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So I'm after some timber to make a nice stand for my U-Bass. Where's the best place to source a decent priced bit of fancy mahogany these days? I remember going to a local timber yard with my Dad down in Haywards Heath when I was growing up down in the South, but a few years have passed since then and I'm currently based in Liverpool/Manchester. Do I still need to find a decent local timber yard or is there some kind of 'woodBay' that I've missed? While I think about it, is eBay any good for this?

Cheers in advance folks!

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It is always better to see the wood in 'the flesh' so as to speak.
When I was building basses I bought all my stock from [url="http://www.johnboddytimber.co.uk/"]http://www.johnboddytimber.co.uk/[/url]

Depending on what you need i may be able to help as I still have some wood in the 'shed'

Having watched your vids, great stuff

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I would find a local timber yard or saw mill. I wouldn't want to buy timber off the net, its always best to see before you buy, to look for any defects and to look at and compare grain patterns.

Jas

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Cheers guys, so the consensus is to try and find it in person still :) I just need a couple of small(perhaps 1ft square, 2cm thick) sheets from which to cut the stand. I like the idea of using mahogany so that it matches the U-Bass I'm building it for, although in future I'd be looking at sourcing local exotic-looking British timber(if such a thing exists, I'm not too clued up on wood yet)

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Ah ok.

Have a quick look at this, there may be something local to you:

http://thewoodhaven.co.uk/resources/uk-wood-suppliers/

There will be more dotted about but the guys that run these things don't tend to advertise very well... all my local suppliers were found through word of mouth.

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