gunslinger

Thank you very much, I got some 1-1/8" Maple burl on the way, and just curious what to expect. Do you know anything about planing it down, pretty normal? Or do I need to prep it in some way before hand? Thanks again.....

Bump for some help please....

Hi, I'm new here, I've built several basses over the last couple of years, a friend of mine a guitar builder turned me on to this forum. You guys are great full of all kinds of great advice. I did a search for burls and didnt really come up with the answers I needed, So here's my questions. 1. How hard is it to work with Burl woods? particularly Maple burl and Buckeye? 2. How hard is the "gluing" process? as far as pressure, and time? 3. What are the "processes" for filling pores and holes, even bark? 4. What about sealing it? sanding? etc...??? I have ordered 2 pieces of Maple Burl, I got for a "steal" of a price, one is 1-1/8 thick, the other 1-1/4 thick. They will both be going (hopefully) on 2 ash body basses. Any advice for this will be greatly appreciated. I guess what I'm asking for is a small tutorial on working with these types of woods. Thanks...

Just curious how many people sick with wood for your inlays? different colors, dyes, etc.....? Tips? I just ordered some Ebony, purpleheart, maple, and rosewood. I got some good ideas for this. Cant wait to get it in and give this a try.

After a little more searching around I found a place that sells Silver Sheets and Silver wire. for those interested... http://www.sfjssantafe.com/SmetalsItems.ph...pId=metals&ot=y Anyone else have any places?

Hi, I'm new here, I'm looking for suppliers for Metal inlay material like Silver and bronze. Also any techniques you can share on using these materials and such, thanks. Love this forum, TONS of great info....you guys are great.