Lets get a list together of what you for sure have access to and we can work on pricing and getting an order in. Its hard to just give a price as different figure and grain determines price a lot so to just give a price would have to be the lowest possible price for the lowest grade of that spices.

Usually for people to have a regular supply i have them milled down to either 4"x4" by 14" pieces of stock or 8"X8" by 24" pieces of stock, as they are easier and more cost effective to ship larger quantities. That requires either someone with a large band saw, or their own saw mill. Also for larger orders the wood must be air dried out of the sunlight for 2-3 weeks prior to shipping as the water weight alone on even a small order can add $400 to the shipping cost.

As for pink ivory, you will not find any. Firstly its protected as it is on the top 4 list of most expensive and rarest woods on the planet, secondly it requires a few thousand dollars in permits to harvest legally. This i know as i just ordered an $8,000 piece of Watermelon Ivory ( an even more rare form of pink ivory) from south west Africa and the paperwork required to get it through customs was INSANE. Its not illegal to posses, you can get permits to harvest it for a pretty price tag, but it is very illegal to ship without paying about 4 different duties, 3 different taxes, half a dozen permits, and you have to provide a 1" square sample of the wood being shipped as customs requires it to be lab tested to verify its origin, age, legality.

I have more Mahogany than i could ever use as it is not ultra rare, unless you can get Indian Mahogany, I use some Ironwood, but only the darkest and closest to black as i can get. I do use Kiaata a bit mainly in turned wood projects. Only the reddish spices of it though, the blonde and yellow variants are as common as northern pine in America. Here is a bowl made from Jacaranda, Mahogany, and Kiaata. The bowl on top is the Type of Kiaata i would be interested in. The darker the better, This piece is made from a prime example of the type of Kiaata i would purchase.

Work on getting me a total list of what you can get. Let me know if you have someone who can mill it down to the lengths listed above, and then we will work on getting some prices together. If you can get high quality well figured cuts i would be willing to purchase $5k to $50k of product once i figure out the most cost effective shipping options.

There will be a few examples on BTCtalk soon as a few people have commissioned work from me including a $14,000 amazing art piece for Blazedout419. If you want something sooner send me a message with your e-mail address and i can get you some pictures.

Just so you are aware, i ONLY work in exotic wood, and "smaller jobs" for me is usually $500 - $1000, although i have done a few $150 pieces that required little time or effort and were made out of the lower end of exotic woods. My typical commission is between $1,000 and $250,000, and i have just been commissioned by a dozen guys on this forum to make them BTC wall art and one of them an exotic wooden bong with a bitcoin theme so i am now booking out two months from now for work.

That would be awesome, i have worked with the Rose Jacaranda before, Imbuia would be nice too if you could find some figured pieces.

What do you have access to? Its impossible to say without knowing what you can get. There is not much in the way of exotic wood in Vietnam, but Thailand, Cambodia and Burma have a ton of species of exotic trees some quite valuable if you have the permit to cut them. If you can get me a list of things you can get either yourself or through your friends shop i can tell you what i would like to buy.


I think i may be more excited than you are at the moment, Its not every day that i get to cut into a chunk of one of the rarest pieces of wood on the planet and i am even more excited that it is getting turned into Bitcoin art. This will for sure go down in history as one of the most expensive pieces of Bitcoin art ever created and it couldn't belong to a better person than you. I cant wait for the day to see a picture of it on display in your house and maybe years down the road in a Bitcoin Museum.

Thanks to all who got me wood last week, most of it has arrived already  !!!!!!!

I am back buying again and am especially interested in wood from Africa, Central or South America, or Hawaii this week as my stock levels are getting very low.

Beautiful, Not as wide as i would have expected though, but still usable. Small enough it should be able to be sent via DHL or FedEx at least. Could you get a shipping quote from your local service? How much do you want for the log? i'll message you my details so you can get a quote.

Sounds great, if it is a good log i can have it freighted, if you live in Ireland i have a friend who can meet you at the ulysses car ferry with a truck and he will add it to a shipment he is sending me. 

Hell yes !!!, is it a board, log, live edge? can you send me a picture?

Updated OP to include

Domestic featured wood from the USA: Naturally Spaulted, Ambrosia Maple, Burl, or other "featured" hardwoods woods.

The most complete list of woods on the web with pics that i have ever found can be found HERE

One of the best lists of exotic woods i have found is HERE

It would take a month to list prices on all of them. If you can give me a rough estimate on size, height and width i can narrow it down, further if you want exotic wood, rare wood, or common wood that narrows it down more, then if you can tell me what colors of wood you like and grains (burl, spaulted, turned, eyed, long grain, fine grain, etc.) i can narrow it down further, then finally a budget you want to stay within, then i can give you a more reasonable list to select from that should allow you to find something you'll love in the price you want to pay.

Romania consists 40% of birch trees, and other common species make up the other 60%. But if you can find any good spaulted hardwood or nice burl chunks i am always buying those from the world over.

I've been sketching for over 30 minutes now, being my first commissioned bitcoin piece it will for sure be over the top and impressive.

Not a bad idea. I think later i am going to start a new thread for some sort of auction or something like that. This thread was really to find people around the world who can get access to exotic wood and ship it to me.

I spend 90% of my days looking for exotic wood for myself to use in art pieces, the thought of letting any go after the time spent getting it is hard to bear.

I have received a ton of messages though of people interested in commissioned pieces related to bitcoin and bitcoin themed works, so i think i may spend a month or two and design some Bitcoin inspired pieces to auction off here on bitcoin talk. Maybe donate some of the proceeds to Seans Outpost and Satoshi Forest or another reputable charity.

What do you guys think would be a good target price range if i were to do something like that? I have wood ranging from $25 Padauk to $40,000 a foot legally obtained Mpingo so i could make pieces from $200 to 1 million dollars. Although i highly doubt anybody would pay a million dollars for a bitcoin themed art piece.

Consider it done, i will head out to the warehouse tonight and find a good piece of Cocobolo with deep grain, give me about two weeks and i will have some pictures for you. I have a new found obsession with BTC so being the first bitcoin themed piece i have ever done i want it perfect and working with such a hard wood that means it takes time for intricate details. Please message me your contact info so i can keep in touch with updates for you.

Absolutely can be done!

In your price range i could do something in any of the following

Bloodwood
Padauk
Cocobolo

I think the above 3 would make the best end result because of their natural turning.

I would do something a little more decorative besides just a plain BTC cutout though, some rounding and edging, maybe a little scroll work or carving. Something to make it art, not just a shape. Let me know if any of the above woods strike your appeal and i will work on getting something done in the next two weeks. If you end up not liking it yourself i am sure someone else will buy it so i wont require the funds in escrow until you decide that you like the piece.
 

http://www.exoticwood.biz/woodchart.htm

^ check that list, if it comes from Africa and you can get it legally i am interested. Especially in any dark red Padauk you can find.

If a wood species falls under the protected list, i would require a copy of the permit used for harvesting it, if it is protected in only certain regions i would require a copy if you were shipping from that region. If not shipping from that region, just a signed statement that you did not obtain the wood from a region where it is illegal to harvest.  


Not entirely true, If i knowingly bought a piece of wood which is protected and did not have a copy of the permit used to harvest it, i could be in serious hot water. Gibson guitar and Lumber Liquidators have both felt the wrath of the Lacy Law which protects against import of illegal harvested wood. Although if i had a copy of the permit, and the seller faked it, although the wood would be confiscated, the seller would be facing charges i would only get a fine for possession of it which in most cases is rather small.



You sir just became my favorite forum member, about 80% of my favorite woods come from south Africa. Are you familiar with your local trees and know whats legal to harvest or do you need a list? Do you own a chainsaw? and are you close to someplace to ship from?

Yes, i go through roughly 1.1 million a year in exotic woods, so to say the least its a lot although sometimes a single piece of rare wood can cost upwards of $30,000.

Shipping depends on the quantity, 1 piece 6" by 24" is small enough to be boxed up and shipped via, UPS, DHL, FedEx or whatever is in your country. If you have access to bulk quantities i would look into the cheapest freight service i can find to transport it. I would by anything from a piece up to a ISBU shipping container load if the wood was right so shipping varies depending on quantity   

I am always looking for Kauri from NZ, The living Kauri is protected, but fallen Kauri are fair game, and buried or ancient Kauri would be a serious strike if you could find some.

Any Burl from Laos is always a nice treat, although sourcing them is near impossible due to shipping, so if you have an inside track on that i would be greatful.

From the Southeast Asia region comes one of my two favorite woods, Red Narra and my absolute favorite wood in the world Beeswing Narra, i have found the  Beeswing Narra from Vietnam has the best coloring.


There are not a lot of exotic wood species that grow in Sweden. About the only one i have ever imported is either figured or burl Olivewood. If you have access to some i may be interested.


It's going to sound crazy but i have spent years building a sort of "brand" by being hard to gain access to, the only reason i get people seeking me out and paying top dollar for my work is because its one of those you have to know somebody deals. The more out of reach something or someone is the more desired their work is if that makes sense.

I do however have a giant collection of photos of my work saved, i just dont publish them for the above reason. i would be more than happy to send you some images if you are interested.


Possibly depends on the endgrain's. Would it be possible for you to take a picture of what you have so i can look through it? Where do you live so i can calculate shipping if there is anything i am interested in.