Sourcing timber for body blanks

[planethead]

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


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[budget bassist]

I think jon shuker sells timber, check out the [url="http://www.shukerguitars.co.uk/"]site[/url]

[Prosebass]

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]

[planethead]

Thanks both - I may have found what I'm looking for if not I'll be back...


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[neepheid]

[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.

[planethead]

Sweety! (Swietenia macrophylla)
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Interesting thoughts on [url="http://www.art-robb.co.uk/cons.html"]conservation[/url]



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Edited November 13, 2008 by planethead

[Dubs]

a bit OT, but what does bookmatched mean?

[~tl]

[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:

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[Dubs]

[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