planethead Posted November 6, 2008 Share Posted November 6, 2008 Morning all seeking reliable source(s) for quality Mahogany or Obeche one piece body blanks - Mahogany particularly difficult to find in one chunk. thanks in advance ttfn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
budget bassist Posted November 6, 2008 Share Posted November 6, 2008 I think jon shuker sells timber, check out the [url="http://www.shukerguitars.co.uk/"]site[/url] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prosebass Posted November 6, 2008 Share Posted November 6, 2008 Try this woman on ebay as I have bought Mahogany and American Walnut off her. She can also source wood to order if you want and she ships it quickly. [url="http://shop.ebay.co.uk/merchant/paseo246_W0QQ_nkwZQQ_armrsZ1QQ_fromZQQ_mdoZ"]Paseo on Ebay[/url] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
planethead Posted November 7, 2008 Author Share Posted November 7, 2008 Thanks both - I may have found what I'm looking for if not I'll be back... ttfn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neepheid Posted November 7, 2008 Share Posted November 7, 2008 [url="http://www.tonetechluthiersupplies.co.uk/Timber-Parts-and-Tonewood/View-all-products.html"]http://www.tonetechluthiersupplies.co.uk/T...l-products.html[/url] They don't seem to have a lot in at the moment, but things might improve. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
planethead Posted November 13, 2008 Author Share Posted November 13, 2008 (edited) Sweety! (Swietenia macrophylla) [attachment=15937:honduras3.jpg] Interesting thoughts on [url="http://www.art-robb.co.uk/cons.html"]conservation[/url] ttfn Edited November 13, 2008 by planethead Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dubs Posted November 13, 2008 Share Posted November 13, 2008 a bit OT, but what does bookmatched mean? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~tl Posted November 13, 2008 Share Posted November 13, 2008 [quote name='benwhiteuk' post='328139' date='Nov 13 2008, 09:12 AM']a bit OT, but what does bookmatched mean?[/quote] It's where the wood is split down the middle and opened out (like a book) so that the grain pattern on each side is like a mirror image. Here's a nice example: [attachment=15938:10910Pim...dybackLG.jpg] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dubs Posted November 13, 2008 Share Posted November 13, 2008 [quote name='~tl' post='328150' date='Nov 13 2008, 09:29 AM']It's where the wood is split down the middle and opened out (like a book) so that the grain pattern on each side is like a mirror image. Here's a nice example: [attachment=15938:10910Pim...dybackLG.jpg][/quote] Ahh, I thought it meant something like that (kind of makes sense when you think about it), but just wanted to make sure. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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