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Ok, so I have two upcoming builds that will hopefully use bear claw tops. I've never gone here before. Newbie. So if u have them, or know where to get them, tell me. Plz, and thank you.

LMI, in their Sitka section, shows some bear claw available. Stew-Mac has some, too. Neither of them has ever sent me wood that was a disappointment. I buy stuff elsewhere, sometimes, but both of these are consistent great suppliers for us "one at a time" builders.

I've bought some from Maurice Roy, in British Columbia. Very nice tops, and all from salvaged trees..http://www.roytonewood.com He sells on ebay as well. I think DannyV might have more info on him.

Alex

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Check Sponsors. There's a pro here and he's green. (environmentally speaking) And he trades in your far too over priced currency. haha

Mike: Brent Cole at Alaska Specialty Woods, good wood, good people.
Tom

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Alaska has a ton of crazy bear claw

If you only need one or two --- Stew Mac or LMII nice selection, no questions asked return and swap policies.

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Ken Cierp

http://www.kennethmichaelguitars.com/

In the past I purchased a couple of extreme bearclaw sets from Brent @ ASW. I spoke with him on the phone and described the type of figure I was looking for and he sent me two fantastic tops sight unseen that were spectacular. Here is a pic of one of them I dug up from my old post archives:

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Bobby Masten

+1 for Brent at ASW. And he's a sponsor.

Steve

Another sponsor that has them is RC Tonewoods

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Ken Cierp

http://www.kennethmichaelguitars.com/

I've had good luck with Steve at Colonial, also a forum sponser

Tim

I've also bought some nice bear claw tops from Maurice.

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Alaska Specialty woods has a great selection, typically, and great prices. I have ordered almost all my bearclaw from them. I especially like the look of lots of the 2Amfull figure tops, they have a little color which I prefer and the figure is top notch

I got this from Brent @ASW. If I was a better photographer you could better see how beautifully figured this top is.

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Brent Cole is the man for Bearclaw. I got a couple really great sets from him at ASIA back in '03. Or was it '04. I forget. I'm getting old...

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We have in the vicinity of several thousand bearclaw flat top guitar sets.
We have some with both bearclaw and quilt/curl too

And here is another.
It's quite rare to have such white Sitka and have this much figure.

Wow!

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These are sanded with 80 grit. It Doesn't show the figure near as nice as planed boards. But we can's afford to give planer knives a chance to chip, so all figured boards are run through the wide belt sander.