Topic: [WTB] Exotic woods from around the world with Bitcoin - page 7. (Read 12621 times)

How much would something like that be with "Cocobolo" wood?

okay cool. I will definitely let you know! Just a bit slammed with work, but as free time picks up I'll look out for you. Well keep in touch

Well I won a charity auction and got Casascius's Orange BTC several months back (The one you see in every picture/video of him). I would like it to be similar in size. Here are some links to what I am talking about:

http://www.wired.com/2013/12/casascius/

http://bitcoinexaminer.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/mike_caldwell-1.jpg

It is 12" tall and around 9" wide

I am thinking price wise around 1BTC or so? I am not really sure what wood I want, but I want it to be really unique!

http://www.exoticwood.biz/woodchart.htm

^ check that list, if it comes from Africa and you can get it legally i am interested. Especially in any dark red Padauk you can find.

Well I don't chop trees myself  I do live near a place where I can DHL goods, but it's quite pricy. As for the wood, I know someone that might be able to get whatever sort of wood you're looking for, so do let me know

If a wood species falls under the protected list, i would require a copy of the permit used for harvesting it, if it is protected in only certain regions i would require a copy if you were shipping from that region. If not shipping from that region, just a signed statement that you did not obtain the wood from a region where it is illegal to harvest.  


Not entirely true, If i knowingly bought a piece of wood which is protected and did not have a copy of the permit used to harvest it, i could be in serious hot water. Gibson guitar and Lumber Liquidators have both felt the wrath of the Lacy Law which protects against import of illegal harvested wood. Although if i had a copy of the permit, and the seller faked it, although the wood would be confiscated, the seller would be facing charges i would only get a fine for possession of it which in most cases is rather small.



You sir just became my favorite forum member, about 80% of my favorite woods come from south Africa. Are you familiar with your local trees and know whats legal to harvest or do you need a list? Do you own a chainsaw? and are you close to someplace to ship from?

Not sure about the legality question, but just came across an article, about someone being fined from importing wood from Madagascar and India.
http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2012-08-07/news/33083866_1_gibson-guitar-corp-exotic-wood-india-and-madagascar

I'm from South Africa I can try to help.

He is not selling, but buying wood from people all over the world.
Even if it was obtained illegally and he made products  from it,  I don't see why he would get into trouble for selling them.

How can you ensure the wood you are selling hasn't been obtained illegally?

Yes, i go through roughly 1.1 million a year in exotic woods, so to say the least its a lot although sometimes a single piece of rare wood can cost upwards of $30,000.

Shipping depends on the quantity, 1 piece 6" by 24" is small enough to be boxed up and shipped via, UPS, DHL, FedEx or whatever is in your country. If you have access to bulk quantities i would look into the cheapest freight service i can find to transport it. I would by anything from a piece up to a ISBU shipping container load if the wood was right so shipping varies depending on quantity   

This looks like a great thread. Wouldn't you need a lot of wood if its for woodworking?
How would you be taking care of shipping?

I am always looking for Kauri from NZ, The living Kauri is protected, but fallen Kauri are fair game, and buried or ancient Kauri would be a serious strike if you could find some.

Any Burl from Laos is always a nice treat, although sourcing them is near impossible due to shipping, so if you have an inside track on that i would be greatful.

From the Southeast Asia region comes one of my two favorite woods, Red Narra and my absolute favorite wood in the world Beeswing Narra, i have found the  Beeswing Narra from Vietnam has the best coloring.


There are not a lot of exotic wood species that grow in Sweden. About the only one i have ever imported is either figured or burl Olivewood. If you have access to some i may be interested.


It's going to sound crazy but i have spent years building a sort of "brand" by being hard to gain access to, the only reason i get people seeking me out and paying top dollar for my work is because its one of those you have to know somebody deals. The more out of reach something or someone is the more desired their work is if that makes sense.

I do however have a giant collection of photos of my work saved, i just dont publish them for the above reason. i would be more than happy to send you some images if you are interested.


Possibly depends on the endgrain's. Would it be possible for you to take a picture of what you have so i can look through it? Where do you live so i can calculate shipping if there is anything i am interested in.

Are you interested in kiln dried smaller pieces of milled material at all? I have some Teak, Wenge, Lace, and Zebra Wood laying around. Most of it is .75" thick with varying widths.

i can get you some Good Viking SWEDISH wood
PM for what you want and i'll check if i can get it

Did you have a particular wood in mind? What size would you like it? What sort of budget do you have? I have a LARGE selection of woods on hand from something that would cost you $25 usd, all the way up to Bois de Rose which would run you about $500. for a 1 foot tall BTC. If you can give me rough dimensions on how large you want, and a budget i can send you a list of woods that i can do it for in your budget.

I live in Sweden. Don't really know anything about wood.

But let me know if I can help you

I live in New Zealand, let me know what woods you are after and I can arrange shipment when funds are in escrow.

I can also help you source from Laos & South East Asia as I lived there for a time.

Do you have a site or gallery of your past work? Esty?

I would love a BTC made of some exotic wood...something to hang on my office wall or on my desk etc..