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Author:  Ken Jones [ Tue May 13, 2014 7:47 am ]
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I've been doing a lot of arm and ribrest bevels here lately, and so far have only used Gabon Ebony, mostly for its "forgiveness factor". My process is getting dialed in to the point that soon I may brave using something lighter in color, but I'll be doing a few more in ebony. Processing pieces for the veneer cap is very time consuming, and my resawing setup is less-than perfect, so I wind up with a lot of waste, and too much time sanding the pieces down to the proper thickness.

I bought some "ebony" veneer from Lee Valley, but it turned out to be very light-colored, stripey Maccassar, so of no use. Does anyone have a good source for Gabon Ebony veneer? TIA.

Here's a couple of shots of the latest.
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Ken Jones
Mountain Song Guitars
Author:  EddieLee [ Tue May 13, 2014 8:25 am ]
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Beautiful! Looks like a daunting task.
Author:  johnparchem [ Tue May 13, 2014 8:37 am ]
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I bought ebony veneer from veneer supplies and it finished very black.
http://www.veneersupplies.com/categories/Veneer__Products/Wood__Veneer__A__-__L/Ebony__%28Gaboon%29/

The guitar in the pictures is gorgeous.
Author:  Bri [ Tue May 13, 2014 9:21 am ]
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Try Certainly Wood in Buffalo.
They have pretty much any veneer available.

Brian
Author:  Ken Jones [ Tue May 13, 2014 9:41 am ]
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Great, thanks guys, I'll look into both sources. The guitar pictured is a Padauk and Carolina Red Spruce fanned-fret baritone I'm building for Paul Heumiller of Dream Guitars. It's a personal instrument for him, and the first of a series of possibly ten or twelve to be sold through the shop. A great opportunity, but a lot of pressure!
Author:  Ken Jones [ Tue May 13, 2014 9:55 am ]
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Well, that was easy. Just ordered a big piece from VeneerSupplier.com. Looks perfect for my needs. Thanks John and Brian!
Author:  Bobc [ Tue May 13, 2014 11:45 am ]
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Ken Jones wrote:
Great, thanks guys, I'll look into both sources. The guitar pictured is a Padauk and Carolina Red Spruce fanned-fret baritone I'm building for Paul Heumiller of Dream Guitars. It's a personal instrument for him, and the first of a series of possibly ten or twelve to be sold through the shop. A great opportunity, but a lot of pressure!


Beautiful guitar Ken. Sure would like to see how you do that.
Author:  James Ringelspaugh [ Tue May 13, 2014 10:05 pm ]
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You might also want to look at the black fiber veneers LMI and some others offer... I've done several bevels with them with excellent results, plus no pore filling or problems with it wanting to split along the grain like ebony can.
Author:  uvh sam [ Wed May 14, 2014 5:48 pm ]
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I use black fiber that I spray black because the fiber itself can look a little bluish.
Author:  Anthony Z [ Wed May 14, 2014 8:13 pm ]
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Ken, I second Brian's vote for Certainly Wood (East Aurora, NY) I was there about 3-weeks ago, a veritable veneer candy store. They have great customer service and will ship mail orders out. In Canada, A&M Woods in Cambridge, Ontario has a great selection of veneers as well (but not as good as Certainly Wood).
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