Thanks G-Axe, it was suggested to me today that Monaro Timber may have some suitable stuff as well.

Having said that I bit the bullet (before I heard about Monaro and Turners) and ordered a 100 x 50 x 700 piece of Queensland Maple from Anagote Timbers in Sydney. Fortunately it was reasonably priced even including shipping. But I'll head to Turners and Monaro Timber at some stage to have a look for future builds.

So depending what the timber looks like when it gets here, a scratch neck may be back on the cards. Watch this space...