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Old 02-05-2010, 07:19 PM   #1
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birch dowels

seems like every place i have been to has replaced their birch dowels with poplar or some other "hardwood" from china.

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Old 02-05-2010, 09:00 PM   #2
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Downes & Reader Hardwood Co., Inc.

In Stoughton, was there yesterday with Tagger and he bought a bunch of them

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Old 02-05-2010, 09:40 PM   #3
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I'm looking for a birch source on the north side of Boston too...
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Old 02-05-2010, 09:44 PM   #4
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107 Hardwood Dowels, 3/4" x 36"
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Old 02-05-2010, 10:16 PM   #5
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Downes & Reader Hardwood Co., Inc.

In Stoughton, was there yesterday with Tagger and he bought a bunch of them
I bought 7/8" x 3' $3.80 a piece.... I always buy 6 ...my season supply of needles plus for $23 + ... I could get away with 3/4" if my centering skills were better ..

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Old 02-05-2010, 10:18 PM   #6
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wow .. thats a good deal

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Old 02-06-2010, 12:19 AM   #7
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Woodworkers Warehouse Woburn Ma on Montvale Ave. I've bought them up to 1".

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Old 02-06-2010, 09:21 PM   #8
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here is where i get them

American made hardwood dowel rods, all dowel rods are 36 inches long, and true to size, we offer cherry, walnut, birch, and oak all from Benny's Woodworks and Tools.

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Old 02-06-2010, 09:41 PM   #9
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nice link Mike ...Birch dowels good Mike ... I know birch is birch supposedly ,,but I got some lumber yard birch dowels that were punky ... soft turning ..

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