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   reddog | Apr 02, 2004 12:18am | #1

   Spruce!

   Actually, Alaskan birch and cottonwood do grow up here, but other than, you have get hardwoods from "Outside".  There are suppliers in Anchorage that carry, or can get, just about anything, but probably at prices higher than you're used to.   If you're smart (I'm not suggesting that you're not) you'll line up a supplier outside and then figure out how to get the wood to Kodiak once you're there.  A couple carriers ship directly from The Seattle area to Kodiak at pretty reasonable rates.

   Red Dog

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   dirtstirrer | Apr 02, 2004 04:28am | #2

   Red,

   Do you work with cottonwood?  Curious if it's worth messing with?Steve

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   RANGERP75R | Apr 02, 2004 05:56am | #3

   Abe

      Have you considered taking up "ice-carving"? he.. he...

   Good luck with your new job and enjoy the scenery...

   sarge..jt

   Proud member of the :  "I Rocked With ToolDoc Club" .... :>) 

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   jackplane | Apr 02, 2004 04:41pm | #4

   Alaskan Red Cedar, grows fast, is or was in abundant supply.Much of that timber now goes to the Asian markets.

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   aksophie | Apr 03, 2004 12:17am | #5

   I believe that there are limited quantities of birch, spruce, and cottonwood milled and dried out in the Matanuska Valley for use in the cabinet trade. Personally, I've never used any of it. I buy wood from local (Anchorage) suppliers that has been shipped up from America. I suspect that you will find a real dearth of hardwood in Kodiak. Perhaps the Alaska Creative Woodworkers Assoc. (PO Box 201796, Anchorage, AK 99520) can help with more info. I think they do group purchasing and shipping also, but.....they are in Anchorage and it isn't Kodiak.

   PS For ice carving, one really would want to go to Fairbanks, where the best ice is. But, of course, only people insane enouge to jump out of perfectly good airplanes would even consider going to Fairbanks.

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   JoeWood | Apr 03, 2004 12:27am | #6

   There's nothing quite as sweet as Alaskan Yellow Cedar.