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31st August 2010, 06:55 PM #1
Highly Figured Qld Walnut for Guitars
This is a new area for me as primarily i'm a furniture and Box maker.
I have found a stash of highly quilted and fiddleback Qld Walnut. Boards are as wide as 14" most over 12" between 25-30mm thick long lengths.
Is this a good timber for guitar building? and is there any interest??
If so i'll arrange purchase and put it in the Timber market place.
Some I have already put into furniture but was told today it was sort after by guitar makers.
Cheers
SteveDiscover your Passion and Patience follows.
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31st August 2010, 07:45 PM #2
nice boards, im sure they would look great as a body or neck...
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31st August 2010, 08:26 PM #3
And I heard today from someone not on the forum who has a walnut guitar how resonant the guitar was from the walnut
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31st August 2010, 08:31 PM #4Senior Member
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Im liking that quilted one for a neck.
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31st August 2010, 11:27 PM #5New Member
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walnut
Hi,was wondering about the price for the walnut timber?
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1st September 2010, 07:28 AM #6
Im in, bring em on. This is my favourite timber bar none! I know Maton uses it for acoustics.
For those who have weak noses be aware that the freshly cut timber smells like a mix of spew and chook dirt."We must never become callous. When we experience the conflicts ever more deeply we are living in truth. The quiet conscience is an invention of the devil." - Albert Schweizer
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1st September 2010, 09:16 AM #7Senior Member
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Yea, I'm afraid I'll never use it again because of the smell
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1st September 2010, 09:25 AM #8
Well the good news is that this has been aired dried for that long the smell is all but gone, even when it's being machined it is barely noticeable and I don't think that is because it's killed off my smelling factors as I can still smell the nice ones like Rosewood, Cedar and Oak.
Though I do agree the odor is an "AQUIRED ONE" I have it in Veneer and seperating loose leaves is an outside job!
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SteveDiscover your Passion and Patience follows.
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1st September 2010, 01:52 PM #9Senior Member
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Yes,
1+ for very interested.
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Sign me up. Ill take some off ya hands!
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1st September 2010, 08:15 PM #12
Wow! did not expect the response I got, so will get some real facts and figures for you all in the next couple of days
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1st September 2010, 11:38 PM #13Senior Member
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Nice ! Count me in too
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2nd September 2010, 06:03 PM #15Whatever note you blow youre never more than a semitone away from the correct one....(Miles Davis)
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