Substitutes for Boxwood in toolmaking.

[richarnold]

I'm not sure this would be a viable substitute, but this unrecorded Birmingham maker opted to use full strips of lignum for this snipes bill

 

[jimi43]

Thanks Dick...will respond soon as I can read through email

Richard...LV was one thing I was thinking about but it can split quite dramatically and the splinters are lethal...

I love the stuff though...certainly traditional for sole plates - especially on continentals

Cheers

Jim

 

[chipmunk]

Hi Chaps,
I hate to put a dampener on things but holly's not a good substitute for boxwood - it moves far too much IMHO.

If it helps The Toolpost sell boxwood logs at pretty reasonable prices...
http://www.toolpost.co.uk/pages/Hardwoods/Timber_Specialities/timber_specialities.html#boxwood

In larger sizes Castello boxwood is probably the way to go...

Jon