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  • Don't buy nOthin..
    Go find an old dining table or sofa..
    And pull the bastard apart
    • Low on tools, and time. I'd rather spend a few bucks for decent stuff, I'm into the handcrafting and elegant simplicity, not the dumpster diving.

    • "Signore Bramante! Signore! Lui e pazzo! Nononono, not him, him! The one with the sawdust on his hands! That was a priceless 15th-century conference table, used to sign Medici contracts with the Duke of Parma! Handsawn from rare Tuscan oak! We were going to move it to the exhibition hall next weekend! Ehhh, Madonn'!"

  • Squalo,

     

    The power of the Internet:

     

    Actually, Filbo is even closer than that, in Mariano Comense, about 5-8 km from Briosco! Pay 'em a visit, tell 'em what you're looking for.

     

    Filbo snc
    di Mariangela Mauri e Bruno Nicolini e C.

    Via S.Agata 51D
    22066 Mariano Comense (CO) Italy

    Ph/Fx +39 031 3551370

    e-mail: info@filbosnc.it
    e-mail: filbo@flesswood.com
    site: www.filbosnc.it
     
    • Thanks, I stopped by after work (it's spittin distance from my home), but no answer. I'll try emailing or calling. Thanks again, bro!

      • Prego. Glad I could help. Hope they will open up for you and get you what you need.
  • Squalo,

     

    Try these guys:

     

    http://www.filbosnc.it/dove.php/en/contatti/6

     

    They're just outside of Monza. They sell all types of wood, including woods specific for luthiers and violinmakers.

    • Grazie! Abiti qui vicino? Io abito a Capriano di Briosco.

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