I don't yet know much about buying wood stock but I had an idea to get the wife interested in my scroll saw projects. Being an artist I thought I would get her started on wood burning some detail into things. No such luck. The wood grain made it turn out badly and she got frustrated really fast. She decided instead to paint stuff. Then I found out that wood burning is done mostly on basswood, I believe.
So, I looked up some basswood and was disappointed to find it only in such small pieces, well, small to me. I've looked and searched and can only find it in about 12 inch wide sheets. To me a "sheet" ought to be more like 48 inches.
So teach me guys; why only such small pieces. Small trees? Too much demand? Demand from higher paying clients? What is it?
P. S. I'm sure if I was willing to pay the price I could get any size I wanted, but that's just the skeptic in me talking.
So, I looked up some basswood and was disappointed to find it only in such small pieces, well, small to me. I've looked and searched and can only find it in about 12 inch wide sheets. To me a "sheet" ought to be more like 48 inches.
So teach me guys; why only such small pieces. Small trees? Too much demand? Demand from higher paying clients? What is it?
P. S. I'm sure if I was willing to pay the price I could get any size I wanted, but that's just the skeptic in me talking.
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