Has Anyone Seen Flamed Limba?

[Meegs666]

i have no idea if it exists. all i know is me and my friend came across some limba that appears to have a flamed or quilted thing going on. we first thought it was from the planer head but after sanding it down almost 1/8th of and inch the effect was still there. i dont know much about this kind of wood as it isnt indiginous to the states. can somebody tell me what the hell is going on with my wood. ill have a picture in a few days to show what exactly is patterned in the wood. after he added the finish to his bass body you could see it even better.

Edited January 2, 2005 by Meegs666

[fryovanni]

Yes it does exist. The figure is not usually as radical as what you would see in Maple, but you can get the stuff. I am attaching a link to a company that has some figured Black Limba. It's about half way down the page.

Limba

[Meegs666]

thanks a bunch. im just glad that im not seeing things. im gonna post the picture just because i want everyone to see. if not for the figure than for the fact that its a damn good bass body he made.

[Meegs666]

here is a Seven string guitar body that i am working on that came from the same stack of limba that i was talking about

can you see the subtle waves going perpendicular to the grain? nothing like quilted maple, but still a nice quilt/flame. good enough for me. im probably staining it walnut. to look like black limba.