First, apologies to the mods - I am almost certain there have been threads on this subject before - but search as I might, I could not find them. So, please forgive me.
Anyway...
Woodworking is one of my husband's hobbies. He mostly makes small things, he doesn't need more than a few boards at a time. He likes to work with hardwoods, and has been having trouble finding the kinds of wood he likes: 'usual' woods like cherry, birdseye hard maple, quarter-sawn oak, walnut, as well as some of the more exotic woods, say, rosewood, tulipwood, etc. He is mostly looking for woods with interesting grain.
Pine and birch (or is it beech - I can never remember) are readily available... but not really what he is looking for.
He has spoken to many of the carpenters around here, some have been able to sell him a board or two, but a regular supply of small bits of the kinds of wood he wants has been surprisingly hard to come by. According to several carpenters we have spoken with, they buy by the cubic meter - so ordering from them is not practical (nor affordable.
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So OH is looking for a wood supplier. Given that woodworking is a popular hobby, surely there must be such a company here in Switzerland, or perhaps in Germany or France, where one can buy in very small amounts? To give you an idea of the kind of thing we are looking for, this was his favorite 'toy store' back home:
http://www.owlhardwood.com/
If any of you know where the secret cache of hobby hardwood is kept, please let me know.
Many thanks.
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