[QUOTE=kiwigeo] I still think it came from Tims scarey wood collection. QWhere exactly did
you get the munchwood?[/QUOTE]
Well Martin and anyone else interested,
I posted this set partly to disprove the common misconception out there that Aussie blackwood is much lighter in colour than Koa, as you can see this is not always the case.
This is old growth chocolate brown stuff from a board that was about 8' long x 14" wide but only <1/2" (10 to 12mm) thick. I got it from a guy who had scrounged it years ago from a mill in Tassi to use for small boxes but decided it was of no use to him. It was quite badly twisted and cupped when I got and apparently destine for scrap so I only paid $10.00AU for it.
After wetting it down for a while I then racked it out, it took about a year stacked under some big thick HEAVY slabs of Jarrah to press it flat enough to resaw. The board had deep chainsaw gouges in various places along it's length that made it just too thin in those particular areas (sub 5mm) to book-match and also there was some dead knots here and there along the board that needed to be avoided.
All in all I was fortunate to be able to convert it to 2 full B/S sets a few bridges and some head-plates but it was certainly worth the effort, it's a pretty bit of wood don't you think and it taps like glass.
Whilst I was at it, I managed to get 2 x 8" x <1/2" x 8' boards of plainer grade blackwood from the same bloke. These were remnants from a veneering plant so I resawed them as well and ended the day with 5 full sets and sundries. Some of the plainer stuff is just that but will work good for a more embellished guitar, as apposed to the chocolate brown stuff pictured for which I will let the wood do the talking.
Here is an image of the other chocolate set and a smaller one showing the chainsaw gouges, don't know what was going on there??
Cheers All and thanks for your input.
Kim
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