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beautiful soft maple
Posted: Thu Apr 23, 2015 2:09 pm
by jartzh
I just got a tree that has the prettiest quilted and birdseye . I cut it into inch thick slabs 12" across. the longest is only 16".
anthing I can do with this?
Re: beautiful soft maple
Posted: Thu Apr 23, 2015 4:08 pm
by tippie53
can you post pics of it?
Re: beautiful soft maple
Posted: Thu Apr 23, 2015 4:12 pm
by MaineGeezer
A back for a mandolin?
Re: beautiful soft maple
Posted: Fri Apr 24, 2015 10:46 am
by jartzh
here are 3 pixs of 3 sides of a piece. I send the 3 side to show how pretty it is from each angle.
Wish I would have know that I would have tried to get them to cut me some longer pieces (they were removing the tree from a neighbors yard and cutting it into short chunks to carry.
Re: beautiful soft maple
Posted: Fri Apr 24, 2015 5:44 pm
by padma
Nice grain...but sorry ...me doubt you gonna even get a violin out of it.
Good for head plates, heal caps, possibly bridges....you know small bits and pieces.
Re: beautiful soft maple
Posted: Mon Apr 27, 2015 5:25 pm
by jartzh
if it would have been bigger , say 24" long. what could I have done with it for a guitar. is soft maple ok for the top ? I dont think its strong enough of the back and sides is it?