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   shopdoc | Oct 04, 2003 06:13am | #1

   Try Hearne hardwoods at http://www.hearnehardwoods.com  or 888-814-0007. They are located in Oxford, Pa between Lancaster and Philadelphia. They carry the very best Pennsylvania Cherry I've ever seen and they ship anywhere in the U.S. Rick Hearne is usually there and very willing to discuss your needs. They are expensive, but no worse than any good lumber yard. Good luck.

                                                                        Steve

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   Ed33 | Oct 05, 2003 02:47am | #4

   Thanks for the info.  Guess my wallet is going to ache for awhile.

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   Biscardi | Oct 06, 2003 01:58am | #5

   Oh boy, I may have made a big boo, boo. My last piece had Queen Anne legs made of 1/4 sawn walnut. I thought the bulls eyes looked great. Why is this wrong?

   Frank

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   AlanTurner | Oct 07, 2003 03:29pm | #6

   Another good supplier of cherry is Groff & Groff, which I find less expensive that Hearne.  They have an 800#, and will ship, either UPS or via truck if need be. 

   I would recommend rift sawn cherry (or anything else) for leg stock becuase that way, all 4 sides look the same.  As to how to orient the grain, there are two schools of thought.  One is to put the grain across the leg (side to side), which will give you the bullseye on the knee, which some like.  The other is put the grain front to back, which will give you a grain which basically follows the curve of the cabriole leg.  Most prefer the latter, but it is a matter of taste. 

   Irion is supposed to be great, but I don't think they ship under 200 BF, if I correctly recall their ads.

   Alan

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   lostarrow | Oct 04, 2003 11:33pm | #2

   ewe33--

   12/4 straight grained cherry for the legs. If your highboy calls for cabriole legs,I'm thinking that you're trying to avoid the "bulls eye" effect on the knees. I would think that any slab of 12/4 stock,depending on how close to the center of the tree it was cut from, would have straight grain (quarter sawn) figure on the edges and flat sawn figure (cathedral grain) on the face. The trick to avoid the "bulls eyes"( if that's your purpose) is the way you orient your pattern on your leg blank.There is an article in a back issue of FWW that describes how best to orient the pattern to achive the desired effect. I know it's there because I've referred to it in times past, but for the life of me I couldn't find it now. Perhaps this will jog someones' memory and they can locate it. For combatilibilty,either the  quarter grain or the flatsawn grain of each blank should face front.

   Another supplier that has 12/4 stock is Irion Lumber, Wellsboro. PA.  http://www.irionlumber.com also very knowledgeable and nice to deal with. (IMO)

   Be not afraid of going slowly.  Be afraid only of standing still.   chinese proverb
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   Crunk | Oct 05, 2003 12:01am | #3

   I'd go with Hearne too, but DO NOT compromise on the straight-grained stock.  Hang tough until you find a supplier.  Using anything else on the legs is inviting a disaster.  As usual, I've learned from experience.

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   Bill5507 | Oct 07, 2003 04:57pm | #7

   Check out http://www.lakeshorehardwoods.com  I've been doing business with them for years.  They have excellent quality woods and very reasonable prices.  Ask for Brian.

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   swedishwoodworker | Oct 07, 2003 10:22pm | #8

   You might want to check out Frank Miller Lumber in Union City, IN.  They have alot of quarter /rift sawn cherry.   I purchased about 85bf of quartersawn 8/4 in August and have been very pleased.  You can check them out at http://www.frankmillerlumber.com .