mojoman Posted January 3, 2009 Report Share Posted January 3, 2009 hi my names kevin and im a woodaholic is there anyone else on here that cant pass up on a nice peice of wood even when you dont need it i went to the lumber yard today to get the wood for my first build and came back with enough to build 3 guitars Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dadovfor Posted January 3, 2009 Report Share Posted January 3, 2009 That's very brave Kevin ... you've taken the first step. The next step is to show us pictures of your wood ... then step 3 is to describe your wood Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenny Posted January 3, 2009 Report Share Posted January 3, 2009 i am a severe case of W.A.S wood aquasition syndrome its terrible; ive spent 1000's on wood so far.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kpcrash Posted January 3, 2009 Report Share Posted January 3, 2009 And here I thought I was alone. Why else would the jewelry box I just built my wife use purpleheart wood for the supports? Because it was in the shop. Why did I buy it? It looked cool at the time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ihocky2 Posted January 3, 2009 Report Share Posted January 3, 2009 You only have to worry when you build the jewelry box from "scraps" and it is worth more than the jewelry inside it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mojoman Posted January 3, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 3, 2009 [quote name='Dadovfor' The next step is to show us pictures of your wood ... then step 3 is to describe your wood :auss Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kpcrash Posted January 3, 2009 Report Share Posted January 3, 2009 You only have to worry when you build the jewelry box from "scraps" and it is worth more than the jewelry inside it. I just said I built her the box - I didn't say there was anything in it yet I'm working on getting back to where I'm allowed in the lumberyard without spousal supervision. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenny Posted January 3, 2009 Report Share Posted January 3, 2009 Mojoman thanks! i really appreciate that; i love just building with my hands; regardless of the medium however i think WAS is contagious; i was comissioned to do a frame for a peice that is being displayed in Milan and i invited the guy who comissioned me to come along and put some input as to the woodchoice 2 lumberyards later and 200 dollars down we got the wood for the frame...he bought enough for 2 hahaha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToddW Posted January 3, 2009 Report Share Posted January 3, 2009 Thank you for sharing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick500 Posted January 3, 2009 Report Share Posted January 3, 2009 Don't tempt me... I'll start posting pics... I have several racks full of wood that I'll get around to making something from, one day. I can't pass up a cool piece of wood. ...Reading this, it all sounds way worse than I intended. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kpcrash Posted January 3, 2009 Report Share Posted January 3, 2009 I do to, but as I get alder sometimes my balsa stays warped. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avengers63 Posted January 3, 2009 Report Share Posted January 3, 2009 There's an eBay seller that lives about 45 minutes away. He has a ton of exotic pieces, but none of them very big. About every other month I spend a week bidding on a bunch of stuff. Most of it goes for less than 1/2 of retail because most folks have to factor in shipping, which would add +/- $10 to the piece. I end up spending about $100 and an afternoon's driving for $200-$250 worth of small craft pieces. Recently purchased: $24 worth of Brazilian redwood for $4 5 Spanish cedar thins (36 x 4 1/2 x 1/4) for $1 3 pieces of mayan walnut totaling 1BF for $1 Bocote for about $4-$5/BF 7 pieces of 1/2" thick x 4 1/2 wide S4S bloodwood totaling 4.42BF for $21.25. On the trip I made a couple months ago, I stopped at the Rockler store that's over near his place. They had in a palate S4S lumber they considered to be shorts. All of it was 48"-72" x 3"-4" x 1". The whole thing was unsorted, and ALL of it was $2/BF. I went through it and picked out probably 10 mahogany boards, 5 walnut, and 5 maple. The bill was only about $25. I just ordered 10BF of chechen for a series of frames my wife wants me to make. I had permission to get the chechen. I tacked on an extra 5BF of purpleheart that she'll not know about for a while. I have so much wood in my workroom I can just about divide it up by geographical region of origin: North America, South America, and Africa. Is it enough? HELL NO!!! I need more! I'm taking a break from guitar making for a while. I'll be finishing up the ones I have in various stages of incompletion and stopping for a while. I'll be doing small woodworking items while ramping up for a pair of end tables. Ya know - the hardest part is picking put which woods to use. I look at the woods and I want to save them all for "something special". Some of them just look too pretty to cut up, but too pretty not to use. Then the ash, mahogany, and maple look too plain to use. I really wrestle with the woods I have when planning an item. It's a great problem to have. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick500 Posted January 3, 2009 Report Share Posted January 3, 2009 Hey! I think I know the guy of whom you're speaking. In Missouri? I get a lot of stuff from him too, although I have to go the shipping route. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southpa Posted January 3, 2009 Report Share Posted January 3, 2009 is there anyone else on here that cant pass up on a nice piece of wood even when you dont need it ...every morning... I'll never pass on a chance to get free wood. I look over the woodbin at work to see what the shipwrights have tossed out. They play with mostly plywood and veneers, but occasionally there are useable sized scraps eg. mahogany, maple, purpleheart etc. I talk to a lot of people about wood and know people who know what I'm looking for. I'm working on getting local maple and also have a friend who is going to buck me some 2" alder billets from 14"-16" dia. logs. Gonna make some nice 1-piece strat bodies. So far, I've got no. 5 from scratch guitar in the works (all mahogany scaled -down Flying V) and never had to pay for a scrap of wood yet. Be vigilant and keep your wood radar tuned in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dadovfor Posted January 4, 2009 Report Share Posted January 4, 2009 how many steps are in this program ?? How would I know?? How would any member of this forum know?! None of us has graduated from the program ... we're all still addicts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erikbojerik Posted January 4, 2009 Report Share Posted January 4, 2009 Lumber is a musical instrument in its most optimistic state. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
godzilla Posted January 4, 2009 Report Share Posted January 4, 2009 how many steps are in this program ?? How would I know?? How would any member of this forum know?! None of us has graduated from the program ... we're all still addicts. Amen Brother Today it was only about ten steps to the mill door Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick500 Posted January 4, 2009 Report Share Posted January 4, 2009 Shipwrights? My dad builds cabinetry for yachts. Small world! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avengers63 Posted January 4, 2009 Report Share Posted January 4, 2009 Hey! I think I know the guy of whom you're speaking. In Missouri? I get a lot of stuff from him too, although I have to go the shipping route. The seller's ID is chitswood. He's in St. Peters, an outlying town just NW of St. Louis. When I pick up my stuff he lets me look through his racks to see if there's anything else I might want. The first time I was there, he gave me a big chunk of ash burl for $1, and a piece of cocobolo the size of a computer mouse for free. When I picked up this last batch, I gave him a desk clock. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick500 Posted January 4, 2009 Report Share Posted January 4, 2009 (edited) Yep! That's who I thought you were talking about. Just bought a bunch of really nice black limba from him. Nice guy. Wish I lived within easy driving distance... Tell him I said hello next time you visit. Edited January 4, 2009 by Rick500 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avengers63 Posted January 4, 2009 Report Share Posted January 4, 2009 Louisville (pronounced Lou-a-vuhl)) is only about 4 hours from my place. We can make some noise, then take an afternoon road trip to get some wood. That sounds kinda gay, huh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrazyManAndy Posted January 4, 2009 Report Share Posted January 4, 2009 This whole thread sounds a little gay. But when your addicted to wood, what're ya gonna do? My name is Andy, and I'm addicted to wood. CMA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avengers63 Posted January 4, 2009 Report Share Posted January 4, 2009 My name is John. But I'm not addicted to Andy's wood. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrazyManAndy Posted January 4, 2009 Report Share Posted January 4, 2009 (edited) I'm glad John, or you'd be in trouble. I don't sell my wood to men. Well...I don't sell it to women either...hmmm...metaphors never work for me. CMA Edited January 4, 2009 by CrazyManAndy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kpcrash Posted January 5, 2009 Report Share Posted January 5, 2009 Just keep digging Andy... just keep digging Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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