Does anyone know a good woodturner in the NYC area to make custom WC poles. The shop has to be able to turn something 10’ long. Appreciate any help with this.
Peter
[QUOTE=mun hung;1162848]Does anyone know a good woodturner in the NYC area to make custom WC poles. The shop has to be able to turn something 10’ long. Appreciate any help with this.
Peter[/QUOTE]
I don’t but hi Peter.
joy
Hello, Joy. Been many moons. Hope all is well.
Let me rephrase. Does anyone know where I can get a pole made in Ipe at 1 1/2" tapered to 1" X 10’?
[QUOTE=mun hung;1162848]Does anyone know a good woodturner in the NYC area to make custom WC poles. The shop has to be able to turn something 10’ long. Appreciate any help with this.
Peter[/QUOTE] I’m going to start looking, but if you find one first please let me know.
PR
Sounds good, Phil. I found someone out in Nassau county, but they were pretty expensive. How many are you looking to get? What kind of wood? What dimensions? You can pm me.
Peter
I found some places but the cost is prohibitive , its as much as everything vt for a quality pole !! no savings.
Bok lei Po on Mott st has just got some really raw cheap poles in from China, $55-60 ? They are young trees with the bark off and branches sanded down, you can still see the lumps. Some of the poles have a wide ‘trunk’ rather than pole butt 
Bit wobbly too, but great if your going to do Knife v pole drills and cut up the wood eventually…
I found window opening poles also come in 10 ft and shorter lengths…if you find a supplier you can easily cut to length and get rid of the window latch hook…
Uh, they probably don’t make them out of any hardwood do they? I have one of the old BLT ones, and they are very light! Want mine to be like a home gym. 
[QUOTE=mun hung;1163324]Uh, they probably don’t make them out of any hardwood do they? I have one of the old BLT ones, and they are very light! Want mine to be like a home gym. :)[/QUOTE]
Not bad for weight, or $ if you can do 6 pole forms in succession you have had a workout