Matching wood types

[ctclock]

I am busy with the Billing La Toulannaise (think its an old kit) and from what I can gather, the planking wood is ABACHI. Please correct me if I am wrong

 

I have some additional work I want to do and need a matching wood which is slightly darker. Can anyone recommend a matching wood based on their experiences.

 

Just as a further aside, this wood would need to be able to be bent so a fine grain would be preferable. I am going to be blunt and also ask for a good US supplier thereof for us folk stuck out here in the sticks in South Africa

 

Any help appreciated

[davyboy]

Hi Jeremy,

 

If you're looking for wood you could try the following German wood suppliers :-

www.massiv-holz-werkstatt.de

www.arkowood.de

I've bought wood from the top one,excellent range,quality wood and service. A bit

closer than the U.S. to Cape Town. No connection to that business BTW.

 

Regards,

 

Dave 

P.S. forgot to mention both supply strips and planks

[mtaylor]

There's other names for that wood so if you can't find it under abachi, check the other names:  http://www.woodworkerssource.com/online_show_wood.php?wood=Triplochiton scleroxylon

[ctclock]

Thanks for the link Mark - that certainly helped a great deal