JimiH Posted August 27, 2017 Share Posted August 27, 2017 We recently moved our engineering department to another part of the building. During the move we threwย a lot out which was to include a big rubber backed workbench until I realised under the rubber was 2 inch thick mahogany ๐. Couldn't let that happen so I brought in my circular saw and now have 16 guitar blanks in my shed. Also enough edging to do the same amount of necks. The stuff must be 40+ years old kept at 20 deg C ๐ Some of them have 15mm holes in them which I guess I could fill. So some time in the future I plan a build โ๏ธ Regards Geoff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomteriffic Posted August 27, 2017 Share Posted August 27, 2017 Score!!! ย Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff R Posted August 27, 2017 Share Posted August 27, 2017 Pics? Sounds badass! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrettyMcgee Posted August 27, 2017 Share Posted August 27, 2017 Dang. Nice score! Love these type of stories. Pix! I briefly worked at company that producedย base board mouldings.ย They would toss obscene amounts of 1" eastern maple 2 to 4 foot shorts in the dumpster. Well, not for the 3 months I worked there! Every day I packed out a armful of neck blanks, hahah. That was over 15 years ago andย I still have a decent supply. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
django49 Posted August 27, 2017 Share Posted August 27, 2017 During the Depression and the years after (up to WW II), my grandfather worked in a defense warehouse in Kansas. Everything the government ordered----Guns, ammo, parts, routine supplies---Had to meet specs, which typically called for shipping crates and pallets made of prime hardwood lumber. Which largely meant oak, walnut, maple and similar USA sourced hardwoods. Probably hickory and some others too. And prime meant zero knots or defects. What did they do when they cracked open the crates? Toss it in a big pile....I guess if it was still there the following winter, they'd burn it. So, anyone that had a use for it could just stick it in their truck and take it. Jake saved the wood for future projects.....Stashed so much of it i"overhead" in his old garage that it (the garage) fell down. I think my nephew still has the rocking chair he made for me back in the 50s using some of that walnut. He and one of my uncles helped inspire my own woodworking impulses. But I sure would love to get walnut for free, rather than for $8 or more a board foot! Use it well! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimiH Posted August 28, 2017 Author Share Posted August 28, 2017 Great stories here, pics tomorrow ๐ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimiH Posted August 28, 2017 Author Share Posted August 28, 2017 Pics as promised ๐ ย Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
murkat Posted August 28, 2017 Share Posted August 28, 2017 ^ WoW. score. Dibs! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimiH Posted August 28, 2017 Author Share Posted August 28, 2017 Spent 5 mins with some wet and dryย should come up sweet ๐ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gorch Posted August 29, 2017 Share Posted August 29, 2017 That's a true score!ย Great wood you've got there. No need for a Shish any time soon Iย think. Or rather ask Mike to create something nice from it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crunchee Posted August 29, 2017 Share Posted August 29, 2017 Looks like you're in 'Hog' Heaven!ย ย Congrats on the snag, ya did good! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
burningyen Posted August 29, 2017 Share Posted August 29, 2017 Wow, score! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ARM OF HAMER Posted August 30, 2017 Share Posted August 30, 2017 ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย OLD WOOD IS GOOD WOOD! Nice save! Put it to good use............................... ย ย TIMBER! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northfield Posted August 30, 2017 Share Posted August 30, 2017 Great score!ย Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimiH Posted August 30, 2017 Author Share Posted August 30, 2017 Cheers guys, I'm now bingeing on guitar building YouTube vids. I know to take it slow and not aim too high. First build will be a tele and depending on how the body goes will depend if I make or buy the neck? ๐โ๏ธ Got myself a router and a template๐ Nothing fancy on the first one! geoff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cynic Posted August 30, 2017 Share Posted August 30, 2017 Regardless of the stockpile, I'd recommend buying the least expensive body blanks you can to use for the first couple practice rounds. ย No sense learning the hard way on 50 year old wood. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimiH Posted August 30, 2017 Author Share Posted August 30, 2017 Very true ๐ค Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimiH Posted August 30, 2017 Author Share Posted August 30, 2017 Templates bought and templates made with my new router ๐ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimiH Posted August 30, 2017 Author Share Posted August 30, 2017 Believe me when I say I do not do this lightly, research research test test measure measure cut ๐ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
burningyen Posted September 1, 2017 Share Posted September 1, 2017 Photobucket's no longer working for message board pic hosting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimiH Posted September 4, 2017 Author Share Posted September 4, 2017 Weird, it was working when I posted the above? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
murkat Posted September 4, 2017 Share Posted September 4, 2017 ^ well, you are playing by there rules. switch to http://imgur.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
burningyen Posted September 5, 2017 Share Posted September 5, 2017 Or if you have your own website, host your pics there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimiH Posted September 6, 2017 Author Share Posted September 6, 2017 Ok hopefully this works? https://imgur.com/gallery/HQGf0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
burningyen Posted September 6, 2017 Share Posted September 6, 2017 Yep. To embed, just right click on the image, copy the URL, and paste it here. Like so: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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