AAAAA Flame maple in my back yard...almost

[brentrocks]

Re: AAAAA Flame maple in my back yard...almost

stop talking and go get the piece of wood AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH LMAO.

my neighbor isnt home yet....lol

[Wonker]

Re: AAAAA Flame maple in my back yard...almost

Just ask him for it. Tell him what you'd like to do with it.

[Mr 9finger]

Re: AAAAA Flame maple in my back yard...almost

Almost looks like it has some spalting in it as well. That could be a very cool top! I say go for it!

It'll have to be debarked and kiln dried to be usable for a guitar. Someone with a good size band saw should be able to cut it to size for you though.

[bluesbend]

Re: AAAAA Flame maple in my back yard...almost

i havent been into my neighbors yard yet to measure it yet....isnt a normal billet like 24 long by 2 inches thick by 16 inches wide?

then it is split and bookmatched?

That's after the wood has been dried, and cut to whterver size the billet ends up being.
I have Alder billets out in the shop that are 20X10X2.25 for bodys and a AAAA maple billet that is 24X7.75X2.25 for bookmatching tops.

[WhoFan]

Re: AAAAA Flame maple in my back yard...almost

when a tree falls in the forrest... we all see more guitars LOL

[TheLivingDead]

Re: AAAAA Flame maple in my back yard...almost

That's pretty nice lookin'! I hope you're able to get it.

[brentrocks]

Re: AAAAA Flame maple in my back yard...almost

I finally made it over to my neighbors back yard last night and unfortunately the log is only 16 inches long...to make workable guitar top billets it needed to be at least 24 inches long.



Oh well, it was worth a try.

[Nagash]

Re: AAAAA Flame maple in my back yard...almost

This one's a no brainer.

DO IT