If you need just veneer, then a quick and relatively cheap way to get walnut is to use the rolls of edge trim from Home Depot or Lowe's. It's precut in a strip and you can get the kind that is already preglued(..assumming you don't need the thicker wood strips). Just an FYI.

Dee Ann

: I'm taking a college woodworking class and am making my project out of strips
: much in the same way as a kayak. I'm trying to find a darker, somewhat
: flexible wood to use as accent strips with ash and mahogany. I've used
: darker cedar before but for this project I'm really trying to stay away
: from cedar. Any suggestions?

: Thanks.