Anyone from the Tampa or Ocala, FL area?

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I am going to be down in FL for a week with the family over spring break. The wife has family in Tampa and Ocala. I would like to pick up some native FL woods to bring back home while I am down there.

Does anyone know of any good places to buy any wood in these areas, or do any of you that live around these areas sell wood?

Jeremy
 
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Jeremy,

I'm halfway between Gainesville and Ocala, roughly 20 miles north of downtown.
Send a PM for directions if you want to stop by and grab some wood from my
fallen timbers. I've also got some native black cherry, a little cypress, and some Antique old growth heart pine.

G
 
armyturner said:
I am going to be down in FL for a week with the family over spring break. The wife has family in Tampa and Ocala. I would like to pick up some native FL woods to bring back home while I am down there.

Does anyone know of any good places to buy any wood in these areas, or do any of you that live around these areas sell wood?

Jeremy
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Here's an interesting spot north of Tampa an hr or so,
http://www.tomscypressinc.com/Home2.html . I stoped there on a visit south and came back with lots.
 
Tom's is about 35 minutes NE of my home; it's a dangerous place to visit if
you have a truck and carry large amounts of cash or CCs with available limits.
He has Buckeye burl slabs the size of a small car as well as a variety of
other slabs (some burls, some ambrosia maple, some claro walnut to name a few) which would make gorgeous table tops.
Some of these slabs are 2-3" thick, 8' long, 48" across.
It's a great place to view wood porn in person. :biggrin:

I have a friend with a down Live oak that we can probably grab some pretty large chain sawn hunks off too.
The tree is about 60" at the base which makes it pretty immobile. :eek:
 
I live in St. Cloud just south of Orlando and have a variety of native woods, such as grapefruit, Loquat, Camphor. Podocarpus, Chinese Elm, Pecan, Norfolk Island Pine. Avacado.
PM me if you plan to be in the Disney World area.
 
I live in St Petersburg. There is a guy down in Bradenton that sells pre-cut and waxed spindle, pen, and bowl blanks. Most are from local trees. His name is Steve and is a really nice guy.

His website is www.woodturningblanks4u.com. You just call or email him to setup a time to stop by.
 
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