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01-03-2019, 07:35 PM
TZK321

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Originally Posted by gauge105

It's a beautiful wood to work with, but probably too heavy to build a body from.

Maybe you could use a this as a veneer or cap over a lighter species of wood.
02-03-2019, 03:58 AM
FrankenWashie

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Originally Posted by TZK321

Maybe you could use a this as a veneer or cap over a lighter species of wood.

I was thinking fretboard tbh.
02-03-2019, 07:23 AM
gauge105

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Originally Posted by FrankenWashie

I was thinking fretboard tbh.

I've got a local timber supplier in perth (The Timber Bloke) that I get sheoak from, I'm happy to help you find a suitable piece... but what are the regulations on posting wood interstate?

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02-03-2019, 05:08 PM
Marty C

Damn, I like that. Nice job
02-03-2019, 06:06 PM
FrankenWashie

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Originally Posted by gauge105

I've got a local timber supplier in perth (The Timber Bloke) that I get sheoak from, I'm happy to help you find a suitable piece... but what are the regulations on posting wood interstate?

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I’m not sure, I get stuff in from Qld and Vic all the time with no issues. I’ll check for WA. It I’m not aware of any issues other than certain fruit and veg.
if it’s all good, I’d be grateful for a set of eyes over there
02-03-2019, 06:25 PM
DarkMark

Thanks for bringing The Timber Bloke to my attention (Wish I knew about them six months ago). Might have to find an excuse to head down there.
02-03-2019, 06:36 PM
gauge105

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Originally Posted by DarkMark

Thanks for bringing The Timber Bloke to my attention (Wish I knew about them six months ago). Might have to find an excuse to head down there.

It's totally worth taking a drive down to Naval Base to check out their stock. They've got a pretty good range of timber in the showroom, the pricing on the rough cut timber is really good

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02-03-2019, 06:39 PM
gauge105

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Originally Posted by FrankenWashie

I’m not sure, I get stuff in from Qld and Vic all the time with no issues. I’ll check for WA. It I’m not aware of any issues other than certain fruit and veg.
if it’s all good, I’d be grateful for a set of eyes over there

I was planning on taking a ride over there maybe next weekend to find a good bit of sheoak for my tailpiece.

Let me know what you're looking for.

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02-03-2019, 06:52 PM
DarkMark

I’ve just ‘liked’ The Timber Bloke on Facebook FW. Igor will want to check it out.
03-03-2019, 09:50 PM
Tadhg

WA has some really strict import quarantine (I've got a mate who drove his caravan to the NT, shipped it home on a truck, then got fined because he'd left his WA-purchased jar of honey in it!), but nothing on export. There should be no issue with shipping timber from WA.
30-06-2019, 01:59 PM
gauge105

So it's been a while since I've had some time to work on this project, finally got around to routing out the body for the tail piece.

Picked up a nice piece of sheoak from The Timber Bloke yesterday that will be used for the tail piece. The plan is to end up with a semi-thru body like the 3rd picture, with adjustable saddles similar to the 4th picture.https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...3befea62c9.jpg https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...e33f591284.jpg https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...22ed7edbd6.jpg https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...1d6993b5aa.jpg

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03-07-2020, 07:30 AM
freney

Did you ever do any more on this, gauge105? I love that Stradi design, am thinking of trying something similar, and I'd love to know what stuff-ups to avoid how you got on.

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