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12th February 2013, 08:58 PM #1Novice
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Hi all chasing timber for a solid body
Complete Newbie to this site. It seems a little hard to find good peices of timber to make a solid body guitar. I prefer heavier sounds, and i have been told QLD maple is the best timber to use for this. Does anyone know of suppliers of QLD maple with timber thats about 120mm thick 300mm wide and 1m long.
Also what other timbers could I use that are local to the darling downs/Bunya mountains area
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12th February 2013, 11:27 PM #2Senior Member
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13th February 2013, 09:47 AM #3GOLD MEMBER
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13th February 2013, 10:42 AM #4Novice
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50mm
I like to split and dress my own timber, I also like to aim for about a 47-52mm thick electric
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20th February 2013, 10:27 AM #5
Timbers
Not sure where you are located but there is Aust Furniture Timber Index Page AFT
Mathews Timber http://mathewstimber.com.au both in Melbourne.
I've only ever used American Maple for the top and Mahogany and Fijian Mahogany both the base layer.Kerry Larkan
Melbourne Australia
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20th February 2013, 10:40 AM #6GOLD MEMBER
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Boutique Timber
Try Mal at Boutique Timbers 65 858296. He has supplied 75mm in cube amounts to guitar makers and may have stock, not sure about 120mm thick, but he could perhaps cut some for you from a log.
Or try his email: [email protected].
Anagote or Trend in Sydney may also have stock
Greg
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24th February 2013, 07:16 PM #7Intermediate Member
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Hi,
I see you are in Toowoomba. Dunno if you have sorted your problem, but Mapleman is in Cedarton, near Woodford in SE QLD. He sells a lot of Qld Maple, although I don't know if he could sell it at 120 mm thick. I think that is asking a bit much. He is on the Timber Sales on the Market Place forum - probably worth a pm or an email.
Kind regards
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26th February 2013, 11:39 PM #8
Mapleman easy.
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