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Author:  Chris Pile [ Fri Apr 17, 2015 3:38 am ]
Post subject:  1/2 inch stuff - maybe more
OK... where can I find some 1/2" mahogany or primavera, maybe 5/8" for laminating on the back of a solid body or hollowbody so I can carve it?

Please don't tell me to buy something thick and resaw it. And forget eBay.
Author:  mechanix [ Fri Apr 17, 2015 5:11 am ]
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this place maybe. Best hit on Google.
http://www.woodworkerssource.com/Mahogany_Genuine.html
Author:  mechanix [ Fri Apr 17, 2015 5:14 am ]
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Apologies, Google lies. Most companies will cut to your required size if you just ask tho.
Author:  B. Howard [ Fri Apr 17, 2015 6:41 am ]
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You could always plane down a 3/4 board.
Author:  Chris Pile [ Fri Apr 17, 2015 8:42 am ]
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Quote:
You could always plane down a 3/4 board.


I'd like something wide enough to bookmatch if I could.
Local wood sellers around don't cater to instrument makers at all.
It's all lumber for houses.
Author:  mechanix [ Fri Apr 17, 2015 11:49 pm ]
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Chris Pile wrote:
Quote:
You could always plane down a 3/4 board.


I'd like something wide enough to bookmatch if I could.
Local wood sellers around don't cater to instrument makers at all.
It's all lumber for houses.


It's the same here in Scotland. I ended up spending a Saturday traveling to an old mill/wood turning place. He allowed me to have a rake through the old stock and stuff where I found an 8ft x8"x2.5" board of 100yo Brazilian mahogany bliss Really you just gotta go ask.

How about this place.. http://www.woodfinder.com/listings/001541.php
It mentions instrument woods and is in Kansas somewhere. Worth a phone call or visit if it's close enough Chris.
Author:  Chris Pile [ Sat Apr 18, 2015 8:46 am ]
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Quote:
How about this place.. http://www.woodfinder.com/listings/001541.php
It mentions instrument woods and is in Kansas somewhere. Worth a phone call or visit if it's close enough Chris.


Good call!
I'll be checking it out.
Author:  Bobc [ Tue Apr 21, 2015 6:32 pm ]
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Chris.....We should have some mahogany
Author:  AR15DCM [ Tue Apr 21, 2015 7:38 pm ]
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Chris Pile wrote:
OK... where can I find some 1/2" mahogany or primavera, maybe 5/8" for laminating on the back of a solid body or hollowbody so I can carve it?

Please don't tell me to buy something thick and resaw it. And forget eBay.



http://www.hibdonhardwood.com/collections/drop-tops


The Chechen is pretty nice and has a similar color to mahogany.
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