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imported_Schroeder
10-27-2005, 04:17 AM
Here are a couple of photos of my latest acquisition. I was given a tip by my very resourceful friend Stu about a Braz neck blank at a certain wood dealer. So I called and something the dealer said led me to believe that he had more. And he did...

A couple hundred pounds of old growth Brazilian RW that has been around for 35+ years. Now it has its issues in places and I am not sure how much will be useable for solid necks but I am thinking that I will be able to get as many as 10-12 solid one piece neck blanks out of this lot of wood. For reference almost all of these pieces are 12/4 (or 3") thick and 36" long. The very long piece on the floor is actually 88". There are going to be some beautiful necks out of this group of wood. I may set a few pieces aside also for acoustic back/side sets if I can.

FYI - While not the darkest Braz i have seen, these pics show the wood a lot lighter than in person. Also, when the wood is planed it will darken.

http://www.schroederguitars.com/p/images/Merchandise/Braz1.gif
http://www.schroederguitars.com/p/images/Merchandise/Braz2.gif
http://www.schroederguitars.com/p/images/Merchandise/Braz3.gif
imported_Big Mike
10-27-2005, 12:35 PM
Whoooo. You're making them Crackwood whores happy there dude! :shock:
imported_dave_graham
10-27-2005, 03:27 PM
lovely wood, mate...just lovely.

dave
imported_WHY_U_TRY
10-27-2005, 04:54 PM
BRW Hard-On here :lol:
imported_Quinny
10-27-2005, 05:53 PM
Looks like some nice stuff Jason. Just how dark do you think the darkest piece will be?

Q.
imported_Layne
10-27-2005, 06:41 PM
Sick! :shock: I think I need a defibrillator!
imported_vangit
10-27-2005, 07:22 PM
Looks like some nice stuff Jason. Just how dark do you think the darkest piece will be?

Q.

You mean the second darkest :D I did find the stuff after all :wink:
imported_Schroeder
10-27-2005, 08:00 PM
Hey Niall,
I will know when I plane it how dark it will be. At this point it is pretty rough!! I need to figure out the best way to slice it up first. I will let you guys know how the milling comes out.
E-mail me to discuss some options though!
Jason

Stu - did I ever say thank you?! You rock man....
imported_Bryan
10-30-2005, 03:04 PM
If you have enough white RW for a FB I might have to buy it for when I can afford another guitar.. :D
imported_Schroeder
11-01-2005, 12:39 AM
If you have enough white RW for a FB I might have to buy it for when I can afford another guitar.. :D

Bryan, most definitely man! There will quite a bit of sapwood after it is milled. Might be an untapped resource!!
imported_vangit
11-01-2005, 01:01 AM
If you have enough white RW for a FB I might have to buy it for when I can afford another guitar.. :D

Cool idea Bryan. White BRW board sounds cool.
imported_Benster
02-18-2006, 07:16 AM
Cool!

Jason, make me a BRW Baseball bat, rocking chair and kitchen table. thanks! 8)
imported_Big Mike
02-18-2006, 08:43 PM
If you have enough white RW for a FB I might have to buy it for when I can afford another guitar.. :D

Cool idea Bryan. White BRW board sounds cool.

Looks good too. I've seen it done.
imported_sleepingtiger
02-20-2006, 05:43 AM
Ant pix of "white" rosewood?
imported_kev
02-21-2006, 08:36 PM
Ant pix of "white" rosewood?

Not to steal Jason's thunder, and no intention of spam, but here's an example:

http://www.thornguitargallery.com/galleryhtm/navajo.htm

Kev