Trev, you may want to drop in on a cabinet maker. The guy who use to make cabinets for houses I built buys most of his wood "rough sawed" if he can get it (like Oak) and then plane's it in his shop. I'd look before leaping.
I'm lookin' Alvin... that's why I posted it here to benefit from the mistakes... ummm "experience" of others!

Thanks for the suggestion!

~Trev