Drak Posted December 14, 2003 Report Share Posted December 14, 2003 See, I found this piece of Koa on e-Bay that was beind advertised as a gunstock blank, and it was triangular shaped (obviously)...but judging by the dimensions, I thought I could get a guit out of it. Picture on e-Bay was of a very rough-hewn piece of wood. Not even planed flat, really rough. You couldn't really 'see' into it to see if it had good figure or not. Not even a very good pic. But it was going for like $50.00 and I 'thought' I saw something good lying underneath the crappy pic so I bid and won it. So it gets here and I sat on it for a month or two. Even in person I couldn't really see much in it. Kinda disapointed really. I even 'began' to offer it to a bud of mine who is a gun/hunting nut so he could make a gunstock out of it. He's got as many guns as I do guitars. I kind of eased out of that, and finally had it resawn. Even after resawing it, I still wasn't sure about how good the figure was. Totally non-plused and in no hurry to do much with it. So I finally got 'round to pouring some Tru-Oil on it to finally see what it had 'under the hood'. OH MY GAWWWWWWWWWD!!!!!! I've been looking on the 'net for something to compare it to so I could at least post a similar pic here, and I can't find one! Even at Taylor's site, where they advertise a lot of 'Supreme' Koa tops, not a single one comes EVEN CLOSE to this thing! This piece of wood is like 100% complete flame! You almost can't even see the grain of the wood for all the freakin' flame in this board! SHEEIITE! And, it's not that 'light sparkly' iridescent flame that you see in a lot of Koa, it's the BLACK FLAME! This piece of Koa is dead-freaking me out. I consider myself very lucky. I've got enough to make 2 tops out of, I simply cannot put the second set on the bottom of a guitar, I just can't. That would be the most ass-whippin' Koa guitar you ever saw, but I just can't do it. The first top is going on the Tele I just chambered. Flamed Koa just doesn't exactly look 'Death Metal Guitar' to me, I think a Tele is much more suited to the look. ...but a hot-blooded pre-amped Afterburner Tele of course! I'm pissed I don't have my pic hosting situation worked out yet (God I can be sooo lazy) you HAVE to see this freakin' Koa! I mean, you turn it ever so slightly and the flame just jumps in a hundred different directions. Christ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tsl602000 Posted December 14, 2003 Report Share Posted December 14, 2003 how dare you to post this without a pic!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westhemann Posted December 14, 2003 Report Share Posted December 14, 2003 pic tease...use smokey joes site...or email a pic to me and i will post it...now!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westhemann Posted December 14, 2003 Report Share Posted December 14, 2003 westhemann@yahoo.com i insist!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tsl602000 Posted December 14, 2003 Report Share Posted December 14, 2003 we should have you shot for the pic tease.. you can email a pic to me and I'll upload it if you want Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westhemann Posted December 14, 2003 Report Share Posted December 14, 2003 pronto!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drak Posted December 14, 2003 Author Report Share Posted December 14, 2003 OK, I can e-mail a pic to someone, that's not a problem, except I'm holding a piece of Waterfall Bubinga veneer in place until it sets (with my hands) at the moment (working on the Vee). Gimme 1/2 hour, I'll e-mail a pic to Wes. You'll freak. I swear. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westhemann Posted December 14, 2003 Report Share Posted December 14, 2003 i will be waiting...and i am already a freak Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tsl602000 Posted December 14, 2003 Report Share Posted December 14, 2003 so true.. Wes is a freak. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
feylya Posted December 14, 2003 Report Share Posted December 14, 2003 WOOD! It is nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vendelcrow Posted December 14, 2003 Report Share Posted December 14, 2003 I can't wait to see it. I have used some nice pices of koa for knife handles on knives that I have made, but never on a guitar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Snork Posted December 14, 2003 Report Share Posted December 14, 2003 seethelongflowingriverstreamthroughthebodiesinalongunbrokenline@hotmail.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westhemann Posted December 14, 2003 Report Share Posted December 14, 2003 i think the bubinga is spectacular Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snork Posted December 14, 2003 Report Share Posted December 14, 2003 oh i see pics now. OH MY SWEET LORD YOU ARE ONE LUCKY SOB! AHHH! I SAW THAT KOA I WAS THINKIN BOUT BUYIN IT> DAMN YOU. but i got some seeeeeeeeexy ass quilted maple for 20 bucks. makin a 7/8 top. yeah... you know it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westhemann Posted December 14, 2003 Report Share Posted December 14, 2003 seethelongflowingriverstreamthroughthebodiesinalongunbrokenline@hotmail.com nobody is ever going to type all that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drak Posted December 14, 2003 Author Report Share Posted December 14, 2003 I think once you see the Koa booked and properly finished and presented on a guitar you'll get a better perspective (maybe). That was just a small test piece. Thanks for posting pics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted December 14, 2003 Report Share Posted December 14, 2003 I'm offically jealous sweet lookin wood Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devon Headen Posted December 15, 2003 Report Share Posted December 15, 2003 seethelongflowingriverstreamthroughthebodiesinalongunbrokenline@hotmail.com nobody is ever going to type all that But they may copy and paste it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryeisnotcool2 Posted December 15, 2003 Report Share Posted December 15, 2003 boy drak that is very nice! i am lovin the bubinga to! im doing a hollow body with three peice bubinga but there are two strips of 1/8" canary the same width as the neck its gonna look awsome! im lovin the v though and man that koa is very pretty! make as many tops as you can out of that! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westhemann Posted December 15, 2003 Report Share Posted December 15, 2003 seethelongflowingriverstreamthroughthebodiesinalongunbrokenline@hotmail.com nobody is ever going to type all that But they may copy and paste it. even THAT tires me out why not snork@hotmail.com? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drak Posted December 15, 2003 Author Report Share Posted December 15, 2003 Bubinga is some hard-ass wood eh? Even the veneer is tough to sand! I had some Canary wood years ago, nothing much ever came of it, but it is pretty wood, and should go great with the Bub. Nice choices! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryeisnotcool2 Posted December 15, 2003 Report Share Posted December 15, 2003 oh yeah! it is very hard but i think it will be a very nice hollow body once its done! i cant wait to see your vee when its done! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Tube Doctor Posted December 15, 2003 Report Share Posted December 15, 2003 You must have been right at the top of the "Not Naughty" list for Santa to have dropped this in your lap so long before Christmas. InF****ngCredible! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canuckguitarist Posted December 15, 2003 Report Share Posted December 15, 2003 wowowowowowowow! that is....so....... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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