I got a sweet set of curly Mahogany
No wait, you got that one too.
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| Author: | John Mayes [ Thu Jul 22, 2010 10:28 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Giddy over wood. |
So I scored a couple really good finds lately..... Wish I could have gotten more, but they were one of a kind sets. So it goes. Saving these for Healdsburg 2011. Amazing fully QS Brazilian set. Curly Pink ivory set!! Talk about rare! What good stuff have you all gotten lately!? My wife finds it funny I get all excited over wood sets. I was, literally, giddy over the Brazilian set. Better than some vices I suspect! However now I'm broke again. These two sets combined cost more than my truck..... |
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| Author: | Link Van Cleave [ Thu Jul 22, 2010 10:35 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Giddy over wood. |
Wow !!! That BR doesn't grow on trees. I am green with envy. You dog ! Link |
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| Author: | Zach Ehley [ Thu Jul 22, 2010 10:40 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Giddy over wood. |
I got a sweet set of curly Mahogany No wait, you got that one too.
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| Author: | John Mayes [ Thu Jul 22, 2010 10:41 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Giddy over wood. |
Forgot this one I also got. Supposedly reclaimed from a church beam built in the 1700's. Don't know if that is true, but it's dang nice. |
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| Author: | Mattia Valente [ Thu Jul 22, 2010 11:11 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Giddy over wood. |
Recently? The 18 2" electric guitar/archtop back billets + 3 acoustic B/S sides + 5 neck blanks from Jason V (CV Tonewoods). All lovely bigleaf maple. Sadly I only got to keep 12 of the billets. I haven't purchased any sets for a good while now, mostly because a) I have nowhere to really put them, b) I build, on average, one guitar per year, and even if I double that it'll still take more than 3 decades to use what I have and c) my girlfriend might just kill me if I did. It was touch and go there with the maple for a while. Sometimes I get a little giddy just re-sorting various stacks of stuff, including some really nice quilt sapele and madrose sets. I also rediscovered a whole bunch of spanish cedar boards big enough for 1 piece electric bodies. Not quartered, sadly, but there's enough there for 15 bodies or so. |
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| Author: | John Mayes [ Thu Jul 22, 2010 11:13 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Giddy over wood. |
Mattia Valente wrote: Recently? The 18 2" electric guitar/archtop back billets + 3 acoustic B/S sides + 5 neck blanks from Jason V (CV Tonewoods). All lovely bigleaf maple. Sadly I only got to keep 12 of the billets. I haven't purchased any sets for a good while now, mostly because a) I have nowhere to really put them, b) I build, on average, one guitar per year, and even if I double that it'll still take more than 3 decades to use what I have and c) my girlfriend might just kill me if I did. It was touch and go there with the maple for a while. Sometimes I get a little giddy just re-sorting various stacks of stuff, including some really nice quilt sapele and madrose sets. I also rediscovered a whole bunch of spanish cedar boards big enough for 1 piece electric bodies. Not quartered, sadly, but there's enough there for 15 bodies or so. Ohh Spanish cedar rocks for bodies. Nice! |
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| Author: | Daniel Minard [ Thu Jul 22, 2010 11:58 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Giddy over wood. |
Hey... At least you've GOT a truck! |
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| Author: | John Mayes [ Fri Jul 23, 2010 12:01 am ] |
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Daniel Minard wrote: Hey... At least you've GOT a truck! Actually have two. A little S-10, and a 1967 C-20... however the C-20 is up for sale as I just don't drive it... It's hard getting 7 miles to the gallon! |
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| Author: | Robert Renick [ Fri Jul 23, 2010 3:05 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Giddy over wood. |
From my recent trip to the Oregon coast, a visit to sponsor Pacific Coast woods in Brookings OR, I scored a Port Orford stash for close to 2 guitars, enough for 2 carved backs, 2 AAA tops, 1 set of sides, a neck blank, and a stick of maple I got 3 FB's from. Also pictured is a block of figured POC that I got locally, this will be the headstock and rosette of my all POC guitar that is next. This not only cost much less then a truck, but less then the hotel room for the night in Brookings. |
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| Author: | woody b [ Fri Jul 23, 2010 5:57 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Giddy over wood. |
I recently got 2 HUGE chunks of Honduras Mahogany from a local lumber company. They'll keep me in necks for a couple years. I don't have any pictures yet......but here's a picture of my Buick.  Nice truck John
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| Author: | John A [ Fri Jul 23, 2010 7:12 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Giddy over wood. |
I have spent more on my truck that on wood - sometimes I question that decision. |
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| Author: | joe white [ Fri Jul 23, 2010 8:39 am ] |
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John, I love the '67!! Too bad you're not closer. I'd have a look. I know what you mean about mpg's. My old full size dodge thinks gas is still .86 a gallon!! 
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| Author: | Edward Taylor [ Fri Jul 23, 2010 9:12 am ] |
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| Author: | woody b [ Fri Jul 23, 2010 2:03 pm ] |
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joe white wrote: John, I love the '67!! Too bad you're not closer. I'd have a look. I know what you mean about mpg's. My old full size dodge thinks gas is still .86 a gallon!! Joe, I've done snuck a picture of my Buick in this thread. We want to see the Pontiac!!!!!!! |
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| Author: | sanaka [ Fri Jul 23, 2010 2:57 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Giddy over wood. |
Not gotten lately, but lately become air dried enough to cut further into. Sawn from the log about 4 years ago.  Slabs are 13/4, and a few at 8/4. I'm gearing up my resaw capabilities. BTW John, tell you wife that your giddiness is legitimate! You've got a world class unobtanium stash going on there. Peace, Sanaka |
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| Author: | James Orr [ Fri Jul 23, 2010 3:55 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Giddy over wood. |
Unfortunately I'm in the liquidating phase. A good chunk of my home gym's going to a local firehouse today. But . . . what DOES makes me giddy is to see John posting! 
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| Author: | DennisK [ Fri Jul 23, 2010 7:38 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Giddy over wood. |
Excellent work Sanaka! Putting those poor storm-downed trees to use. Planning to share them, or can you make it through that much wood by yourself? Anyway, I've been feeding my WAS monster pretty well lately. Just did a photo shoot of all my back/side/top sets, here are some good ones: Cool EIR fingerboards, plus 1 of 10 African blackwood ones. I love the lavender one, I'm saving it for something special. Its color doesn't show up very well in my terrible lighting though. Attachment: Fingerboards.jpg Spalted mango and Port Orford Cedar for a jumbo, with African blackwood bridge and the wavy EIR fingerboard, and turquoise water inlay theme: Attachment: MangoPOC.jpg Cloudy cocobolo and redwood for a dread, with African blackwood bridge and the orange/red EIR fingerboard, green abalone zipflex purfling, and ebony binding: Attachment: CocoboloRedwood.jpg Awesome curly mahogany neck from Hibdon: Attachment: MahoganyNeckCurly.jpg And other great sets without definite plans: Attachment: MalaysianBlackwood.jpg Attachment: SinkerP.jpg
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| Author: | fingerstyle1978 [ Sat Jul 24, 2010 5:58 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Giddy over wood. |
Billet for backs....(24" x 8.5" x 3")    Another Billet for backs...(22" x 8.5" x 3")      [img]http://i836.photobucket.com/albums/zz285/OlsonGuitars/BRW13.jpg[/img 2 more billets for sides....(36" x 6" x 2")     
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| Author: | fingerstyle1978 [ Sat Jul 24, 2010 6:08 am ] |
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......And that is how I spent my July-August paychecks. |
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| Author: | douglas ingram [ Sun Jul 25, 2010 3:36 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Giddy over wood. |
No photos of it, but I recently acquired some nicely figured quarter sawn White Oak. There is enough for about 8 b/s sets, if I remember correctly and cut it well. No definite project for it yet, but a friend had a big plank of it and sold it to me at a good price, so I squirreled it away while I had the chance. |
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| Author: | Neil Gardiner [ Thu Jul 29, 2010 2:38 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Giddy over wood. |
I scored this nice set of Zebrawood from RC Tonewoods yesterday. Pretty psyched about that!  Neil |
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| Author: | Dave Fifield [ Sat Jul 31, 2010 7:02 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Giddy over wood. |
I've been resawing some nice planks that I got from a woodworking buddy. I sawed two b/s sets out of a piece of really nice quartersawn figured mahogany, and six fretboard and four bridge blanks out of a piece of gorgeous quartersawn zirocote (click on the pics to see 'em big):   I would have gotten more ziricote fretboards and bridges but there was a great big split in the plank that I didn't see until I cut it.....so I have a bunch of nice pen blanks too! Cheers, Dave F. |
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