DaveK Posted May 7, 2003 Report Share Posted May 7, 2003 I am wondering where people are getting wood for painted bodies I am looking for a REASONABLE supplier for my new project I would take Korina, Alder, or Mahogany It will be painted a solid color, so I don't care if it is streaked or dis-colored I would even take 3 piece blanks Can anyone help?????????? Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryeisnotcool Posted May 7, 2003 Report Share Posted May 7, 2003 here are a couple of places to try- stewmac.com warmoth.com or you could call your local sawmill and see what they have. they would probably plain it to thickness for you also. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F1sh Posted May 7, 2003 Report Share Posted May 7, 2003 If you live in north east or eastern ohio, there is an amish mill called keim lumber near millersburg. It's an amazing place, and is hard not to leave with more than you really need. =) It's about 2 acers of buildings filled with rough cut wood. You can still see the grain enough to find more choice pieces tho, and they offer milling of the wood as well for a couple bucks more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guitar_ed Posted May 7, 2003 Report Share Posted May 7, 2003 Howdy, Another place to try is Musikraft in New Jersey. Guitar Ed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
86barettaguy Posted May 7, 2003 Report Share Posted May 7, 2003 a question on the topic: is it important to pick the right piece of wood? I mean, I've heard of people going out knocking on those pieces of wood to find the ones that give the best tone. sounds like voodoo to me, but I don't really know? because if that's something you have to think about it's suddenly a whole lot harder to get the correct wood from the sawmill (unless you can actually see/hear the difference between two pieces of alder or whatever)... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vh-guitarstore.com Posted May 8, 2003 Report Share Posted May 8, 2003 its all voodoo....i dont know many shops that have the time or the money to waste knocking on wood......most buy their wood by the pallet......now, that being said....we may come across a piece of wood thats exceptional and stash it away for someone special......that happens a lot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjaguar13 Posted May 14, 2003 Report Share Posted May 14, 2003 I'm about an hour away from Millersburg. Do they have alder and how much is it? I don't want to go all the way there for nothing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vh-guitarstore.com Posted May 14, 2003 Report Share Posted May 14, 2003 good luck finding alder....it has really been scarce for the last year....it took me 3 months to get in what i have, 300 feet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted May 15, 2003 Report Share Posted May 15, 2003 This guy seems to have the right size blocks of Mahogony if anyone needs it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vh-guitarstore.com Posted May 15, 2003 Report Share Posted May 15, 2003 thats a good price for a blank, if you cant make your own....thats african mahogany though, its not a true mahogany per se.....honduran mahogany is the best and what you want...also, its pretty common to find mahogany in 12/4 or wider ..so you could actual call up a wood supplier and have them cut and plane some for you at a cheaper price and you have instant blanks! that auction was around $15 bft, whereas you could get it dressed from a supplier for around $7 bft Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted May 16, 2003 Report Share Posted May 16, 2003 Down here it comes $7bft raw but they have minimums which a lot of people here wouldn't want to get stuck with Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vh-guitarstore.com Posted May 16, 2003 Report Share Posted May 16, 2003 i havent experienced a minimum with anyone, but i usually by several hundred dollars worth......theres a place in new york that is pretty good on small amounts and they dress it for you........wood ply is the name...best to find it local and develop a relationship Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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