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by **Joel Nowland** » Tue Mar 20, 2012 9:35 am

Don Williams wrote

"as it has the tap tone of cardboard"

The first time I built with the super quilted Sapele I was also concerned with it's tap tone or rather lack of it. The spec guitar turned out wonderful with a surprisingly bright and extremely rich and even tone. It sold very quickly.

Joel

by **Louie Atienza** » Tue Mar 20, 2012 5:36 pm

Joel Nowland wrote:Don Williams wrote
"as it has the tap tone of cardboard"

The first time I built with the super quilted Sapele I was also concerned with it's tap tone or rather lack of it. The spec guitar turned out wonderful with a surprisingly bright and extremely rich and even tone. It sold very quickly.

Joel

I built a quickie guitar out of mahigany, which didn't sound like much tap-wise, but I thought made a great instrument. Never will know till it's done!

by **David King** » Sun Mar 25, 2012 1:01 pm

It not porn or bling but I thought it was interesting enough to bring home for the same price as rock maple.
Pomele Sapele

by **Louie Atienza** » Sun Mar 25, 2012 3:43 pm

David King wrote:It not porn or bling but I thought it was interesting enough to bring home for the same price as rock maple.
Pomele Sapele

Very nice!

by **Don Williams** » Sun Mar 25, 2012 6:11 pm

I just scored this set of Koa. This is pretty nice I think.

by **Louie Atienza** » Sun Mar 25, 2012 7:13 pm

Don Williams wrote:I just scored this set of Koa. This is pretty nice I think.

I love how the grain on the back wood "bows" out slightly, accentuating the body outline; it looks like it already has a radius to it!

by **Tristan Williams** » Mon Mar 26, 2012 4:56 pm

This is nothing really new but today I took a few swipes off a new board of maple and discovered this underneath:

What a wonderful sight.

And a terrible picture of a magnificent piece of Karelian birch:

by **James Tonguet** » Fri Jul 20, 2012 3:00 pm

I've lucked into a few nice sets lately , this set of Claro walnut is going on a semi hollow / neck through alll walnut LP Special doublecut . It was 4/4 so I've got enough for 2 instruments

by **Paul Kincaid** » Sat Jul 21, 2012 1:31 am

Some figured purpleheart that my brother bought for me.

by **David King** » Sat Jul 21, 2012 3:25 am

Paul, that is really nice looking with the grain lines being quite variegated as well.

by **James Tonguet** » Fri Aug 03, 2012 8:09 am

A new set of Claro I picked up

by **James Tonguet** » Fri Aug 03, 2012 8:10 am

A nice set of curly Maple , I'm building a 335 style for my Lady with this.

by **Al Dodson** » Mon Aug 06, 2012 6:26 am

This is supposed to be a family friendly sight, so I will make no comment on the above photo. Either you see it or you don't!

by **Randy Roberts** » Tue Aug 07, 2012 2:07 pm

A common problem with bookmatching woods with figure, and once noticed,it's impossible to un-notice it ever again. Might not want to risk it if it's for your sweetie.

I've had to scrap using several amazing backs because my wife noticed images I hadn't seen.

by **James Tonguet** » Wed Aug 08, 2012 7:36 am

Oh she's forever seeing things in the grain that are risque' , but she's in the furniture biz and loves pretty wood as much as I do so I'm lucky .

by **Mario Proulx** » Wed Aug 08, 2012 9:09 am

All I see is figured wood.. I never see "things" within grain/figure patterns, same as I can't look at clouds and "see" objects like others do.

I have a friend who drives me nuts because every time he sees a new instrument I've completed, he'll immediately say something like 'oh, cool, it looks like an alligator head' or whatever "thing" he's seeing within the patterns... Me, I just see nice wood.

I think psychiatrists have a term for those who "see" 'risque' things within objects, shapes or, in our case, wood grain/figure.