I recently bought a nice piece 16.5 x 51 x 2" thick slab of maple on Ebay. I chopped it in half with a Japanese handsaw to make a mobile amp stand. I still need to joint it and finish it.
You could also buy a piece like that from Mapleshade cut to your specs. It seems like they use pieces with nice spaulting. It'll cost you though.
You could also buy a piece like that from Mapleshade cut to your specs. It seems like they use pieces with nice spaulting. It'll cost you though.