Archive for April 24th, 2008

Need some wood for furniture building. Best online sources for buying?

Thursday, April 24th, 2008
dooter686 asked:


I am looking at building an upstairs murphy bed, matching towers, and desk. I have the plans, but limited wood sources. Local Lowes/Home Depot have oak and maple plywood. Woodworkerssource.com has any wood you need, but their standard lengths are 6′ and I need them closer to 8′. I already have the stain picked out, but need some options.

I remember an article about some wood being grown on a tree farm in South America where the wood has limited knots and is great to work with (also eco-friendly). Can’t find the article right now. Also, width not really a factor since a jointer will work fine. Would just rather build it out of ply with solid faces.

SAVON