Quarter sawn hickory lumber,... ...where to find it?

[toomanyknots]

I found I got better cuts for backings after I made a feather board to hold the board tightly against the fence. It makes all the difference. I also use it to make my first cut on bamboo. I can usually cut it thin enough to the point it is completely flat on the belly so I don't have to sand as much off. You will love the Grizzly when it comes in. I do.

I've used the rockler thin rip jig before for that reason. A feather might work better though, as if the board is not perfectly square with the thin rip jig, it can get stuck halfway through a cut.

[lesken2011]

Hmmmm.....sounds like another tool I need to add to my arsenal.

[toomanyknots]

Hmmmm.....sounds like another tool I need to add to my arsenal.

It worked good for me using nicely milled and planned lumber, but rough sawn stuff it did not work too good.

[Cameroo]

It's a lot easier to rip them on a bandsaw if you have 2 people - one to feed the board and keep it aligned straight, and another to be the "control" guy, to give directions and use both hands to keep the board tight to the fence.

Also if you rip that into 2 or 3 wider strips first, the smaller pieces will be a lot more manageable. 

Not saying it can't be done by yourself, but it's a lot easier with 2!  Find yourself a helper monkey and you'll end up with less waste and straighter cuts (which also means less sanding!)

[mikekeswick]

Thats what the majority of large suppliers are like. In a way it's understandable when you look at it from their point of view. Next time you go bear in mind that big suppliers are used to selling large amounts in one go. When somebody asks to look through the whole stack for one board be ready for the roll of the eyes. Keeping them sweet with a few beers has worked for me and they now move stuff about for me. It's human nature to be lazy 
Hickory costs about $80 for a 5 x 1 1/2 to 2 inch board 7 foot long........and there is little choice....

[kevinsmith5]

Fortunately for me all the guys that work at the local trim shop love seeing all my bows that I bring with me when I come in looking for wood. They HELP me look for straight grained wood

[charlie636]

You are near a big city so there must be a hardwood lumber yard somewhere. Quarter sawn Hickory is fine by the way so if you find it and like the grain buy it. Two weeks ago I picked up a Hickory 1" X 6" 8 foot long at a local Hardwood Yard. I pawed through about twenty boards and found a beautiful one. Cost me $6.00.
I like Hickory Boards for making bows. I really can't fell a tree and split into staves in the city. Besides boards are so much eaiser to work with.
Good Luck

[ohiocountryboy]

Woodcraft out by basspro has damn near any wood you'd hope to find, domestic and tropical. .

[Prarie Bowyer]

Any saw mill or lumber yard that has flat sawn hickory will by nature have SOM equarter sawn.   The cuts from teh middle of the tree if flat sawn will be quarter sawn.  Quartersawing a whole log is time consusming and so most tend not to do it.

[toomanyknots]

Woodcraft out by basspro has damn near any wood you'd hope to find, domestic and tropical. .

They moved, I used to go there. They moved to out in springdale, out by sears the the mall and all that. I went there the other day, I think they are moving again... I wish they would just stay put for 2 seconds.

[toomanyknots]

Fortunately for me all the guys that work at the local trim shop love seeing all my bows that I bring with me when I come in looking for wood. They HELP me look for straight grained wood

Lucky!, . That is good idea though, maybe I will bring a couple with me next time!