Check Out This Site.....

[Dull Knife]

CarpeDiemStore.com They have some pretty good sizes of bass wood up to 2"x8"x24". Also have butternut.

[Dull Knife]

OOOPS!....actually they have sizes as large as 5" x 6" x 16".

[carver33]

Their prices seem a little stiff.

Check out the forums' favorite:

Heinecke Wood at:
Heinecke Wood Products

or my favorite:

Krantz Wood Supply:
contact: jkrantz@usfamily.net
phone: 651-464-5632

[Dull Knife]

Heinecke does NOT do, long, thick, solid chunks of bass wood.... I've asked him. But he will do glue ups. I do not want to carve in to a void which could ruin my carving.

[carver33]

I recently got 2 pieces of solid Basswood from Krantz. One was 3" x 10" x 18" and the other was 4" x 12" x 18". I was going to get 24" lengths, but changed my mind. You can call or e-mail for availability.

However, I'm betting that either would take care with glue-ups to avoid voids.

[Dull Knife]

Originally Posted by carver33

I recently got 2 pieces of solid Basswood from Krantz. One was 3" x 10" x 18" and the other was 4" x 12" x 18". I was going to get 24" lengths, but changed my mind. You can call or e-mail for availability.

However, I'm betting that either would take care with glue-ups to avoid voids.

Hey thanks for that info.....I'll keep it in mind as I'm not having much luck finding wood here in Iowa.

[Nancy-G]

Hi Dull Knife ... I've been buying from Heinecke for many years. When the thick pieces -- 5 to 6" -- were no longer available I started buying just glue-ups from them. I bought stacks of wood 6" x 6" x 48". .... glue-ups of wood 3"x6"x 48"
Every single piece was absolutely perfect. Oh, there might be a tiny knot or something but I never found a "gap" or any distance... not even a hair width.
Most of the time I could not see the glued place unless I really looked.
I wish I could glue like that!!

[Barry Metzger]

A good place for large blocks of wood is www.wilcoxcarvingwood.com.
They have an add on page 85, summer issue W.C.I.
I bought a mantel blank, one piece, excellent basswood.
Hope this helps ?

[Dull Knife]

Hey thanks for replies about Heinecke's gluing abilities. Since I'm having a heck of a time finding big and long chunks in my area, I'll be getting it from them.