marko_slash Posted April 8, 2008 Report Share Posted April 8, 2008 hi, did anyone tried the maple neck blanks from stewmac? this: http://www.stewmac.com/shop/Bodies,_necks,...ks.html#details I think this is my only solution for finding maple for neck. does anyone have any experience with it? thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fryovanni Posted April 8, 2008 Report Share Posted April 8, 2008 hi, did anyone tried the maple neck blanks from stewmac? this: http://www.stewmac.com/shop/Bodies,_necks,...ks.html#details I think this is my only solution for finding maple for neck. does anyone have any experience with it? thanks! I am sure the blanks are well dried and just dandy. That is certainly not your only option for Maple neck blanks. There are many online wood dealers, some better than others. Your absolute best option is going to be to find a local hardwood dealer and pick up some by selecting it yourself(pick out clear straight grain wood, either well quartered or flat sawn is good) and avoiding shipping costs. Hard Maple retails for about $6-ish dollars a board foot. A neck blank like the one Stew Mac offers are about .75 bd. ft. worth of Maple. Find a local hardwood dealer if you can. Spend $20 and get enough wood for 4 necks, then store away three of those for future projects. You should buy well dried Maple(kiln dried wood is usually very close to what you need, especially if it has been in the store for several months), and give it a month to aclimate to your shop before use(you should do that with any wood you buy, local or shipped). Grab your phone book and look up hardwood dealers. If you can't find a hardwood dealer, look for cabnet shops in your area(shoot they may even have scrap that would make fine necks. Peace,Rich Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marko_slash Posted April 10, 2008 Author Report Share Posted April 10, 2008 well, I live in the ass of the world, so finding wood is hard to me... thanks anyway... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anderekel Posted April 10, 2008 Report Share Posted April 10, 2008 Tell us where you are, there's bound to be someone from around you or at least has been there and has an idea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avengers63 Posted April 10, 2008 Report Share Posted April 10, 2008 well, I live in the ass of the world... That narrows it down to Cleveland or Milwaukee. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RGman Posted April 11, 2008 Report Share Posted April 11, 2008 (edited) I'm sure stew-mac and ebay could provide you with some nice maple. Edited April 11, 2008 by RGman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denis Posted April 11, 2008 Report Share Posted April 11, 2008 Never bought from him, but this guy often has some great looking maple Denis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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