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Looking for some tips on where to find different types of wood. Like the staves the guy in New Zealand uses that he chars himself or toasts. All I can find is already toasted stuff and nothing really exotic just the regular stuff. Or am I just not looking in the right places
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You don't say where you're at but I recently found a local saw mill guy that sold me some air dried white oak and cherry, I planned on buying some maple but the cherry sidetracked me. I bought $100 worth to make it worth my trip but he would have dealt with 10 board ft at $3-4 / board ft depending on species. It's probably a lifetime supply for me.

Look for local sawmills on woodworking and homesteading sites. This guy's customers are usually woodworking types but he's a homesteader.
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I was given a downed plumb tree and cut out the heartwood from it. Most fruit trees work if you can’t find white oak.
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I didn't think about that angle, hang out with some guys that do tree work, it costs them to get rid of wood, if they can sell/trade it that's cost reduction.

If you have a chainsaw and a truck, drive around after a big windstorm and there's free wood + some cash everywhere available for a days hard work. You'll have to identify species yourself to tell which jobs you want.
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Ah okay I was thinking more like an online supplier that specializes in it. I am up here near Frederick md there are lot of orchards around so those would be easy. I am wanting some like old rum barrels or sherry stuff like that
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AB-Rad wrote: Tue Feb 28, 2023 8:52 am Ah okay I was thinking more like an online supplier that specializes in it. I am up here near Frederick md there are lot of orchards around so those would be easy. I am wanting some like old rum barrels or sherry stuff like that
Here ya go:
https://midwestbarrelco.com/collections ... ood-chunks#

That’s where I order. You can also order new & used casks. But, be prepared for the shipping costs.
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still_stirrin wrote: Tue Feb 28, 2023 9:34 am
AB-Rad wrote: Tue Feb 28, 2023 8:52 am Ah okay I was thinking more like an online supplier that specializes in it. I am up here near Frederick md there are lot of orchards around so those would be easy. I am wanting some like old rum barrels or sherry stuff like that
Here ya go:
https://midwestbarrelco.com/collections ... ood-chunks#

That’s where I order. You can also order new & used casks. But, be prepared for the shipping costs.
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