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Comment by Dave Lynas on January 25, 2017 at 4:59pm

Every little bit counts AGP. Soon a pile of sawdust is settled around another masterwork!

Comment by AGP # on January 25, 2017 at 11:45am

You sound like me Dave, I go into somewhere to buy one bit of Timber, and come out with about 10 bits!!!!!!!!!

Comment by Dave Lynas on January 22, 2017 at 5:29pm

Sounds yummie AGP. Can I ride along? I go down to Woodruff Lumber to get my exotics and local timber. I'm in dangerous territory when I visit Bob at Woodruff!

Comment by AGP # on January 22, 2017 at 10:05am

Yes Dave!, I guess we do have what you would call Exotic Native Timber in Australia, particularly the Hardwoods, I have never looked any further than my local Hardware Stores, who do not have much of a variety.

Our discussions on different types of wood has spurred me to get off my arse, and search out more Timber Suppliers in our region, and found a couple only an hour or so's drive from where I live, some of the Timbers mentioned are: Spotted Gum, Ironbark, Yellow Balau, Merbau/Kwila, Pacific Jarrah, New Guinea Teak and one of my favourites, although technically a Softwood, Cypress Pine, have dwindling supply of recycled Cypress, Spotted Gum and Forest Red Gum but nearly all gone, will let you know what I come up with when I do the drive to purchase some of these Timbers.

Comment by Dave Lynas on January 21, 2017 at 3:20pm

I live in the land of Sugar Maple, Poplar, Pine, Cherry, Spruce, Cedar and Oak. I am blessed with riches. You have what is exotic to me AGP.

Comment by AGP # on January 21, 2017 at 1:27pm

As far as I know no Hard Maple is grown down under, I think it can be sourced somewhere here, but like all (Exotic?) imported timbers it would come with a price!

Comment by Dave Lynas on January 20, 2017 at 2:26pm

Any Hard Maple down under? I love my tiger Maple.

Comment by AGP # on January 20, 2017 at 9:52am

Yep! Jerry Jordan, what I now know as Tulip Poplar from my recycled Piano is one my favourite Neck timbers, have also used, what I think is called Common Poplar imported from the US, but can no longer source it, which is a bit of a bummer, cause it too is a very nice wood. 

Comment by AGP # on January 20, 2017 at 9:46am

Yes Dave Lynas, I also love wood, and as I use mainly recycled timber's, one can only guess at what type it is, our local major hardware store doesn't stock much of a variety of different suitable woods, Tasmanian Oak being one that is useable, but is difficult to work with, I have purchased two other types from another store, Red Oak and (Common?) Poplar, which is a much lighter colour than the Tulip Poplar from the Piano, both these woods are imported from the US, but sadly they have now closed all their stores.   

Comment by Dave Lynas on January 20, 2017 at 6:20am

I love wood AGP. I get my Tulip Poplar at our Menards in their Project wood area. It often has purple streaks and darker greenish splotches. I've got some top and side sets for big guitars and made my biggest guitars from it. Good tone wood. No splits yet.

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