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   mapleman | Jun 17, 2008 07:03am | #1

   Dan,

   If you are not opposed to buying mail order, these people are top notch. They have 12/4 EWP listed at $4/bf:

   http://www.groffslumber.com/Price_List/Domestics/pineewdomestics.html

   (They are located in Pennsylvania)

   Good luck,

   Lee

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   dkellernc | Jun 17, 2008 05:07pm | #2

   Dan - I just returned from Steve Wall Lumber in Mayodan, NC.  They have 4/4, 8/4 and 12/4 White Pine, and it looks quite good.  The 12/4 is fairly short - in the 5-7' range, but I was able to purchase several pieces that are 10-12" wide.  The price is quite inexpensive - about $2/b.f., and they will ship.

   Personally, I think you're going to have a very hard time finding a relatively clear 12/4 Eastern white pine board that's 16" wide.  The big trees were mostly cut down in the 19th century, and the second growth is rarely allowed to get very large before its harvested.

   If you're determined to avoid a glue-up because of grain mismatch considerations, I'd suggest searching for micro-mills in your area.  Often these are simply a Woodmizer and a small storage shed, but these guys are often willing to cut down a huge residential tree that bigger mills won't touch because of the risk of nails damaging their saws.

   David

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   juglans | Jun 17, 2008 05:11pm | #3

   David,I am reproducing a Windsor chair for a museum and they want it exactly as the original, hence the size requirement, so I don't need very much.Dan

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   dkellernc | Jun 18, 2008 05:32pm | #4

   One thought that the museum might not have considered is that all Windsor chairs of the period were painted, almost without exception.  Most of the antique Windsor chairs on the market, however, have been stripped at some point in the past and have a clear finish on them now.

   If the museum truly wants an accurate reproduction of what a Windsor looked like in the 18th century, it should be painted, and the paint would, of course, mask a glue line on the seat.