Brodhead Pietenpol Association

Original Posted By: russell ray
Subject: Pietenpol-List: Re: SPRUCE SOURCE>Yes, I ordered a batch of spruce from Brent about three weeks ago. Ithasn't>been shipped yet, since I asked him to dry it out a bit for me (sounds likeits>rather heavy when wet). Its risky buying from a source like this, but youjust>can't beat the price (he charged me a bit more than $4.00/BF, but far, farless>than the cost of certified aircraft spruce). I ordered about 20 BF in 7foot>lengths of various thickness, and the shipping (via USPS) came to $26.Have>you received wood from him? Can you verify its quality?>>So far, I've been using local douglas fir, and local --but expensive--sitka>spruce. If Brent's sitka is of the quality that he advertises, I'llcontinue>to use it for shorter pieces where I wish to conserve weight (i.e., tail),and>I'll use fir for longerons and spars.>>I'll report back here when I receive the lumber from Brent and have hadtime to>work with some and evaluate it. BTW, here's his URL:>>http://www.ptialaska.net/~liberty1/asw. ... or1>>Brent has been busy with the Salmon run lately, but he checks e-mail every>day. He sells primarily music wood for sound boards (guitars, etc..);>exceptionally high quality sitka.>>--Peter>________________________________________________________________________________

Original Posted By: "Richard DeCosta"
Yes, I ordered a batch of spruce from Brent about three weeks ago. It hasn't been shipped yet, since I asked him to dry it out a bit for me (sounds like itsrather heavy when wet). Its risky buying from a source like this, but you justcan't beat the price (he charged me a bit more than $4.00/BF, but far, far lessthan the cost of certified aircraft spruce). I ordered about 20 BF in 7 foot lengths of various thickness, and the shipping (via USPS) came to $26. Have you received wood from him? Can you verify its quality?So far, I've been using local douglas fir, and local --but expensive-- sitka spruce. If Brent's sitka is of the quality that he advertises, I'll continue to use it for shorter pieces where I wish to conserve weight (i.e., tail), andI'll use fir for longerons and spars.I'll report back here when I receive the lumber from Brent and have had time towork with some and evaluate it. BTW, here's his URL:http://www.ptialaska.net/~liberty1/asw. ... chor1Brent has been busy with the Salmon run lately, but he checks e-mail every day. He sells primarily music wood for sound boards (guitars, etc..); exceptionally high quality sitka.--Peter________________________________________________________________________________

Original Posted By: Peter P Frantz
My wood is currently en route from westwind hardwoodsSidney B.C. I was about to order from Brent when I calledWestwind and talked to Jan. He convinced me that he couldsell me douglas fir that would be perfect for my project and thathe personally would hand select from his already excellentstock, he told me of customers of aircraft stock in both u.s.a.and foreign countries that were very pleased. I also bought wood for a friends project and haggled(slang forgetting the price down) him down on marine and a/c grade plywood.I will keep you posted as to the quality of this wood after I recieveshipment. The buying of plywood and lumber from the samesource allowed me to justifiy the $250.00 per 1000 bf import tax fromCanada.________________________________________________________________________________