Phoenix - Turning Blocks?

[Wade Lippman]

Going to be in Phoenix this week and wondered if there was anyplace that had great turning blocks for bowls.

6 years ago I was in Tucson and bought something for $2 out of the scrap barrel. It turned out to be my wife's favorite bowl; some sort of extremely hard quilted wood. I don't expect to get that lucky, but something interesting would be nice.

[Tim Boger]

This place looks amazing !

https://www.yelp.com/biz/woodworkers-source-tempe

[Wade Lippman]

This place looks amazing !

https://www.yelp.com/biz/woodworkers-source-tempe

They close at 5pm and aren't open at all Sunday?! Very poor chance of my wife letting me look at wood during the daytime.

[Doug W Swanson]

This place looks amazing !

https://www.yelp.com/biz/woodworkers-source-tempe

I've been to that store a few times. While they do have a good variety of wood, their prices are a lot like Woodcraft or Rockler. Some bargains to be had but not a lot. The last time I was there, they had a big bin of Desert Ironwood cutoffs and scraps. It was priced per pound and you could find some chunks usable for pen blanks or stopper blanks but not much more...

[Wade Lippman]

Went there today while my wife was at the pool.
Nice store that I wish was near me. Not really a destination though.
They were running a20% off sale and I found a block of figured chakta vita to make it worthwhile.