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If you don’t have access to a band saw, then you need to buy wood in a depth that is manageable to saw with whatever hand tools you have available. Wood suppliers will often slice down a larger piece of wood for a small fee. This is advisable since some woods can be very dense and hard to cut. It will be more cost-effective than buying many small pieces and there will be less waste if your wood is the right depth for what you need.

Search specialty websites for wood sold for certain types of work, such as guitar making and turning. For instance, guitar-makers tend to use attractive thin woods for the body of guitars, but there is waste from cutting the required shape and these scrap pieces can be bought. Lime is used for carving spoons and is, therefore, easy to find in suitably sized pieces. Model stores and lumberyards also sell useful woods. Fruit trees need pruning and might provide a good source of green wood if you have access to a garden tree or orchard.