Figured Maple For Memory Box

[LeeNC]

My MIL passed away last week and I am going to make a memory box for my wife. I have some nice sapele I picked up from The Woodworking source. (Rick is a great guy and if you have not already checked his store out, well worth the trip.) For the lid, I need to find some interesting maple (tiger, spalted, curly…) or other interesting light wood. The finished dimensions for the lid will be 11 ½ X 9 ½ X ½. Does anyone here have or have a source in the Charlotte/ N Charlotte area that sells boards like this?

For inquiring minds, the box design is a scaled up version form an article in Fine Woodworking #201. I am going to have my MIL’s name and a Bible quote chosen by my wife engraved in the top of the box. From a previous thread I was going to contact www.etchrightengraving.com to see if they can do the engraving.

Thanks,

LeeNC

 

[NCTurner]

Ebay

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The second one might be better yet.

 

[ptt49er]

Lee, I'm sorry to hear about your loss.

You might want to shoot Kyle (that's his screen name too) here a message. I've gotten some beautiful curly maple from him before and he's not too far from you, he's in Iron Station.

 

[bluthart]

If Kyle doesn't have any dry I have some, since you only need a little. I don't mean to sound stingy, but I don't have a whole lot!

 

[LeeNC]

If Kyle doesn't have any dry I have some, since you only need a little. I don't mean to sound stingy, but I don't have a whole lot!

Thanks for the help. I will shoot an email to Kyle and see if he has some.

Lee

 

[mkepke]

Lee - for your project I would happily give you some if you like and we can get it from here (Raleigh-ish) to there (Charlotte).

I have some soft maple that is combo curly, spalted and ambrosia'd. It's unusual stuff.

I'll try to snap a couple pix tonight and you can see what you think.

-Mark