verhoevenc Posted November 23, 2008 Report Share Posted November 23, 2008 I'm constantly wowed by how difficult it is to find plain, straight grained, white, nothing fancy, quartered maple lumber... if anyone has cheap access to some of that (preferably on the east coast for shipping cost reasons) I'd love to hear from ya. I'm looking for guitar top sized pieces for carved tops. Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foil1more Posted November 24, 2008 Report Share Posted November 24, 2008 http://www.groffslumber.com/ This is where I get my lumber. I got figured maple, a piece of mahogany big enough for a one piece body, and quartersawn hard maple for a neck for under $70. They had a huge selection of wood (including quatersawn hard and soft maple and cherry) and you could search through all the piles to find the one you want. They are in south central Pa so they probably aren't more than an hour or so away from D.C. if you want to pick out the wood in person. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
verhoevenc Posted November 24, 2008 Author Report Share Posted November 24, 2008 Hahahah, thanks. I probably should have mentioned I'm no longer in DC. If I were in DC this wouldn't be a problem cause there's SO much lumber around there. I'm now living in Charlotte NC. Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RestorationAD Posted November 30, 2008 Report Share Posted November 30, 2008 I used to get my wood at Charlotte Hardwoods when I lived there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
verhoevenc Posted December 1, 2008 Author Report Share Posted December 1, 2008 They have guitar use-able stuff? Like do they carry tropical hardwoods, or atleast the usuals like mahogany, maple, curly maple, etc.? Thanks, CHris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erikbojerik Posted December 2, 2008 Report Share Posted December 2, 2008 CHRIS! Charlotte? Go check out Steve Wall Lumber - you won't be disappointed. Not much more than an hour away from where you are. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrazyManAndy Posted December 2, 2008 Report Share Posted December 2, 2008 (edited) I'd say it's about two hours away from Charlotte. I need to check that place out. I've been to the Hardwood Store of NC, they have a lot of stuff (got some flamed maple for a neck from them). I don't know if they have quartersawn, though. CMA Edited December 2, 2008 by CrazyManAndy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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