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PaddyD

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Posted: Mon Apr 17, 2006 9:13 pm

Cocobolo

Joined: Thu Jan 12, 2006 12:59 am
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Location: United Kingdom

my head is still spinning!!!

i just had a call from a guy who has been given the task of clearing his retired fathers house........

his father was a cabinet maker, and the guy reckons he has about 8 tonnes of wood that has been sitting there for the last 40 years.......

my zoot cave is gonna need some extending!!!

i'm gonna go over this afternoon and have a look, i will post pics of course!!

paddy

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Serge Poirier

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Posted: Mon Apr 17, 2006 10:16 pm

Brazilian Rosewood

Joined: Sun Dec 25, 2005 6:32 am
Posts: 7774
Location: Canada

The least we can say Paddy is that luck is on your side!

Can't wait to see pics of that new stash inside your zoot cave!

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ATaylor

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Posted: Tue Apr 18, 2006 2:57 am

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Posts: 227
Location: United States

Man Paddy! Keep the fingers crossed - there could be some serious wood in that stash. Looking forward to a report!

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PaddyD

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Posted: Tue Apr 18, 2006 3:42 am

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Location: United Kingdom

just got back,

well he wasnt telling lies, there really was 8 tonnes of wood, the only problem was it was almost all old furniture which had been taken apart, and it was a total mess so really hard to move around and check it out, but i managed to pick up some 100+ year old 1/4sawn mahogany tabletops, and other mahogany bits, a plank that will yield some 1pc electric bodys, acouple of logs of boxwood, but the best was a flitch cut yew tree, and it was the biggest yew tree i have seen, i have always wanted to get some yew backs and sides for a while, but all the timber i have seen has been full of knots and full of checks,

i looked like a coal miner after i had been rummaging through stacks of old furniture for a few hours, very interesting indeed!!

paddy

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old man

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Posted: Tue Apr 18, 2006 11:10 am

Brazilian Rosewood

Joined: Mon Jul 04, 2005 7:13 am
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Location: United States

Where ya gonna put it?

Ron

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Somewhere in the middle of Arkansas......

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Don Williams

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Posted: Tue Apr 18, 2006 11:38 am

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Location: United States

What? No Brazilian? Such a shame...

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ATaylor

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Posted: Tue Apr 18, 2006 12:33 pm

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Joined: Sat Dec 31, 2005 10:05 am
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Location: United States

Yew flitches big enough for tonewood? Heard of it in lutes but can't remember seeing a guitar made of it...

Sounds like a great score and a fun time.

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Cocephus

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Posted: Tue Apr 18, 2006 5:24 pm

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State: IN
Country: USA

Nice score, Paddy! I did the same a few years ago. Problem is, I didn`t know tonewood from construction grade 2x4`s back then.

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