From time to time, we run into wood that is a bit above the norm, or different from the “run of the mill” stuff...

This “Specials” page is where you’ll find it....

Unless noted, the photos of the wood are of the actual piece being offered, and will

be marked “SOLD” ASAP after it is sold...

To purchase, email me or click the “Buy” button and we’ll go from

there...

Last updated 1/21/2012...

All prices do not include s/h.

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OK, If you’re a fan of heavily

figured redwood over an old-

growth grain pattern (and I

am), you’ll love this stuff....

A special stash indeed...

Originally milled for a renovation

of the Hotel Del Coronado in

SoCal in the 70’s (see the 3rd pic

here--wow!)....

It should resaw into some beau-

tiful guitar tops, Weissenborn tops,

or archtop guitars...

The wood is extremely dry and

light in weight....

They have been stored in the

California desert for 30 years...

Nice tight graining under the heavy

figuring...

#695:  A billet of the Hotel Del Coronado

stash measuring 48” x 11” x 3.25” thick...

On quarter, with tight graining...

Would make beautiful  one-piece man-

dolin tops...

The pic is of the wood unplaned, with a

rough surface...

500.00.

BUY...

#697:  A billet of the Hotel Del Coronado

stash measuring 23” x 11” x 3.25” thick...

This billet is slightly off-quarter, and

recommended for electric instruments.

Interesting figure!

200.00.

BUY...

#700:  A billet of the Hotel

Del Coronado stash measuring

23” x 11” x 3.25” thick...

This billet is slightly off-quarter,

and recommended for electric

instruments.

Interesting figure!

200.00.

BUY...

#591:  100 or so Engelmann

violin tops

pictured here...

20+ years old.

From the Canadian interior....

Nice, lightweight wood, hard

to the fingernail....

$400/10 tops....

BUY...

#722:  A nice hand-split billet in Sitka

Spruce measuring 26.25” long, and 3”

on the arch...

Scaled as 2 A-model mandolins due to

it’s length...

Nice tight grain...

45.00.

SOLD.

#723:  A nice set of resawn Western

Red Cedar for archtop guitar...

Tight graining all the way across the

pattern...

75.00.

BUY...

#724:  A nice billet of old Western

Red Cedar for milling one-piece

F5 mandolin tops...

16.5” x 10.5” wide x 4” thick on the

arch....

Scaled as 3 tops...

75.00.

BUY...

#730:  A nice set of Bigleaf for

violin/viola/mandolin...

Needs to be sawn in half into

the 2 plates...

50.00.

BUY...

#731:  A crazy set of Bigleaf...

I’d use this for an A-model, as there

might be a problem getting the

scroll out of this set...

40.00.

SOLD.