the biggest piece of poplar i have EVER seen

robert(original) · Post by **robert(original)** » Sun Apr 20, 2008 9:08 pm

got this the other day. its fucking huge,
taller than i am and wider, not thicker tho(thank god)
pretty reasonably priced too! 60 bucks for this thing, its just a pain cuz i will have to cut it up myself and its 2 and 1/2 inches thick so i will have to thickness sand it a bit.

boyecho · Post by **boyecho** » Sun Apr 20, 2008 9:09 pm

ah shit. wish you had this a week ago!!

robert(original) · Post by **robert(original)** » Sun Apr 20, 2008 9:11 pm

you want poplar instead?
i made one of ash for you but its no biggie im sure that at some point or another someone will want a jazzy out of ash.
i also got some really nice basswood, it has some great grain definition.

More Cowbell · Post by **More Cowbell** » Sun Apr 20, 2008 9:14 pm

You have any wood working shops near by? Like a furniture making company? You could probably stop by and ask them if they have a large plaining machine, and if they would run your wood through it a take off some thickness?

robert(original) · Post by **robert(original)** » Sun Apr 20, 2008 9:23 pm

i have a thickness sander 18x36
basically if someone wants something out of it i will cut a piece off with the table saw and then run it thru for about an 1 hour.
its wierd that poplar and basswood are pretty much the same thing but poplar always has an ugly green/mint tint to it.

luke · Post by **luke** » Sun Apr 20, 2008 9:25 pm

You should so make a one piece guitar.

robert(original) · Post by **robert(original)** » Sun Apr 20, 2008 9:27 pm

my friend in st. lious made a tele out of 1 piece of wood, said it was pretty tricky, i got to see it before he fretted it and dropped in the electronics.
i wanted to make a guitar out of a solid piece of mohogany but then i realized that it would be retarded and scrapped the idea, instead i did the neck thru thing.

Ninja Mike 808 · Post by **Ninja Mike 808** » Sun Apr 20, 2008 11:01 pm

One piece of mahogany would be amazing. If you made a LP type you could sell it for mad dough on the LP forums.

boyecho · Post by **boyecho** » Sun Apr 20, 2008 11:42 pm

my original idea was for poplar. because i love my poplar strat. my basswood instruments dent and chip too easily. i know you say polar and basswood are identical... but that makes me wonder what the hell cheap crap basswood is used in some of my guitars...

but if you already did the ash, it's no big deal at all. i've never had an ash guitar. just not looking forward to grain filling

Ninja Mike 808 · Post by **Ninja Mike 808** » Mon Apr 21, 2008 12:17 am

boyecho wrote:my original idea was for poplar. because i love my poplar strat. my basswood instruments dent and chip too easily. i know you say polar and basswood are identical... but that makes me wonder what the hell cheap crap basswood is used in some of my guitars...

but if you already did the ash, it's no big deal at all. i've never had an ash guitar. just not looking forward to grain filling

Most woods can be different quality, even within the tree it's self. That's why Fender can have a Squire Alder body for $100 and another for $1000... From what I've read, the part of the country it comes from also makes a huge difference.

robert(original) · Post by **robert(original)** » Mon Apr 21, 2008 12:31 am

generally all domestic hardwoods are from the north/western part of the u.s. and canada.
the paint chip thing is becuz of the poly paint, not the wood.
like the j.s. paint and other fenders from that era chip fairly easily.

boyecho · Post by **boyecho** » Mon Apr 21, 2008 12:41 am

robert(original) wrote:generally all domestic hardwoods are from the north/western part of the u.s. and canada.
the paint chip thing is becuz of the poly paint, not the wood.
like the j.s. paint and other fenders from that era chip fairly easily.

all my guitars are poly though. :\
it's just seemed that my squier venus, my new mosrite, and both my old ibanezes, all basswood, have gotten the most damage of any guitar. maybe ti's just how japan paints their guitar.s

iCEByTes · Post by **iCEByTes** » Mon Apr 21, 2008 1:58 am

holy shit dude

dodgedartdave · Post by **dodgedartdave** » Mon Apr 21, 2008 2:39 am

where did you find that?

I'm always in search of boards like that!!!

robert(original) · Post by **robert(original)** » Mon Apr 21, 2008 3:59 am

northwest lumber in indianapolis indiana, they have a site.... somewhere
you guys usually use 2 peice right?
is that just becuz you buy a long board and cut it in half?

boyecho · Post by **boyecho** » Mon Apr 21, 2008 4:17 am

my cousin is in indy. maybe i'll have to get him to scour the yards for me.

dodgedartdave · Post by **dodgedartdave** » Mon Apr 21, 2008 4:32 am

robert(original) wrote:northwest lumber in indianapolis indiana, they have a site.... somewhere
you guys usually use 2 peice right?
is that just becuz you buy a long board and cut it in half?

sometimes we make one piece. boards that are 12 inches or wider are really hard to come by. We buy a lot of 10 inch wide boards. How wide is your piece? 15 inches? It's be nice to get boards wide enough to make a jazzy/jag. Those bodies take a piece that are about 14 inches...