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NWflyonly

Post subject: AVODIRE?

Posted: Sun Feb 12, 2012 11:22 pm

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Does anybody know anything about this wood? Have you built with it? What's it like? Let me know, thanks.

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Chris Pile

Post subject: Re: AVODIRE?

Posted: Mon Feb 13, 2012 12:48 am

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It's beautiful, creamy stuff as I remember - never built with it, sorry,

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Mark Groza

Post subject: Re: AVODIRE?

Posted: Mon Feb 13, 2012 9:17 am

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It has much of the same qualities of Mahogany and actually from the same family but lighter in color. It's also very stable and would be good for instruments.

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NWflyonly

Post subject: Re: AVODIRE?

Posted: Mon Feb 13, 2012 9:43 am

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Thanks for the input maybe I'll give it a try.

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Ken Franklin

Post subject: Re: AVODIRE?

Posted: Mon Feb 13, 2012 9:49 am

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I haven't built with it but one of our sponsors West Penn Hardwoods has some very reasonably priced nice looking sets with a good description of the wood's characteristics. http://www.westpennhardwoods.com/shop/catalog/Avodire.html

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KHageman

Post subject: Re: AVODIRE?

Posted: Mon Feb 13, 2012 10:35 am

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Quartersawn Avodire has a really nice figure to it. I have attached a jpeg. Otherwise, i think it looks kind of plain. Same color family as Anigre. Probably about the same density as well. I think the figured stuff would make a great looking guitar, though I have not built with it, so I am ignorant of the sound qualities.

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