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| Author: | jsmith [ Thu Jan 07, 2016 7:00 pm ] |
| Post subject: | In Praise of Salvaged Wood |
Here are a few shots of a Parlor that I finished late last year. The top is from a Pac NW Sawyer. However, I resawed the 'blistered' sapele back & sides from a board pulled from the trash by a good friend who was the cabinet shop foreman of a yacht place where I worked. The Macassar fretboard, bridge and peghead overlay material were also rescued from their dumpster.  [/url[URL=http://s1198.photobucket.com/user/highdrawlicks/media/Size%201%20Parlors/1F1B1353_zpszwvirb2x.jpg.html] 
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| Author: | Clay S. [ Thu Jan 07, 2016 7:12 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: In Praise of Salvaged Wood |
And where is this dumpster again? Beautiful guitar! |
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| Author: | Dave Rickard [ Thu Jan 07, 2016 7:18 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: In Praise of Salvaged Wood |
Ya got that right Clay. I want to do some dumpster diving there. Great looking Parlor. |
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| Author: | stan t [ Thu Jan 07, 2016 7:19 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: In Praise of Salvaged Wood |
NICE.... I have built several from scrap woods that came from a yacht cabinet shop. They don't want it, so guess the old adage one persons trash is another treasure or in this case, guitar. Good place to get neck and tail blocks and stuff to make binding and other parts |
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| Author: | violinvic [ Thu Jan 07, 2016 8:01 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: In Praise of Salvaged Wood |
Beautiful. Nothing quite as thrilling for luthier as scoring tonewood for free. |
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| Author: | jfmckenna [ Thu Jan 07, 2016 8:10 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: In Praise of Salvaged Wood |
Beautiful! One man's junk... |
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| Author: | George L [ Thu Jan 07, 2016 8:25 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: In Praise of Salvaged Wood |
Yeah, sweet guitar. Yacht builders? We have a few of those around here. I may have to start checking those guys out! |
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| Author: | Rod True [ Thu Jan 07, 2016 9:07 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: In Praise of Salvaged Wood |
George L wrote: Yeah, sweet guitar. Yacht builders? We have a few of those around here. I may have to start checking those guys out! I'm with ya George! |
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| Author: | alan stassforth [ Thu Jan 07, 2016 9:28 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: In Praise of Salvaged Wood |
Wow! That sapele is some of the most beautiful wood I've ever seen! Congrats! |
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| Author: | jsmith [ Thu Jan 07, 2016 11:25 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: In Praise of Salvaged Wood |
Alan, that's some of the prettiest salvaged wood I've ever run across. (Actually I'll be posting some gorgeous lacewood that was heading toward the garbage, too). But, here's some very wild pommele sapele that I bought from Brad Goodman (I think it was Brad), that ended up in a guitar I sent over to Great Britain. That'll be forthcoming, also. |
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