vildskud Posted August 28, 2005 Report Share Posted August 28, 2005 (edited) Damn!!! I spent a whole evening searching for someone willing to sell me som WENGE and perhaps some other delicious stuff, someone might have stashed away for my use. What could i find??? nothing!!! perhaps I'm not this big nerd, who can just click the buttons, and find anything in a second. If anyone "in here" might know something about finding some of the good stuff to build guitars from (and perhaps a kitchen table, just to impress my wife ) I should be most obliged. It just can't be true, that one can't find what he needs these modern and interactive days. did I mention that I'm from Denmark??? Edited August 28, 2005 by vildskud Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottyd Posted August 29, 2005 Report Share Posted August 29, 2005 Damn!!! I spent a whole evening searching for someone willing to sell me som WENGE and perhaps some other delicious stuff, someone might have stashed away for my use. What could i find??? nothing!!! perhaps I'm not this big nerd, who can just click the buttons, and find anything in a second. If anyone "in here" might know something about finding some of the good stuff to build guitars from (and perhaps a kitchen table, just to impress my wife ) I should be most obliged. It just can't be true, that one can't find what he needs these modern and interactive days. did I mention that I'm from Denmark??? ← go to rockler.com they sell all kinds of hardwood domestic and exotic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drak Posted August 29, 2005 Report Share Posted August 29, 2005 And Gilmer Woods. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattia Posted August 29, 2005 Report Share Posted August 29, 2005 Damn!!! I spent a whole evening searching for someone willing to sell me som WENGE and perhaps some other delicious stuff, someone might have stashed away for my use. What could i find??? nothing!!! perhaps I'm not this big nerd, who can just click the buttons, and find anything in a second. If anyone "in here" might know something about finding some of the good stuff to build guitars from (and perhaps a kitchen table, just to impress my wife ) I should be most obliged. It just can't be true, that one can't find what he needs these modern and interactive days. did I mention that I'm from Denmark??? ← Ah, the joys of huntin' for wood in Europe! First stop: check your yellow pages for hardwood sellers. Bound to be a few around. There ain't no such thing as wood that's 'specially' needed for instruments; hit the lumber yards and dig through the piles until you find a piece of the right quality. Or let specialist suppliers do the choosing for ya :-) The yard around my corner (Amsterdam, NL) has more african mahogany and Wenge than I can shake a stick at, and lots of other woods, too. Bit on the expensive side,, that's true, but still. There are tonewood dealers in Germany (google tonholtz or similar), but I've never used any of 'em, and the UK has Craft Supplies (hit and miss quality, at times, talk to the wood guy by phone if you want something specific) and Dave Dyke's Luthiers Supply (bit pricey, but very good service, very good product). For fingerboards/any acoustic woods, consider one of the spanish suppliers like Maderas Barber or Madinter (15 euros for a top grade ebony board, 3.50 for a top grade EIR board), but if you go acoustic and want tops, Italy (riwoods) or one of the swiss/austrian tonewood suppliers is probably the best way to go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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