renablistic Posted January 12, 2004 Report Posted January 12, 2004 allready bookmatched, and stuff, brians got flamed maple for 15 bucks, 25 for 2 sets, but i was thinking more along the lines of bubinga, or something exotic... good prices are a plus... I'm planning a super tele to be built at the end of the year, and well i want to know the price as soon as as possible.. so i'm making shopping lists/ price lists and all that now along with drawing up plans... so any one know anygood suppliers that match the above specs? I serched the site, and looked at the wood supliers list on the main page, and didn't find what i wanted, maybe i didn't look good enough? Quote
Snork Posted January 12, 2004 Report Posted January 12, 2004 make you're own damn veneer lmao. ill take a picture and show you mine. I made perfect cocobolo veneers. you really dont need to buy them seperate. just buy a piece then cut off some thin slices. i used the table saw to cut half way through. then i used band saw cut it down the excess. then i hand planed it down. you can always make it easier and buy but im cheap personally and i like to be in touch with my guitar. Quote
krazyderek Posted January 12, 2004 Report Posted January 12, 2004 ebay is a good place.... i just saw some REALLY nice bubinga ones there, they ended up going for way more then i could afford (11 sheets, enough to do 50 guitars or so) i contacted the winner and he said he'll sell me a sheat if he has some left over once he's done his project. Quote
renablistic Posted January 12, 2004 Author Report Posted January 12, 2004 ok, i could make a veneer, but i would rather buy one... Quote
westhemann Posted January 12, 2004 Report Posted January 12, 2004 veneer is generally about 1/20" thick or thinner...hard to make that...i think you mean you made a top? Quote
Snork Posted January 12, 2004 Report Posted January 12, 2004 no ill show you what i made hold on. i made literally a veneer that is close to about 1/16. maybe a little thicker but you get ze POINT Quote
JPL Posted January 12, 2004 Report Posted January 12, 2004 These folks have treated me well. http://www.constantines.com/ Quote
Snork Posted January 12, 2004 Report Posted January 12, 2004 i love that olive ash veneer. very sexy stuff. Quote
GuitarMaestro Posted January 12, 2004 Report Posted January 12, 2004 I think krazyderek ist talking about THOUGE@aol.com. She sold really cool Bubinga and Walnut veneers on ebay, but she only sold packages of 50+ sheets which is way to much for building guitars. I contaced here and already ordered some very nice Bubinga and Walnut veneers in a lower quantity. Just contact her and she'll sell you great veneers. HTH, MK! Quote
krazyderek Posted January 12, 2004 Report Posted January 12, 2004 ya i think that might be the person..... but the last auction was for 11 sheets i think... not 50, and the current one here http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI...8&category=3131 is for 23 sheets with some pretty nice ones in there... take a look at her store although i prefer 1" tops but they're way more expensive and only do one guitar Quote
GuitarMaestro Posted January 12, 2004 Report Posted January 12, 2004 Yes this is the person I odered my veneers from. She sells veneers outside of ebay as well if you write her a mail. I have not recieved my veneers yet, so I cannot comment on the quality of the wood. Quote
Guest Litchfield Custom Gutars Posted January 12, 2004 Report Posted January 12, 2004 That is some killer looking stuff. For $75 its a little much, and the lower grade would still be killer. Quote
rhoads56 Posted January 13, 2004 Report Posted January 13, 2004 no ill show you what i made hold on. i made literally a veneer that is close to about 1/16. maybe a little thicker but you get ze POINT 1/16" is NOT veneer. Quote
renablistic Posted January 13, 2004 Author Report Posted January 13, 2004 ya, it's too thick to be a veneer... brians are 1/40", which seems too thin to me... but it is vheap at 15 bucks... I'm not looking for the nices top ever... just something to top off a basswood tele body, it's best cheap... Quote
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