I’m an amateur furniture maker, so this is relevant to my interests.
I still haven’t found anywhere locally to buy FSC-certified wood, or even a place that understands the concept. After the last time I asked about it, I’ve mostly stuck to buying ash and walnut from a place that ships it from the US. I figure the ash is most likely culled in the fight against the emerald ash borer, and walnut is common.
For anything more exotic I either look for recycled wood (second-hand furniture places often have big chunky teak pieces cheap) or just buy offcuts from the lumber yard which were probably illegally harvested long ago, but they’re offcuts so I figure I’m not really encouraging the industry.
I’d love a better solution. By my count we have at least three posters on this forum who are involved in the sustainable lumber industry. Surely you guys can suggest at least one lumber yard that carries it?