Having a few extra days vacation I decided to search out some tonewood.
Here in Southern Alberta there are no local shops you can simply stop in and browse....
Having read the great reviews of Lutz Spruce I shot Shane Neifer an email and he told me to stop on by....
OK folks, look up Terrace, BC on Google Maps - it is somewhat remote....hahaaaa (hint, you can almost see Alaska!)
So I hopped in the car and drove the 3200Km round trip.
It was well worth the trip - Shane is a terrific guy and very passionate about tonewood - he kindly showed me his incredible operation he has going on up there and his stashes of amazing exotic woods. (as well as the Llamas....
) I ended up with more than a handful of amazing Lutz tops (rays, rays, and more rays....!) and an equally amazing set of Bubinga B&S.
Looking forward to making some sawdust with these very special woods....
Oh yes, and the drive is spectacular, especially the last leg from Terrace to the Pacific Ocean....
Rob