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Topic: [WTB] Exotic woods from around the world with Bitcoin (Read 12573 times)

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For any of you in the Southeast Asia region i am looking for Amboyna Burls This week.

Requirments: No pieces under 4"x4"x12", must be air dried for at least 3-4 weeks. Must be legally harvested.

Pricing:

Grade AAAA: $75usd a pound
Grade A:     $42usd a pound
Grade FS:     $24usd a pound

5 pound minimum.
legendary
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Assalamu Alekum
Good luck Wink
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Right on, thanks for the info.  There are a lot of old vineyards around here, I'll poke around and see if any is around here.  I've got some land, plenty of room to dry wood.

Awesome, while your poking around you should see if any have Apricot, Lime, Orange, Fig, or Redwood trees too. I dont need them this month, but i go through a lot and might need some in the near future
legendary
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Right on, thanks for the info.  There are a lot of old vineyards around here, I'll poke around and see if any is around here.  I've got some land, plenty of room to dry wood.
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Looking for the following woods in bulk quantity for the next few weeks or until i find enough to fill the empty slots in the warehouse.

Mango Wood: Can be found domestically in Florida or far southern California.


I live in southern California, where would I go to collect/find/purchse Mango wood?  I'd be happy to supply you if I am able.

A lot of Vineyards have mango trees growing all over the place. Some of them might actually pay you to remove a few of them as they spread rapidly if not maintained and the fruit is allowed to fall. Also you can check with some of the fruit groves as well. Last time i found a forum member to get me some mango from South Cali he said he just went to a farmers market, found someone selling fresh mangos and asked them if they had any trees they wanted cleared. They actually put him to work for about 5 days cutting trees and let him keep the wood in place of paying him (mango trees are cut down every 7-15 years) He then found a local mill to cut the blanks from the fell trees that didnt charge him much and he ended up squeezing over $3,500 in BTC out of me for the haul. There are not a lot of Groves that have mangos in California but if you want to make a sizable profit from it finding one is a good way to go. Otherwise the vineyards are your best bet to find a small amount. Just keep in mind, i need at least 10 pieces of stock for it to be worth my while, and you need to have a place to let them sit to dry for a few weeks prior to shipment unless you find kiln dried wood or previously fell trees.
legendary
Activity: 1274
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Looking for the following woods in bulk quantity for the next few weeks or until i find enough to fill the empty slots in the warehouse.

Mango Wood: Can be found domestically in Florida or far southern California.


I live in southern California, where would I go to collect/find/purchse Mango wood?  I'd be happy to supply you if I am able.
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Looking for the following woods in bulk quantity for the next few weeks or until i find enough to fill the empty slots in the warehouse.

DOMESTIC ONLY, NOT SEARCHING OUTSIDE THE U.S.A. AT THIS TIME
6"x6"x14" blocks minimum, will pay extra for figured wood

Mango Wood: Can be found domestically in Florida or far southern California.
Tilia (AKA common lime wood): Can be found domestically in southern Florida in grove country.
Osage Orange Wood: Can be found in southern and central United States. (Not interested in any grown in Texas, Lousiana, or New Mexico due to the invasive species restrictions from the ICC)

NOTES:

Paying $15-$30 a pound for Burls from any of these tree species.
Paying $4-$12 extra per square foot for any of these species if you can find figured wood.

Standard prices are from $14.00 to $25.00 per blank @ 6x6x14 depending on quality.

Not interested in buying less than 10 blanks at a time.

All wood must be air dried for 3-4 weeks prior to shipment to dry off some of the moisture content to save on shipping.

All wood must be palatalized for shipment on a standard pallet.

Bonus "brokerage" fee paid if you can provide any of these woods in large quantity on a regular basis (more than 100 blanks at a time every 3-6 months)
sr. member
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I'm pretty sure I can't help you out with anything in Northern Texas, but if there is let me know.
newbie
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I need this made. The red I would prefer if you can use manufacturered blood or use a redish wood to inscribe the letters V-O-D where placed in a fiery red color.

I would like the wood to be the cheapest wood you have and can make it detailed enough using such wood, it has to be flammable/burnable too. My goal is to make a video of me burning it and post it here to bitcointalk. If you could include a hole in the back so that I can put a firework or something cool too that'd be neat. Let me know via PM what the price would be for this devil sculpture and for shipping to the United States. This is a serious request. Thank you.

https://i.imgur.com/IEdfEnb.jpg?1
hero member
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I have a farm in Putumayo region of Colombia. It is near Puerto Asis, so typically Western Amazonia flora. Are there any woods in that area that interest you? A lot of stuff comes from up from down-river too, since it is the last town with a road that connects to a port on the edge of the jungle.
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would you buy really old wood? my parents have a 200 yearold table which they get from their parents and they want to sell it

95% of the wood i buy ends up being turned on a lathe. Tables are usually not much more than 1" to 1 1/2" thick and by the time i were to plane it down to remove all the finish and get to the core wood which is still usable there is usually nothing left.

I buy cants, turning blanks,  live edge and whole logs. I really dont have much use for old furniture for recycling unless it is made out of something extremely rare like an African Blackwood piano that is scrap or a pink ivory chair or something along those lines.

Thanks for the offer though, it was nice that you were thinking of me when they mentioned it.
newbie
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would you buy really old wood? my parents have a 200 yearold table which they get from their parents and they want to sell it
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Would you buy Koa and mangowood slabs or is it all logs?

Sorry i'm not exactly a Wood expert heh.

What is your price again as well?

Regular or curly?

Yes i would buy Cants or "slabs" as you called them if they were curly or flamed. I already have a good supplier in Hawaii for regular Koa and a fair amount of Mangowood.

Pricing on figured wood always varies by the amount of figure and the grade. If you can get large quantities (shipping container loads) i will fly out to meet you to inspect and grade the wood then give you a price and BTC payment in person. If you are talking smaller quantities i will buy on a Cant by Cant basis and will need a photo of each Cant to grade it and give you a price.
hero member
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Would you buy Koa and mangowood slabs or is it all logs?

Sorry i'm not exactly a Wood expert heh.

What is your price again as well?

Regular or curly?
full member
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Still looking for Swamp Kauri from NZ !!!!! Message me if you can get it in quantity.
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Depends on what kind of wood, and if they are charging you by the pound for your luggage. There are some woods that would be very profitable for you to bring back if you got them at a reasonable enough price. Others it would take a truck load to be worth while.

You can always message me when you are there and let me know what you found and i can tell you if its worth it. I assume you live in the USA and you would be bringing it back here not shipping it from somewhere to the USA correct? Shipping a single piece of wood from anywhere outside the USA to me is seldom worth while.

I'm in Europe, I'm afraid.
I suppose it would make more sense to ship the wood from the country of origin directly to you. That way I could send more than one piece also.

Correct, most countries you will need a fumigation certificate to ship it to the USA, also some woods you will need to get a copy of the Forestry Permit if it is required for a particular species of wood.
hero member
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Depends on what kind of wood, and if they are charging you by the pound for your luggage. There are some woods that would be very profitable for you to bring back if you got them at a reasonable enough price. Others it would take a truck load to be worth while.

You can always message me when you are there and let me know what you found and i can tell you if its worth it. I assume you live in the USA and you would be bringing it back here not shipping it from somewhere to the USA correct? Shipping a single piece of wood from anywhere outside the USA to me is seldom worth while.

I'm in Europe, I'm afraid.
I suppose it would make more sense to ship the wood from the country of origin directly to you. That way I could send more than one piece also.
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Do you think it would be viable to bring wood home from vacation overseas?
I'm not good with imperial units but if I have converted it correctly, the length of the logs should be around 60cm, correct?
60cm fits in a suitcase. But I suspect you are looking for larger quantities right? Not just one log.

Been traveling to Asia and Africa but never thought wood had any value.





Depends on what kind of wood, and if they are charging you by the pound for your luggage. There are some woods that would be very profitable for you to bring back if you got them at a reasonable enough price. Others it would take a truck load to be worth while.

You can always message me when you are there and let me know what you found and i can tell you if its worth it. I assume you live in the USA and you would be bringing it back here not shipping it from somewhere to the USA correct? Shipping a single piece of wood from anywhere outside the USA to me is seldom worth while.
hero member
Activity: 687
Merit: 500
Do you think it would be viable to bring wood home from vacation overseas?
I'm not good with imperial units but if I have converted it correctly, the length of the logs should be around 60cm, correct?
60cm fits in a suitcase. But I suspect you are looking for larger quantities right? Not just one log.

Been traveling to Asia and Africa but never thought wood had any value.



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Ok all you folks from NZ, i am looking for some Swamp Kauri wood and have about $80,000 in BTC to spend on it. Message me if you have access.
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