cost me just over $100 CAN for my project (SD)
Bent

Tommie Ward · Post by **Tommie Ward** » 22 Jul 2007 5:50 pm

gary try this www.woodworkerssource.net
they have it all
t.ward

Casey Lowmiller · Post by **Casey Lowmiller** » 22 Jul 2007 6:32 pm

Gary,

Below is a link to a woodshop in Oxford, KS. I have purchased some really nice maple from them in the past. I think they can get flame maple & birdseye maple if that's what you're looking for.

They have reasonable prices & their stuff is all very high quality.

http://www.woodsworksqh.com/lumber.html

Paul Redmond · Post by **Paul Redmond** » 22 Jul 2007 7:38 pm

Hardwood Connection in Sycamore IL has supplied me with all my wood in the past and they carry the more exotic stuff also or can get it at the drop of a hat if it isn't in stock at the time you order. They also offer custom planing and cutting per your needs. They've been around for a long time and are very reputable. 1(815)895-8733.
PRR

Don Poland · Post by **Don Poland** » 23 Jul 2007 1:44 am

TBM Hardwoods

Local place with HUGE inventories, and they will ship anywhere.