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Jimmy Caldwell

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Posted: Tue Dec 27, 2005 9:29 am

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For those of you who've built a few with adi tops, who really has the best stuff on a consistent basis?

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LanceK

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Posted: Tue Dec 27, 2005 10:25 am

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City: Vandercook Lake
State: Michigan
Zip/Postal Code: 49203
Country: USA
Focus: Build
Status: Semi-pro

Steve at Colonial -

Ive gotten some good red spruce tops from him.

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tippie53

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Posted: Tue Dec 27, 2005 10:49 am

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I have only high end stuff. I also have a few sets of bear claw Adi and all my tops will have matching bracing stock from the same board.
prices start at $150
John Hall
Blues Creek Guitars

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spruce

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Posted: Tue Dec 27, 2005 11:51 am

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"I also have a few sets of bear claw Adi..."

Hi John....
Could you comment on bearclaw in Adirondack?

How often do you see it in the cambium when selecting logs?

Do you think it is in some parts of the Adi range and not others?

The reason I'm asking is that I'm a real bearclaw hound, and never
ran into a nicely figured bearclaw Adi log, whether good splitting or not...

I was mostly looking at logs in the NY Adirondacks, Vermont, and Maine...

Thanks!

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tippie53

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Posted: Tue Dec 27, 2005 2:34 pm

Koa

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    My supplier has been cutting logs for over 10 years and it was the first time he saw it. He had about 20 sets. I got most and Dace nichols of NY got some. They bearclaw is different than sitka in that it is so much more finer but often looks like doves.
     Bear claw is actually caused by some kind of damgage to the try as I am told. Not sure all I know is it is very rare.
   I will try and get a pic in here tomorrow
john

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spruce

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Posted: Tue Dec 27, 2005 3:00 pm

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"They bearclaw is different than sitka in that it is so much more finer but
often looks like doves. "

Well, it really varies in Sitka as well, from tiny dimples to 12" long lightning
bolts...

"Bear claw is actually caused by some kind of damgage to the try as I am
told."

I'd bet on genetics, but who knows?
Another lovely mystery...

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old man

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Posted: Tue Dec 27, 2005 3:27 pm

Brazilian Rosewood

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John, do you have a list anywhere that shows what all products you sell? I can't find many different items on the web site, unless I just don't know where to look

Ron

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ggdelazzer

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Posted: Tue Dec 27, 2005 8:11 pm

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[QUOTE=spruce] "They bearclaw is different than sitka in that it is so much more finer but
often looks like doves. "

Well, it really varies in Sitka as well, from tiny dimples to 12" long lightning
bolts...

"Bear claw is actually caused by some kind of damgage to the try as I am
told."

I'd bet on genetics, but who knows?
Another lovely mystery...[/QUOTE]

I'd also bet on genetics... may bear claws be an expression of aborted branches running under the bark?

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spruce

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Posted: Wed Dec 28, 2005 5:25 am

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Lovely pics, ggdelazzer!

Illustrates very nicely why we call it "bearclaw"...

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ggdelazzer

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Posted: Wed Dec 28, 2005 9:41 am

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tippie53

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Posted: Wed Dec 28, 2005 9:50 am

Koa

Joined: Thu Feb 17, 2005 3:38 pm
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My designer says the new website will soon be up. Thank God. I have most in ebay as tippie53. If there is anything particluar let me know I can send info and pic for you.

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