Did you check Klingspor?
Was the Raleigh place you went Capitol City Lumber? (Next to the Arboretum). They have ebony listed on their price sheet @ $48.14/bf.
Maybe, depends on which kind you want.
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You should redo that calculation.Must be a pretty special project.
I don't think you'll find anything that size outside of Cameroon or Nigeria.
That's about 26 bf and at $48/bf about $1,200
Jim - I don't understand what you mean - 26 X $48- $1,248...You should redo that calculation.
2.6 BF $128That's about 26 bf and at $48/bf about $1,200
Must be a pretty special project.
I don't think you'll find anything that size outside of Cameroon or Nigeria.
That's about 26 bf and at $48/bf about $1,200
Try World Timber in Hubert, NC.
Sorry - My bad - When I plugged 50 into the bf calculator I put it in the "feet" slot rather than inches.You should redo that calculation.
You should get African Blackwood instead of ebony. Ebony is brittle and much more expensive.Yes, it's a commissioned project, a boken for a very high ranking martial arts person.
u2.6 BF $128