Need a piece of Mahogany

[Junk420]

Hey there everyone,

I am working up the courage and experience to build my own bass down the road.

I decided to start off by tearing apart and re-building an old Epiphone Les Paul Special II that my friend gave to me. I will have some questions a little down the road, (if its worth repairing a slightly damaged neck and most likely some help with wiring) but here are my plans.

I want to delete the neck pick-up and replace the bridge with an EMG ALX HZ pick-up and switch. http://www.musiciansfriend.com/acces...bucker-abq-set

I need to get my hands on a piece of mahogany so I can shape it to fill in where the neck pick up used to sit. Anywhere else out here where I have found some aren't quite dry enough and not really suitable for what I want to do.

If anyone is/was building a bass out of mahogany and wants to ship a chunk to the great white north, it would be greatly appreciated. I would safely say a piece 6 inches wide by 10 inches to a foot long at least. I know I'll be doing it twice, as I normally screw up and then learn from my mistakes.

Message me and I can pay for the shipment via Paypal.

Thank you!

Shawn

[HaMMerHeD]

LMI has....

WHMH12

heel blank, Honduran Mahogany,
12 x 3 x 1"

In Stock

$12.70

http://www.lmii.com/CartTwo/thirdpro...us+Heel+Blocks

Get two.

[Junk420]

I had no idea this website existed, thanks a lot!

[Junk420]

Scratch that. They wont ship that type of wood to Canada.

Anyone else have any ideas?

[davens]

Where are you located?
Exotic woods (burlington ON) ships, as well as A&M
http://www.exotic-woods.com/category...ring--shipping
http://www.amwoodinc.com/ordering
I've bought locally from both, can't comment on how economical they are with shipping though.

[HaMMerHeD]

For slightly less, LMI sells African Mahogany bits, which can be shipped outside the US.


http://www.lmii.com/CartTwo/thirdpro...us+Heel+Blocks

Item number WHAM (the last item in the Mahogany list)

[FBB Custom]

not knowing where in Canadia you are, I suggest looking on Google Maps, woodfinder, or in the yellowpages for "hardwoods". Mahogany is not a terribly hard wood to find as hardwoods go, and many places will sell offcuts for next to nothing. You might even find a place that sells mahogany decking and see if they have anything.

[Junk420]

Thanks for the tips guys, I'll check them out tonight.

I didn't realize my location wasn't there. I just moved to Cornwall, Ontario. I moved from a small town North of Toronto and I'll be back in the area this weekend. Burlington isn't far from where I'll be, I'll try and stop by this weekend.

[mikebpeters]

You aren't far for Ottawa where I know of a great little wood shop - KJP Select Hardwoods

[Junk420]

Originally Posted by mikebpeters

You aren't far for Ottawa where I know of a great little wood shop - KJP Select Hardwoods

Sweet, I go there all the time for work. I'll check it out

Thanks!

[Nidan]

http://bowriverwoods.com/ is canadian , and they are great folks to work with , I 've gotten several sets from them