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Author:  JSDenvir [ Mon Sep 19, 2016 5:06 pm ]
Post subject:  Searching for black locust
A customer wants a guitar with figured/flamed black locust back and sides.

Anyone have a set they'd care to get rid of? Or know a dealer who might have some?

Thanks in advance

Steve
Author:  Ken Lewis [ Mon Sep 19, 2016 5:36 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Searching for black locust
Steve, Bow River has some black locust listed here.
https://www.woodtoworks.com/Newly-Liste ... _c_47.html
It's not figured, but if you contact Ed he might be able to fix you up.
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Ken
Author:  Clinchriver [ Mon Sep 19, 2016 5:38 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Searching for black locust
JSDenvir wrote:
A customer wants a guitar with figured/flamed black locust back and sides.

Anyone have a set they'd care to get rid of? Or know a dealer who might have some?

Thanks in advance

Steve


I have quite a bit, not figured or flamed (would like to see some). I know Hampton Brothers have a few sets listed on eBay.
This particular set OM is just about perfectly quartered great medullary rays.
Author:  Alan Carruth [ Tue Sep 20, 2016 12:50 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Searching for black locust
Tom Thiel of Northwind Tonewoods, has some locust, but I don't know if any of it is curly. I got a couple of sets from him that look quite similar to clinchriver's.
Author:  John Arnold [ Wed Sep 21, 2016 11:14 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Searching for black locust
I have cut quite a bit of black locust, and I have never seen any flame except for crotch figure. i would not use crotch on the back or sides of a guitar.
Author:  JSDenvir [ Thu Sep 22, 2016 6:19 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Searching for black locust
Thanks John.
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