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 3/16/10...

All prices do not include s/h.

#203:  Western Balsam Poplar

milled for cellos and violas.

Similar in weight and appearance

to the wood seen in some of the

old Italian instruments.

Violas 30.00. 

Cellos 125.00.

Ribstock included.

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#223:  I have a lot of these hand-

split billets in Alaskan Sitka Spruce

in various grainings.  Some with

bearclaw.

For violin/mandolin...

Split in 2004.  280.00/dozen.

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#226:  These are

indeed special.....

Two one piece curly redwood

archtop guitar tops milled

from the same billet.

Huge, strong figuring...

Measurements: 

24" x 2.25" > 1.25" (i.e. wedge-

cut) thick x 19" wide....

400.00 for the pair.

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#255:  I have quite a few of

these unfigured Bigleaf

maple cello backs cut

on the quarter. 

Nice medularies.

125.00.

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#256:  Hand-split unfigured cello

neck blocks to match #255 (above),

or poplar cello backs...

60.00 per.  10 available.

These would also be suitable for

milling 3 nice unfigured viola

backs from

each block....

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#266:  A nice hand-split billet in

Redwood.  Tight grain in the center,

widening on the lower bout...

10” thick at the arch, 14” wide.

Scaled at 3 archtop guitars.

225.00.

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#325:  I have lots of these hand-split

Western Red Cedar billets, all split

from the same tree. 

Tight graining, perfect split,

even in color.  3” of thickness on the

arch.  Great for archtop guitars, or

resawing flattops...

100.00 per...

1000.00/dozen....

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#328:  A nice set of Sitka

milled in the 80’s for arch-

top guitar...

Wide grain---5-6 GPI or so...

75.00...

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#339:  A nice set of curly

Red maple for a Les Paul

top.  End-to-end book-

match, with authentic-

looking wormtrack...

I have lots of these...

65.00.

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#340:  A bookmatched cello

top in wide-grained Sitka

spruce, milled in 2004...

Each plate is 16.5” wise, so

I’m scaling these at 2 one-

piece cello tops.  They would

also make a two-piece cello,

plus 4 2-piece viola tops...

200.00.

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#341:  A nice set for cello in Sitka

spruce, milled in 2004...

Each plate is 2.75” thick, so you

can get 2 cellos out of this set...

150.00.

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