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Alain Moisan
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Hi all.

A customer would like to have a snakewood bridge and I don't know where I can find a bridge blank. LMII no longer carries it. I can get Snakewood logs for about 400$ but it's little bit more than I need. eek

So does anyone know where I could get a snakewood bridge blank?

Thanks!

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http://www.gilmerwood.com/ usually carries Snakewood bridge blanks for around $25-$35. They have a $100 minimum order policy though.

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Think I rememebr Bob at RCTonewoods having some snakewood. Might want to check with him

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I second Bob at RC. He should have some!

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ebay sometimes has knife scales large enough to fit the bill.
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Alain Moisan wrote:
Hi all.

A customer would like to have a snakewood bridge and I don't know where I can find a bridge blank. LMII no longer carries it. I can get Snakewood logs for about 400$ but it's little bit more than I need. eek

So does anyone know where I could get a snakewood bridge blank?

Thanks!


Alain I have some.

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If you can't find one, I've got a log I found for 80 bucks. Be happy to carve ya off a chunk.
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Thanks a lot for all your replies!

I just sent a PM to Bob, I'll wait for his answer.

Haans, thank you very much for you offer, I might accept it if Bob can't help me.

Thanks again!

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No it's for a dreadnought.

I'm sure I can manage to make a bridge with a weight within my standards. I usually make then with honduran rosewood, which is not exactly a light weight wood...

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