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Author:  Ken McKay [ Fri May 07, 2010 1:48 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Swamp Ash
Swamp ash is a metaphor for light weight ash wood that will make your guitar sound like its 1959. If you find it, they saw you coming first. I suspect you know this but just wanted to publicize it here. Sorry I can help you more.
Author:  Ken McKay [ Fri May 07, 2010 2:37 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Swamp Ash
I meant, sorry I can't help you more...totally different meaning oops_sign
Author:  Ti-Roux [ Fri May 07, 2010 3:45 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Swamp Ash
A&M WOOD in Cambridge, Ontario sell 14''+ wide boards.
Author:  Ken McKay [ Sat May 08, 2010 8:37 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Swamp Ash
Emerald Ash Borer is the culprit. A very bad, bad boy. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emerald_ash_borer
Author:  spoke [ Sun May 16, 2010 9:09 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Swamp Ash
You would figure that a southern US supplier would be the cheapest considering the species is located in the south.

Fraxinus caroliniana

Try a search using wood finder.

I think the problem is the mill just cranks it out as ash. Then the boards are sorted by weight affter the fact. The lighter boards piled in the swamp ash basket and sold to us unsuspecting guitar builders for big bucks. The rest put in the standard ash pile to be sold at a fraction of the cost.
Author:  andyjs999 [ Sat May 22, 2010 10:08 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Swamp Ash
Alva Hardwoods...in Alva, FL. Talk to Mearl. I was there today and he has everything....bought a really nice piece of Sapele.
Author:  spoke [ Thu Jun 10, 2010 3:21 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Swamp Ash
Try these guys. They are importers but they must know who they are selling to on the reatail food chain

http://www.worldtimbercorp.com/
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