Looking for butternut wood

santagibbs · #1 02-12-2007, 01:55 PM

Does anyone know where I can find some good butternut wood? I think it would help me learn to carve as I have heard it is a nice soft wood.. I sure would appreciate your help to find some.. Thanks Charlotte

Bartster · #2 02-12-2007, 02:04 PM

miss charlotte,

try joe jewett at copperhead road logging in palisade,mn. he has really good basswood and sells some butternut. he may be able to help you out. his website is www.joescarvingwood.com

bart

Just Carving · #3 02-12-2007, 02:10 PM

I think I bought butternut a couple of years ago from Dale at Heinecke.

santagibbs · #4 02-12-2007, 07:28 PM

Bob , I pulled up Heinecke's site and he mentions lots of basswood but doesn't advertise butternut... and Bart, I pulled up the site you mentioned but all they mention is boards.. I would like some three by six .. There is a company called " Furs and Feathers' Woodworking in Springfield , Ill.. that has block butternut and they said that most butternut had wormholes in it, that theirs might have a few. Are you framiler with that company? Do you agree that butternut has worm holes in it? Thanks for your help. Charlotte

gene messer · #5 02-12-2007, 07:36 PM

Just to add to it ... check on e-bay .. there is some butternut carving wood on there.. just type in butternut carving wood..

Ashbys · #6 02-12-2007, 07:44 PM

Charlotte,

You might try here, they are a bit salty on pricing but they carry a lot of good woods.

http://www.hearnehardwoods.com/Inventory/butternut.html

Ashbys · #7 02-12-2007, 07:47 PM

I shifted the thread Thought you might get more of a response =)

Ash

Colin_Partridge · #8 02-12-2007, 08:05 PM

Charlotte,
I have some in the garage if you would like I could cut you off a chunk and mail it to you so you could try it. Beautiful wood and carves a lot like bass wood but has a little more grain. Just let me know and I will get a piece to you right away. Just private email me your mailing address, I am sorry but I have misplaced it from before.
Colin

mdallensr · #9 02-12-2007, 08:45 PM

Tuckaway Timber has butternut for carving and will cut a blank to your dimensions. Mike http://www.tuckawaytimber.com/

feb · #10 02-12-2007, 10:41 PM

Smoky mtn. woodcarving supply has butternut in various sizes $ 7.00 a board ft. FEB