gazaa Posted November 29, 2006 Report Share Posted November 29, 2006 im looking into building my third guitar, hopefully a double cut lp style carve top. im interested in using something other than maple for the top, preferably something exotic. unfortunately, i cant seem to find anything with the proper dimensions. does anyone know of any suppliers that offer exotic woods at carve top dimensions? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gazaa Posted December 4, 2006 Author Report Share Posted December 4, 2006 well, to answer this question, a store on ebay consistently offers korina/limba in carve top dimensions. i also lucked out and found figured mahogany in carve top dimensions on ebay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westhemann Posted December 4, 2006 Report Share Posted December 4, 2006 check out gilmer wood....they are constantly bringing in new pieces of amazing wood...cost you though gilmer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcovis Posted December 4, 2006 Report Share Posted December 4, 2006 check out gilmer wood....they are constantly bringing in new pieces of amazing wood...cost you though gilmer That is true, but they are better priced than a lot of places out there (I found this out when I was looking for quilted mahogany) and they get some really pretty stuff! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westhemann Posted December 4, 2006 Report Share Posted December 4, 2006 i'm not complaining..i just know alot of these guys have limited budgets. but if you don't mind spending a little money it's really one of the best...if not THE best Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fryovanni Posted December 5, 2006 Report Share Posted December 5, 2006 Gilmer is very good. There are some specialty dealers that are better on some woods, but few are as solid when it comes to one stop shopping. BTW; Was Black Limba or figured Mahogany what you are going to use? If so I think we may be talking to ourselves here. Peace,Rich Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
postal Posted December 5, 2006 Report Share Posted December 5, 2006 (edited) I really cant help with any suppliers you hadnt already discussed- except Larry Davis at Gallery hard woods- He's a good guy, and has some interesting things...... but nothing beats a good bandsaw with a nice wide blade capable of resawing whatever wood strikes your fancy at home. Naturally you need room for it and the cash, but Grizzly has some very good saws capable of resawing for not too much. I was really impressed with how well it resawed. I've made wenge and cocobolo carved tops I resawed myself, and you cant be the price doing it that way. Although I did just order a quilt maple top off ebay because the price of a billet is so high..... Edited December 5, 2006 by postal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gazaa Posted December 5, 2006 Author Report Share Posted December 5, 2006 wow....... gilmer offers some beautiful wood. good find Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mammoth guitars Posted December 6, 2006 Report Share Posted December 6, 2006 We do tops and backs all joined, glued and ready to cut. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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