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PostPosted: Wed Oct 10, 2007 3:21 pm 
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I am out of town until mid next week so I can't post photos until then. However I thought I'd let folks know what I'll be putting up.

When I buy a piece of wood to cut up I usually end up with several identical sets, so I would like to trade some away, rather than build guitars that look the same. My preference is to trade for other wood, or possibly tools, or could sell if someone is in the Toronto area.

I will have a set of buginga with a fair bit of figure.

I will have a set of African Satinwood (Movingui), highly figured).

I will have a set of Honduran Mahogany.

I will have a bundle of 5 fretboard blanks, Cocobolo, EIR, Ebony, Bocote, and Pau Rosa, with matching bridges.

Everything is well quartered.

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Okay, I am finally organised. As noted, I take the phrase swap meet literally - would much prefer to trade, but would sell if you can pick up in the Toronto area. For trading, I would like to have some more tops - well quartered with little runout, colour variation is okay, or b/s sets, or miscellaneous small things - make an offer.

Everything is well quartered unless otherwise mentioned.

First off, a set of Buginga, nice sapwood, measures 9x24x0.16 and 33x6x.15 (I estimated the thickness after sanding out the saw marks). Note this has a slight pinhole shown in the photo, however, this is only on one side, if it can't be sanded out then turn the board over.





Next up is a set of Buginga, no sapwood but a fair bit of figure. Measures 8.3x22x.12 and 5x33x.10, this one is already thickness sanded with 80 grit.



Next, a set of African Satinwood (Movingui).

THIS IS NOW SOLD!

10x23.5x.12, the sides vary from 4.6 to 5.2 side, 36 long, .09 thick already thickness sanded. The wood is wiped to highlight the figure. There is a pinhole on each back set that will have to be filled and is shown in the second photo. The small knots showing in the second photo are outside the upper bout (7.25"). There are three small checks that have been stopped with CAat 1.5", still 22" to go.





One set of Honduran Mahogany.

THIS IS NOW SOLD.

8.25x22x.13, sides slope from 4.25 to 5 inches wide, 34 long, .11 thick.



Finally, five fingerboard blanks. From top to bottom, Bocote, Pau Rosa, Cocobolo, Buginga, EIR. The Bocote and EIR are both long enough to make a headplate out of as well. They are all thickness sanded and at least .25 thick except the Bocote is .23 thick, they are are all at least 2.9 wide except the Bocote is 2.75, and the Buginga slopes from 2.9 to 2.2 wide.

Thanks for looking.


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David we keep meeting at the swap meets

I'll trade you a AA Lutz spruce top and a AAA WRC top for that mahogany b/s set?

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Rod, done. That Mahogany is gonna shimmer when it's done!

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Cool, Dave can you send me a PM with your address. I had a computer crash and lost it from last swap meet.

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What is the price on the Satinwood set?

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Tim, how about two of the Engelemann tops you have, one dread sized, and one OM sized?

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Its a deal!

How about a parlor sized Engelmann top for your Bocote, Pau Rosa, Cocobolo, & EIR fingerboards? PM me for shipping info. Thanks.

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Tim, I don't really have a parlor in my future...how about one of the Douglas Fir tops?

Maybe we could throw some bridge blanks into the fold as well, I could get matching bridges for the Coco, and Pau Rosa, I could get a similar bridge for the Bocote (but not from the same board). I'd swap for the panama rosewood and Osage. Any chance of a matching fingerboard from the Panama?

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Tim, we never closed off on what we're swapping for the fingerboards. Anything response on the above or something else to offer that isn't parlor sized?

I should have been more clear in my original post, the fretboards are the only thing that aren't well quartered. They vary a little, the EIR and Bocote are quarter sawn roughly 10 degrees or so, the Cocobolo and Pau Rosa vary a little close to about 30 degrees.


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