wood aquisitions

[airrick]

where can i get relitvly oversized body and neck blanks, or would it be smart to find a local lumberyard and get the wood there (where i could get a larger size)

[Rodent]

take a stroll over to the Gallery Hardwoods forum and then drop a note to Larry Davis. Larry's d'man when it comes to wood

you will need to have your roughout dimensions available, as he'll need to know what size blanks to cut for you

all the best,

R

[Suburban]

Don't overlook the local alternatives!
I'm certain that Larry can egt you the wood you want, but it may be that it's just as available nextdoor - which in that casse is much better.

[airrick]

for a local alternitives, what type of places should i look for, just lumber yards of what?

[nateo]

Lumber yards are a good place to start. Ask the folks who work there what kind of hardwoods they carry and, if they don't carry anything, where you might find some. The young kids stocking shelves likely won't know anything, but if you ask around you should be able to find someone who does woodworking as a hobby and will know what direction to point you in.

Failing that, there's always the phone book. Try looking under "wood" and see what you find. If you can (and if you have one), contact your local woodworker's guild. In my experience that's the best place to learn about the local woodworking scene. If the guys in the woodworker's guild can't point you to a local supplier then one doesn't exist.

-Nate

[Basschair]

Excellent advice.

I've spoken to a few of the guys at my "local" Woodcrafts, and once we get down to wood, they usually have some good hookups, and are usually cool about sharing. Either that, or they know a guy who does instrument work, and will give names/numbers.

I've also gone the yellowpages route, and that worked as well. What's funny is that I live in an area that is literally surrounded with walnut groves, yet my walnut body wood purchases ended up going through Larry (he gave me a bit of friendly ribbing about how the last body set was from my town, while he's about 600 miles from me ).

Originally Posted by nateo

Lumber yards are a good place to start. Ask the folks who work there what kind of hardwoods they carry and, if they don't carry anything, where you might find some. The young kids stocking shelves likely won't know anything, but if you ask around you should be able to find someone who does woodworking as a hobby and will know what direction to point you in.

Failing that, there's always the phone book. Try looking under "wood" and see what you find. If you can (and if you have one), contact your local woodworker's guild. In my experience that's the best place to learn about the local woodworking scene. If the guys in the woodworker's guild can't point you to a local supplier then one doesn't exist.

-Nate

[erikbojerik]

This is a good site to use, which will for the most part steer you away from all the places that are "lumber yards" but really sell only construction-grade pine.

http://www.woodfinder.com/

[Basschair]

Would anyone object to me getting this thread added to the FAQs?

[Fasoldt Basses]

Not really, Go ahead!