This is more for the design people:

1. Where's a good place around here for getting charcoal (like for drawing, not for grilling), and are there any brands you recommend?

2. Where's a good place where I can get nice scrap wood? I mean like walnut, birch, elm, etc. etc..

7/29/2006 12:00:33 PM

For 2 have you tried that lumber supply company behind Hillborough St near the NCSU arboretum?

7/29/2006 12:21:03 PM

1. any art supply store, something like Jerry's art-o-rama is going to have a much larger selection than say Michaels. As far as brand goes I have no idea what brands I use, i just know what the packaging looks like. and I use different brands for different stuff. I would recommend trying different brands and see what you like, charcoal is fairly inexpensive.

2. ^ that is capitol city lumber, probably your best option. Prices are decent, and I think they give a student dicount, they used to anyway. You buy it by the board foot so it doesn't matter how much you want.

but I think when you say "scrap" you mean free right?
If that's the case the only thing i can think of is the Crafts Center, if you know anyone that works there or who is a member there ask them to check the scrap bin.

I actually have some cherry, bloodwood, and spanish cedar that I have no intentions of using any time soon. What kind of dimensions are you looking for? I don't think I've surfaced the cedar at all, the bloodwood is s2s and the cherry is s4s.

7/29/2006 1:12:28 PM

you really thought "misc. questions" was the best thread title you could come up with

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7/29/2006 1:23:37 PM

askew taylor - art shop on glenwood - gives a student discount.

7/29/2006 2:19:30 PM

"I actually have some cherry, bloodwood, and spanish cedar that I have no intentions of using any time soon. What kind of dimensions are you looking for? I don't think I've surfaced the cedar at all, the bloodwood is s2s and the cherry is s4s."

I'm looking for...oh...a square foot. I'm experimenting with possible rifle stock finishes.

7/29/2006 2:24:31 PM

Borrow it from the art dept.

7/29/2006 2:39:22 PM

^^ how thick?

7/29/2006 2:51:22 PM

More than half an inch, but if it's thicker, don't waste any effort making it thinner.

7/29/2006 5:07:19 PM

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"askew taylor - art shop on glenwood - gives a student discount"

Word, and the old guy is pretty cool to talk to if you're really into whatever art stuff you're trying to do.

7/30/2006 3:26:14 AM