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Luither suppliers often sell blanks for body and necks. For what it is its over priced IMO. You can go to specialised wood suppliers but you have to watch out with the curing process. They are often stored in sheds so if you start building straight away youll end up with a banana. Not answered your question soz. Have you tried ebay? Theres a few on there selling blanks.

Get in touch with some of these guys:

[url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?rt=nc&LH_PrefLoc=1&_nkw=guitar%20body%20blank&_fln=1&_trksid=p3286.c0.m283"]http://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?rt=nc&LH_PrefLoc=1&_nkw=guitar%20body%20blank&_fln=1&_trksid=p3286.c0.m283[/url]

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Ive gotten these two places from here. They seem alright

[url="http://www.touchstonetonewoods.co.uk/"]http://www.touchstonetonewoods.co.uk/[/url]

and

[url="http://www.tonetechluthiersupplies.co.uk/vmchk/Timber-Parts-and-Tonewood/View-all-products.html?TreeId=12"]http://www.tonetechluthiersupplies.co.uk/vmchk/Timber-Parts-and-Tonewood/View-all-products.html?TreeId=12[/url]

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Been looking everywhere for GOOD cheap timber...

Tyler Harwood in Marlborough Wilts - has some VERY cheap wood. 2" rippled (flame) ash 7ft x 2ft for about £80, very good flame. They only sell in large planks (all Kiln dried and kept inside) But you can always cut it up and sell loads of one piece ash bodies if you dont need it all, they also have flame maple at £70ft3 (in 12ft planks!) but not much else for us

Jack Clark from Rolston Timber, Leigh Sinton, Worcestershire has THE best wood you could ever want but he knows how much it's worth. Everything from big long pieces of snakewood, cocobolo, ziricote, wenge, figured maple, Rio Rosewood etc. Again only sells in large planks so the prices seem a bit high but the qualtiy is amazing. If you are after something real special he's the guy to see.

Trev in Lincoln 01636 821828, lovely guy with 5 huge sheds full mainly of mahogany at VERY good prices for example, one piece african mahogany body would set you back about £25! try beating that on ebay, and some cheap lacewood planks. He's also got a few gems lurking around but you have to take your life into your hands and sort through the piles. He's got some maple (neck size) but not very figured for about £20

There you go all my secrets are out now.....

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[quote name='Phil Starr' timestamp='1326795002' post='1501930']
Wellington Timber and Yandles of Martock both in Somerset.
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Ive been to Yandles many a time. Nice selection if you have a good look. They keep thier stock in a shed. OK for carpentry if its the thin planks. Ive used tonnes of the stuff in my house. But the piece of Ash I bought bowed like a banana, literally, after sitting in my flat for a week.

Just sayin :hi:

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