This is the main unknown Neck timber I have using from my recycled Piano for the last few years, thought it might have been some sort of Poplar?, but a recent comment on my first enquiry mention another recycled timber with a "Greenish Tinge and an Unpleasant Smell", not sure if it shows up in these pics, but definitely has a Green Tinge, the smell is not unpleasant, but more of a sweetish aroma, all comments and ideas will be more than appreciated!!!
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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!
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.
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!
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.
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.
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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You sound like me Dave, I go into somewhere to buy one bit of Timber, and come out with about 10 bits!!!!!!!!!
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.
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!
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.
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.
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