UPDATE - See post with photos part way down page 2 for photos of new listings and update as of 6 PM Friday
Well, here is my stuff. Sharing my extras. On some items, I may be able to scrounge up a few more of, but please keep all requests in this topic.
First the Free Stuff: Ebony Offcut Bundles
I resaw a lot of ebony and end up with bunches of offcuts. These are bundles of about 2 pounds that will fit in a Priority Mail Flat Rate Envelope. Most are +/_ 1/4" or so thick with at least one thicker piece in each bundle. Rosette stock, inlay, maybe even a small bridge blank. $5.25 to cover the postage and paypal fees. I have 6 bundles made up. Since these are going by mail, US shipping only. I can do more of these, so available
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Curly Burr Oak Back and Side Sets
This is some of the nicest curly Burr (a species of white) Oak I have seen. These are two sister sets, sanded. Backs 26" long, 11" at the wide end and 6" at the narrow end. Cut from a huge 275 year old oak that had to be taken down to prevent it falling on a house. Burr Oak is a bit less porous than regular White Oak. These sets have both the curl and a nice ray figure.
2 sets available - $65 each Both sold, see update for 2 more available sets
A closeup of the figure
Note: All backs and tops show a standard dreadnought outline for size reference. The right hand side and back pieces have been wet with naptha to show the color and grain.
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Fully Quartersawn Cocobolo Back and Side Sets
These are identical sister sets, so I am only showing one photo. Very well quartersawn sets, Nicaraguan hurricane blowdown. Backs 8 1/2 by 22, sides 5 by 34, sanded. The color will even out with a little more exposure to light.
2 sets available - $175 each Both sold
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Mostly Quartersawn Cocobolo Back and Side Sets
These are 2 sister sets, well QS in the center 2/3. Backs 8 3/8 by 22 and sides 5 1/8 by 34, sanded. Lots of color, reds, black, and browns, will darken under finish and sides will oxidize to match the back colors. Because the grain varies in the outer part of the backs, I will show both photos.
2 sets available - $145 each Both sold, see update for 2 additional sets
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Quartersawn Honduran Mahogany Neck Blanks
Very well QS and straight grained, 3 1/8 by 15/16 by 31 for scarfed peghead necks. These 6 are consecutive sawn blanks from 12/4 perfectly flatsawn stock to yield QS blanks.
6 avaible - $20 each All sold
I just dug around in the basement of the shop and found a dozen off quarter neck blanks. These are the same high quality wood and same size as those above, just sawn closer to the edges of the slabs where the growth rings are starting to curve. These have grain ranging from 45 to 60 degrees off the face. Rip them down the center, flip one half and glue in a center strip, and you are ready to go. I will offer these for $12.50 each, high grade Honduran mahogany. 4 sold, 8 still available
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Wood Binding Strips - Mix or Match
These are 1/4" wide by approx 0.80" thick, and from 31 to 34" long. The following list are the species and numbers of each available, along with a few comments.
you can ignore the numbers, I have more of all species
African Satinwood - 2 doz., nice flame figure
Balsamo, light - 3 doz., med to light brown, med dense
Balsamo, dark - 2 doz., darker brown and a bit harder
Bloodwod - 2 doz. 1 doz. Sold, 1 doz. left
Bocote - 4 doz., nice figure
Cocobolo Rosewood - 5 doz.
Goncalo Alves, regular - 4 doz., russet w/black stripings, very hard
Goncalo Alves, dark - 4 doz., med. to dark brown with black markings
Katalox/Wamara - 4 doz., dark purplish brown, very hard
Lacewood - 2 doz.
Central American Laurel - 4 doz., lighter grayish tan with darker markings, nice ray pattern, med. hard
Macacauba - 4 doz., mauve/brown
Flamed Red Maple - 4 doz., almost white sapwood, figure shows best under finish
Flamed Myrtle - 3 doz.
Padauk - 2 doz.
Purpleheart - 4 doz.
Red Heart - 3 doz., these end up orange/brown
Peruvian Walnut - 5 doz., rich, uniform chocolate brown
Wenge - 3 doz., nicely QS
Zebrawood - 1 doz.
All of the above are $28/doz.
Ebony - 12 doz.,these will mostly have a few light streaks, helps to tell they are not plastic 2 doz. sold, 10 doz. left
Med. Figured Koa - 4 doz., nicely QS
These 2 are $36/doz.
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White Spruce Guitar Soundboards
In Northern Minnesota white spruce, Picea glauca, grows as a pure strain, not hybridized with anything else. I cut tops for my guitars from the few choice logs that I can find. This wood is almost identical in tone to Adirondack, but is whiter in color and has less visible grain lines. I have more of this than I can ever build with, so I am offering three tops, one from each of my best logs. These are all of higher quality wood than most of the Adirondack I have seen available. These are all sanded to approx .165 - .170". Very stiff both along and across the grain.
Top 02, from log 02 - $45 Sold
This top has some hard grain lines which are a cosmetic issue. About 20 grains/inch at the center and averaging about 10 for most of the width. (note: I checked and the dark spot in the left lower bout area is a dirt speck, gone)
Top 00, from log 00 - $55 Sold, I have a sister set that I will make available, but it is spoken for
Except for a few darker grain lines at the very outer edge, this top is almost pure white. Mostly a uniform 10 to 12 grains/inch, wider at the outer edge.
Top 03, from log 03 - $65 sold
This almost pure white top is from my best log (the one I use the most). It has a fairly uniform 15 to 20 grains/inch. The spike knot stops dead, well outside the pattern (shows how well QS the top is). For some reason the color looks a bit irregular in the photo - it is not that way.
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Giraffe Bone Nut Blanks
I have more of these than I will use. This is some of the most awesome bone there is, very thick walled and dense. These are rough blanks, a heavy 1/4" thick by about 2 1/4" long.
6 available - $6 each Sold
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Last Item; One-of-a-kind Master grade Cocobolo Back and Side Set
Ok, I know you don't see it graded this way, but this is a very special set that I don't envision myself ever building with. The backs and sides came from the same 22" diameter (all heartwood) old growth cocobolo log that I bought about 5 years ago. Because it was 51" long, I cut it all into back billets (I had similar side wood) except for one slab that was too narrow due to a center crack in the log. Most of this went into harp guitar sides, except for this one set that I had to cut down due to a bad spot at the end.
This is an oversize set, backs 9 by 22 and sides 5 3/8 by 36. These are perfect 90 degree quartersawn for the full width and have very fine straight grain. Very rich color and a perfect side and back match. I would not be afraid to say that this is the very best traditional grained cocobolo set you will find. There are a couple of dark stains on the inside face of one of the sides along one edge, but these will be profiled out.
I have only one set, period at $225 Sold
And here is the log and how this set was cut.
So that's my stuff. Thanks for looking.
I will take Paypal, money orders, or checks and will charge actual shipping costs. Be advised that our local hardware (the UPS drop point) charges an extra $2.50 fee. And, yes, for those outside of the US, I am happy to ship USPS anywhere.
I will be mostly busy during the day, but will update in the evenings.
Grant Goltz UPDATE - 6 PM Friday, see photos on page 2
