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So I made my first stock lumber purchase last weekend.
A nice big hunk of walnut

I thought it was a pretty good find. It's just the right dimensions for back and sides. It's 11 1/2" wide. 34 " long up to that big notch and 2 inches thick.

it's well quartered, fairly straight grained throughout and is very colourfull with pinks, purples, reds,greens showing nice with a wipe of Alcohol.

I know everyone out there is adding to their wood stashes constantly So let's see what you have picked up lately. Maybe something you dads out there bought yourselves for fathers day?

Holy cow, Filippo, that Ziricote is glorious.
So perfectly quartered...never seen a piece with that much fleck over the entire width.

Again...

Steve

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That Ziricote is indeed a winner! Very nice!!

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Peter M.
Cornerstone Guitars
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My newest zoot is in my avatar. Well it's really in my basement in New York. But anyways, Flippo, where did you find that ziricote? Stunning stuff. Makes my sets look completely average.

Nothing new recently - last purchase was this nice Cocobolo (this is actually teh sister set which I sold on to a friend)

Yesterday, I sawed some sets from a couple of boards (from one tree) of African Olivewood that I recently found. I got pretty good yield and the bandsaw (with Laguna Resaw blade) was working well, so it was a fun day.
It looks (and sounds) like it will be good stuff to work with.
Cheers
John

Here's some Black Walnut i'm getting ready to resaw.It's 8/4 thick 11+ inches wide.

Mark, that is beautiful walnut!!!

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Thanks Darryl, Here's another billet from the same tree i cut down 3yrs. ago. That tree was flamed.

Thanks Darryl, Here's another billet from the same tree i cut down 3yrs. ago. That tree was flamed.

Once every 10 years or so Cocobolo

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Kenmore, NY 14217
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Nice zoot Bob. How much of that stuff do you have?

Just 10 sets.

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Beautiful and unusual tone woods at a reasonable price.
http://www.rctonewoods.com/RCT_Store
The Zootman
1109 Military Rd.
Kenmore, NY 14217
(716) 874-1498

Hi Bob

When will they be available for purchase?

Fred

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Fred they are drying. Maybe another 10 - 14 days or so.

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Beautiful and unusual tone woods at a reasonable price.
http://www.rctonewoods.com/RCT_Store
The Zootman
1109 Military Rd.
Kenmore, NY 14217
(716) 874-1498

Nice score Chris

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Beautiful and unusual tone woods at a reasonable price.
http://www.rctonewoods.com/RCT_Store
The Zootman
1109 Military Rd.
Kenmore, NY 14217
(716) 874-1498

Holy cow Bob I want a set of that coco.

Here's some koa I just purchased.

Paul

Bob

Like PaulK said I want a set, will you be bringing them to the Blues creek gathering.

Fred

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Holy cow, Paul!! That set takes the cake! Between you and Bob, I'm drooling bigtime..........

Three pieces that I really like. The first is Razor Mottled Mango, the second is Mango with a little bit of everything going on (and structurally very sound) and the third is Ceylon Satinwood. The Satinwood is not that figured, but it look great!

Ken

That middle mango is out of this world, Ken! Where did you find it, and is there more?

OMG
Bob, this is truely amazing Coco!!! Please sell them over your website, so that I have a chance to get 1-2 of those sets...

Dennis, The two pieces of Mango came from the same board. I have had it around for years. Just dug it out a couple of weeks ago and realized how great it was. I believe it came from a guy in Rochester, NY. I used to live there a purchased some wood from a gentleman who was retiring from his woodworking business. Now that was probably 25 years ago. I do not have anymore.

Sorry
Ken