Dear Fellow Cyberfolk, I have several chair seats to conserve and require a source for riven hickory and oak splints in coils/strips 1/4 ,1/2 and 3/4 '' wide. Most commercial companies I have contacted say the only way some get it is when some folk come out of the woods and are looking for a little cash ,thats when it becomes available through known sources. I can't wait nor can my exhibit. Any solid leads would be "much preciated" as they say here in the South! This is a toughie so I have posted it to the entire list. When the answers flow be sure to store this one in your data bases. We all can't be like Roy Underhill and go cut a tree in the woods. Roy are you out there? Help? Thanx y'all Len Hambleton - Chief Conservator N.C.Museum of History Raleigh N.C. 919-715-0200 Xt 244