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I buy poplar dowels and such from Lowes. Lots of people have deals getting scraps from lumber mills, my roommate and I got a bunch of different stuff from a shop teacher. Usually the size wood you need to make lures is way too small for most other things, so people literally will give it away.

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Balsawood is sold in RC-model aircraft supplies .

I some times gather round beechwood for lathe-turning from local bimonthly scrap collections , or I'd go straight to the public scrapyards over here and saw off some stool,-and/or table legs from old furniture , that people have dumped there .

It's for free and the wood has set already for decades , first quality:wink: !

Only have to dry it thoroughly before use , should it have gotten wet outside in the rain .

On fleamarkets I sometimes find kitchen boards for cutting meat or cheese , most likely made of teakwood .

These are almost always very cheap , people probably don't like to buy such second hand , but it is very important , that these must not have been used a lot , since grease and fat , soaked into the wood , would hinder any paintcoats to adhere well to it later .

These boards are about 2/3" to 1" thick , I like using them for flat-bodied jerkbaits and some crankbait models .

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I'm in residential construction on lots of high-end houses so I have some access to some sweet leftovers & cut-offs when the finishing carpenters & cabinet makers are doing their thing! So far I've scored about two garbage cans full of 100% clear cedar, fir, & cherry. In larger cities you should also be able to find a few wood shops which specialize exotic woods (expensive though).

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I purchase Balsa off the internet. Many places sell it. I don't look for scrap because it doesn't cost that much and I order the density I want to use. It will make your lure building much more predictable.

Paulownia was much harder to find. I did internet searches and made lots of phone calls. Most of the phone calls ended up with someone wanting to sell me trees. Once I found someone with lumber I still have to find a mill or woodworking shop to get it cut and plained into workable sizes. Investment to get a supply cost near $200 That was enough to buy about 40 board/ft. Now that I know where to find it the cost is about $4.25-$5.00 per board/ft. and I can purchase in smaller amounts. Density of Paulownia does not vary near as much as Balsa so I don't have to worry that.

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:DWhere do you get wood... hmmm....interesting question....

I was waiting for someone to take that out of context........ Thanks Rook, it was almost me.

Some of the best balsa I've found was from the bottom of a dunnage pallet 4x4 & perfect heartwood.

Most domestic lumber supply houses can readily supply Basswood, Balsa is a little harder to find (unless you wanna pay hobby prices) Exotics like Jelutong & Palownia are even tougher to find. Cedar, Fir, Yellow pine, Aspen, Poplar can be had at all the big box home improvement stores.

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I was waiting for someone to take that out of context........ Thanks Rook, it was almost me.

Some of the best balsa I've found was from the bottom of a dunnage pallet 4x4 & perfect heartwood.

Most domestic lumber supply houses can readily supply Basswood, Balsa is a little harder to find (unless you wanna pay hobby prices) Exotics like Jelutong & Palownia are even tougher to find. Cedar, Fir, Yellow pine, Aspen, Poplar can be had at all the big box home improvement stores.

I looked up Paulownia online, and, as far as I can tell, it either a species of poplar or closely related. There's a wholesaler out hear in SoCal near Lake Casitas in Oak View. I emailed him to see if he sells to the public, but haven't heard back.

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I get oak and hickory planks (approx. 3/4") from the pallets used to ship equipment to the facility I work at. I also have plenty of friends living in the burbs that tend to stockpile all sorts of odd hardwood planks for the woodstoves and fire places. I have some thin trunk pieces (about 6") from some young ash trees a friend cleared on his land a couple of years ago. I waxed the ends and have them sitting in my furnace room drying out. I have a nice stock pile going..........

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I've gotten paulownia here: Custom Millwork, Historical Reproductions, Natural Edge Slabs, Kiln Dried Hardwoods, 3",4", 5" Wide Flooring, Basswood for Carvers from Full Cycle Woodworks.

It's one of a very few places online that aren't just selling paulownia trees. Kiln dried and cut to order. BTW, like most woods, paulownia density can vary greatly. An earlier batch I got from another source was MUCH harder and more dense (33% heavier). That's not necessarily bad but you should discuss density with the seller to get what you need.

There are multiple sources for basswood and balsa. In buying balsa, I recommend you order "Hard Balsa". "Competition" or light balsa is meant for model airplanes and is very light and soft, requiring heavy reinforcement for crankbaits. I know - I've been working through a box of competition balsa for 2 years and am looking forward to it being GONE.

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