Spalted maple

Scott O.

Scott O.

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This is the wood I was asking the pentacryl qauestion about.

We made the smaller table as a test 3 months ago and it came out pretty well...still no checking or cracking.

The bigger slab is the piece I was working on yesterday. Once I get it sanded down I am thinking I better use the pentacryl just in case

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Scott,
beautiful wood, nice pickup.

As far as your question below, I would NOT go the antifreeze route, it has messed up some finishes for guys in the past.

The wax method is the preferred for the burls from what I have seen. I would also NOT take them inside right now.

I would wait until they thaw out in the garage for a few weeks and then transition them into the house. I have seen airdried frozen wood check badly once brought into a dry warm house.
 
This thing would make a great little 200lb end table for someone's cottage :-) ...it has a kind of "waterfall" feature on its side but I dont know if it would be possible to actually artistically create a waterfall. It is so interesting in grain and figure, it will probably just get a tempered glass top after cleanup and finishing.

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Scott,

You ever get your hands on a peice about 2.5inches thick x 24sq. you don't have a use for, give me a shout. I've got a birdseye maple neck from a late 60's Telecaster that needs a body. That would make a beautiful guitar. The picture is a Moonstone guitar similiar to a Gibson es335 I've been eying for along time. My ship is just off the end of the pier in about 100ft of water if you get my drift.

Ed

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Ed,

That slab I am sanding on is about the size you're describing and I think we are going to get at least 5 similar slabs from that log. I am not sure how you would deal with the knots unless they were filled and/or stabilized first. I found a "wood fortifier" called Polycryl while I was researching the Pentacryl product that might be the ticket. Don't you have to carve out some space for the electronics on a guitat like that?

Once we get thru the rough cuts on the slabs, I'll send you some pics

Scott
 
Scott,

A local luthier I know uses this. http://www.hartvilletool.com/product/11610

He'll take it down to rough size in his thickness planer. Then if the knots are to deep or he doesn't like the looks it's scrapped but the ones I've watched him work with get filled. Sometimes he adds saw dust to the mix in the color of the area if it's to deep or wide after he plans it He talks about "Blue Fungus", "White Fungus and stabilizing....I don't get it all I just like playing his guitars that I can't afford! He did give me a nice piece of burled walnut one time I made a pick guard from for one of my home grown guitars. I'll have to shoot a pic.

Ed
 
Ed so how did the Guitar loose the body? Im having a hard time picturin you on stage in the 60-70's
smashing the guitar after a solo? :)

tables... I can think of other uses for that wood thats 4 sure.... mmmmmmmmmmmmm Burls........ drool
 
Don't worry Dave, I thought of you and the spalted maple call you did for me a few years ago.

We are in the process of sorting thru this wood and have some "smaller than furniture" plans in mind.

Figuring out some of these burls is like cutting rough diamonds...you want to get the most out of the wood as possible and not waste it so there will be smaller pieces that would be good for knife handles and duck calls hinthint

I remember your blanks needed to be 2x2 but wasn't sure of the min length...10 or 12"?
 
somebody say... knife handle..........?

if the knots and checks aren't TOO big , I can show you how to inlay them with Turquoise , maybe crushed Opal?

HMMMMMMmmmmm. Matching call and knife, I belive this idea has been bounced around before.
 
Dave,

LOL....No smashing guitars on stage...No spandex...No makeup! Mainly rockabilly, 50's-60's rock and roll, southern rock for me. One night after a gig our lead player forgot his guitar was on top of the van. After all the gear was loaded into the trailer we took off and it fell of the roof and he ran over it. He was sooooo pissed not to mention drunk I offered $75 for it. That neck has been on 4 or 5 guitars since then.

Scott,

Here is a picture of the guitar with the burled walnut pickguard. I wish the picture was a little clearer. When I grow up I want to take photos like Shady and Hitch.

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I picked you for a KIZZ tribute band huh go figgure....


Btw, that welder you bought last year from me at work, I have 8 more commin in
if you know of anyone looking for one.


Rock on Bro :)
 
they are refurbed Sears Welders Ac or Dc 110v with gas or no gas option

$195.00 sold 24 of them last year most are LIKE NEW.....

end of hi-jack lol
 
I have been doing a little sanding on that slab and am really happy with the grain and figure that I am finding in this wood. I am using a belt sander with 50 grit and plan to work my way up to 100 then use the finish sander at 120 before I am finished. (These pics show both sides of the slab which is around 26" around and 2.5" thick)

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I have been doing a little sanding on that slab and am really happy with the grain and figure that I am finding in this wood. I am using a belt sander with 50 grit and plan to work my way up to 100 then use the finish sander at 120 before I am finished. (These pics show both sides of the slab which is around 26" around and 2.5" thick)
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I dig that slab! looks good!

although it looks good a suggestion... you may have a local cabinet shop with a drum sander that is willing to run that through a few times and take it down perfectly smooth for a reasonable amount! (I always think time is money even if it is fun time! ) but if you could speed up the process and have it come out pretty much perfect... then it might save you a bit of headache!

keep the pics of the progress coming!

Dave
 
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