Source for Acacia wood or substitute...

[Andy Haney]

A friend has asked me to help build a piece to match his daughter's Acacia wood dining furniture. My initial search for availability of Acacia in the Kansas City area yielded no results. It would be greatly appreciated iff someone knows of a local source, or can suggest an appropriate substitute lumber.

Thanks,
Andy Haney

[Andrew Hughes]

Last time I was in oregon i saw lots of Acacia,I think is also called myrtle.It will be a hard wood to match.If it has that smoky look. Alder would be my closet guess.

[Howard Pollack]

Acacia often shows up on SF Bay Craigslist, perhaps someone would ship some to you.
-Howard

[Jamie Buxton]

Acacia is not a single species, but rather a whole family of plants. For instance, there's koa (from Hawaii), which is brown. There's Australian blackwood, which is darker brown-black. And I've seen furniture described as acacia which was straw-colored. So matching the daughter's furniture is going to be a headache. I'd aim for some species which you can readily find in your local lumberyard.

[Andy Haney]

Thanks for the responses so far folks. I'll let my friend know and see what we can do.

Andy