Wood Porn

[ptirman]

This scored on ebay:

Became this:

 

[greywolf]

Very nice work PT!

 

[ptirman]

Very nice work PT!

Thanks greywolf. I still drool over this guitar :binkybaby:
Of course Warmoth did the work, I just had the idea :glasses9:

 

[Nando Vallart]

Anyone said Amboyna Burl???

 

[ptirman]

Anyone said Amboyna Burl???

Woa. nice!

 

[line6man]

Anyone said Amboyna Burl???

Gorgeous stuff. I'm always a fan.

But I can't tell how thick?

 

[Nando Vallart]

About 1/8" thick...

 

[line6man]

About 1/8" thick...

Could make a great headstock with a bit of roundover around the edges. :icon_thumright:

 

[StogiePatriot]

About 1/8" thick...

Could make a great headstock with a bit of roundover around the edges. :icon_thumright:

Your new avatar is priceless.... :headbang:

 

[StogiePatriot]

I've seen a lot of cocobolo, and that doesn't resemble any I've seen. I even have a nice quartersawn board. The color is off, ray fleck is too pronounced and grain lines too indistinct. Sorry.

See here: http://www.hobbithouseinc.com/personal/woodpics/cocobolo.htm

Maybe pau ferro? http://hobbithouseinc.com/personal/woodpics/rosewood,%20bolivian.htm

I solved the coco question - it was a quartersawn bubinga - I saw that plank's brother at the woodworkingshop.com retail store in Raleigh.  Still drool worthy!  Bought a boatload of coco, zyrcote, rosewood and other exotics last weekend; I'll hold off until they're something to look at....

 

[line6man]

I've seen a lot of cocobolo, and that doesn't resemble any I've seen. I even have a nice quartersawn board. The color is off, ray fleck is too pronounced and grain lines too indistinct. Sorry.

See here: http://www.hobbithouseinc.com/personal/woodpics/cocobolo.htm

Maybe pau ferro? http://hobbithouseinc.com/personal/woodpics/rosewood,%20bolivian.htm

I solved the coco question - it was a quartersawn bubinga - I saw that plank's brother at the woodworkingshop.com retail store in Raleigh.  Still drool worthy!  Bought a boatload of coco, zyrcote, rosewood and other exotics last weekend; I'll hold off until they're something to look at....

Now that you mention it, that totally looks like a piece of bubinga! Lol.
Should have been an easy guess, but I missed it.  :doh:

 

[ZionWarmoth]

Torrefied Maple count?

 

[Great Ape]

Those don't do anything for me....WHERE CAN I GET ONE?!?!?

 

[greywolf]

BEAUTIFUL necks ~

 

[ZionWarmoth]

Those don't do anything for me....WHERE CAN I GET ONE?!?!?

you can get the wood emailing Rene Landry <rene.landry@ns.sympatico.ca> or search in ebay for "roasted maple", also you should contact Warmoth for pricing on the work

 

[greywolf]

Just snagged this from my friends up in BC at Bow River woods .. this is going to make one really nice top.

Thinking chambered mahogany body to compliment .. hmm

 

[ZionWarmoth]

Spectacular curly!!!!!!

 

[greywolf]

just picked this set of claro walnut up from Oregon Wildwood  // they have 2 more of these .. :icon_thumright:

 

[mgaut051]

Here's my contribution. Wish I knew how to shrink pics so they weren't so obnoxious.

My latest:

sycamore from urban logging in Denver

Some mystery wood from a mill on Maui.

And older stuff:

Koa bought here in Calgary, where it grows for 38$ a BF.

Lauan pallet wood.

Both sides of a slipmatched cocobolo top for an undecided future carved top project.

 

[WarmothRules]

Just scored some gorgeous Abonya and Maple burl for the next set of instruments .. The will likely be caps on a G4 fretless and an LPS semihollow

Post your favorite woods  you've got !

Pretty cool that top one looks like a fat hairy belly and the bottom one looks like mars :kewlpics: