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sdsollod

Post subject: Where to get Richlite

Posted: Tue Sep 24, 2019 10:09 am

Koa

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Location: Raleigh, NC
First name: Steve
Last Name: Sollod
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Rather than buy Richlite fingerboards for $18... Where might I be able to buy a board at a reasonable price that I could cut out my own fingerboards, bridges, and binding? Any thoughts?

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Michaeldc

Post subject: Re: Where to get Richlite

Posted: Tue Sep 24, 2019 10:34 am

Koa

Joined: Sun Jun 22, 2014 1:45 pm
Posts: 1484
First name: Michael
Last Name: Colbert
City: Anacortes
State: WA
Focus: Build

sdsollod wrote:

Rather than buy Richlite fingerboards for $18... Where might I be able to buy a board at a reasonable price that I could cut out my own fingerboards, bridges, and binding? Any thoughts?

One option.

https://www.cuttingboardcompany.com/1-4 ... ing-board/

I get mine from a local CNC production shop that usually has scrap pieces. Call around.

M

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Clay S.

Post subject: Re: Where to get Richlite

Posted: Tue Sep 24, 2019 10:57 am

Brazilian Rosewood

Joined: Sun Mar 30, 2008 8:20 am
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The stuff I have is also scraps from a cabinet shop. I took some that was headed for the dumpster, but plenty of it went into the dumpster. The stuff I got was 2 inches thick and would require resawing to make fingerboards. It came in 5'X12' sheets and weighed close to 800 pounds.I've milled a bunch of that stuff with saws and routers and much prefer working with wood.
You might contact the local cabinet shop supplier and see if any cabinet shops have ordered any in your area. They would probably have "scraps" that would be big enough for lutherie uses.

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Tommy K

Post subject: Re: Where to get Richlite

Posted: Tue Sep 24, 2019 11:40 am

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Joined: Fri May 23, 2008 8:00 am
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First name: Tom
Last Name: Neal
City: Hudson
State: Illinois
Focus: Build
Status: Semi-pro

Here is where I bought mine.
https://intectural.com/product-category ... ickness=14

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RogerC108

Post subject: Re: Where to get Richlite

Posted: Wed Sep 25, 2019 3:26 pm

Cocobolo

Joined: Sun Jan 27, 2008 1:40 pm
Posts: 455
Location: Stillwater, Oklahoma
First name: Roger
State: Oklahoma
Focus: Build
Status: Amateur

Michaeldc wrote:

sdsollod wrote:

Rather than buy Richlite fingerboards for $18... Where might I be able to buy a board at a reasonable price that I could cut out my own fingerboards, bridges, and binding? Any thoughts?

One option.

https://www.cuttingboardcompany.com/1-4 ... ing-board/

I get mine from a local CNC production shop that usually has scrap pieces. Call around.

M

That's where I got mine from. You can order custom sized boards, and the price changes accordingly. I spent quite a bit of time calculating to get the best cost/board. A board size of 22.5" x 20" would yield 10 Tele fretboards at an average cost of only $9.77/board including shipping.

*EDIT* Just checking the site the site that Tom linked to above, they come out about .50 cheaper per board. You also get a larger slab to cut from, so you might be able to cut some bass boards out of it as well.

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