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Post by John Maddison » Wed Feb 18, 2009 11:25 am

Hi All

While newbie ANZLF member Peter Young is in training to do his own posts he asked if I could put these couple of pics up to see if anyone can figure out what he's used for the Back & Sides in his latest creation:


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Replies to this thread are welcomed, or if you want to contact Pete about anything you can access his private email via his Great Southern Lutherie page.

Nine more sleeps till Playmakers! :)

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Post by DarwinStrings » Wed Feb 18, 2009 11:47 am

Hmmm guessing from pics...difficult but I'll have a stab at Gum tree either Regnans or delegatensis.

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Post by DarwinStrings » Wed Feb 18, 2009 12:03 pm

Talking about guessing I have some wood that I am fairly sure comes from the U.S.A. it came along with some cherry that i bought as a small lot of offcuts and wonder if anyone might recognize it.

The top is backsaw the bottom quarter, the pic is in daylight and wood is dry exept for the drop of sweat.

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Post by Richard » Wed Feb 18, 2009 12:22 pm

Yeah, it's got that alpine ash sort of look to its figuring:

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Post by Kim » Wed Feb 18, 2009 12:29 pm

John,

I'll have a stab at figured Wandoo.

Jim,

The image of the flatsawn looks a bit like well oxidised cherry, I,ve seen some that peachie colour

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Post by Bob Connor » Wed Feb 18, 2009 12:40 pm

I'm with you Kim.

I've got a set of Wandoo and it looks very similar.
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Post by Paul B » Wed Feb 18, 2009 1:26 pm

It's a Eucalypt of some kind. I've got an old fence post that looks exactly the same. Dunno the name of my bit either.

Eucalyptus fencepostius ?
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Post by DarwinStrings » Wed Feb 18, 2009 2:02 pm

If it is Wandoo does that mean I still win the guitar as I did say "gum tree" as my first option. I hope so cause I have already gone out and bought a case for it.

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Post by sebastiaan56 » Wed Feb 18, 2009 4:34 pm

Queensland Maple, just to be different.....
make mine fifths........
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Post by TimS » Wed Feb 18, 2009 7:56 pm

My lips are sealed
[url]http://www.australiantonewoods.com[/url]
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Post by kiwigeo » Wed Feb 18, 2009 8:33 pm

Alpine Ash
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Post by Mr K » Wed Feb 18, 2009 9:44 pm

Hi all , I've visited here a few times and vastly improved my knowledge of guitar making by doing so .I should thank you all for sharing .
This is my first post here and my guess is 'Silver Ash"
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Post by Stu » Wed Feb 18, 2009 10:26 pm

Welcome aboard Mark :) 'tis a small little world we live in !!!

I reckon Alpine ash, although the pics of the sides show a little more of a golden colouration I'd expect to see in Qld maple.


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Post by Larry Davis » Wed Feb 18, 2009 11:59 pm

Looks a lot like Movingue also known as Nigerian satinwood.
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Post by Dennis Leahy » Thu Feb 19, 2009 3:10 pm

I'm going to go with "bound with Ebony", and if I win, I'd love a set of that curly dragonfly wing Wandoo Ash Satinwood stuff.

Oh, and Jim, that there is Cherry. I'd bet a large pile of mashed potatoes on that one.

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Post by DarwinStrings » Thu Feb 19, 2009 4:17 pm

Ok thanks very much. Obviously you wouldn't risk loosing your mashed potatoes.

So the other wood in the pile is red oak. the guy who sold it to me said the red oak was the cherry and i just though .....oh its looks alot like oak :D . Now I'm sorted out I'll just have to work out what to use it for.

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Post by Runn3r » Thu Feb 19, 2009 11:31 pm

...looks to me like mountain ash....

...nah ...maybe tassie oak...right jim?! :D
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Post by John Maddison » Thu Feb 19, 2009 11:55 pm

We're getting warmer!! ... so many good guesses.

Think 'gum' ... think 'Tasmania'
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Post by Dennis Leahy » Fri Feb 20, 2009 5:55 am

John FM wrote:We're getting warmer!! ... so many good guesses.

Think 'gum' ... think 'Tasmania'
Eucalyptus globulus?

Give us a bigger hint, like tell us the genus and make up a word that rhymes with the species. :roll: :lol:

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Post by Bob Connor » Fri Feb 20, 2009 7:11 am

Eucalyptus Viminalis
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Post by John Maddison » Fri Feb 20, 2009 8:01 am

Dennis Leahy wrote: Eucalyptus globulus?
Well done, Dennis ... Tassie Bluegum it is :)
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Post by Dennis Leahy » Fri Feb 20, 2009 1:34 pm

John FM wrote:
Dennis Leahy wrote: Eucalyptus globulus?
Well done, Dennis ... Tassie Bluegum it is :)
John, shall I PM you with my address? I believe the standard prize package for a correct guess on the ANZLF is either a high-grade B&S set, or dried dingo dung - your choice.

Be nice!

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Post by kiwigeo » Fri Feb 20, 2009 8:03 pm

Nice try Dennis. The prize is in fact the Ozzie equivalent of a Tub o' Lard....a Tub o' Marg :)
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Post by DarwinStrings » Fri Feb 20, 2009 8:04 pm

Bugga...want to buy that dreadnought case Dennis I have no use for it now.

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Post by Dennis Leahy » Sat Feb 21, 2009 2:16 am

The figure in the guitar and the overall execution are so dazzling that it is hard to pull my eyes off the images to read the words. So, it's not surprising that it didn't sink in that this is not John's guitar, but Pete's.

Now, that's a different story altogether. So, I checked the ANZLF Rules For Guessing Contests 2009 handbook, and found this on page 327, subchapter D Bloody Fair Dinkum Prize Allocation, in paragraph 9 : "If a bloke or a sheila asks a mate to display images for them, then the winning guesser is allowed to choose his or her own prize from among the following: 1.) one kilogram of dried dingo dung; 2.) a "sleepover" with Miranda Kerr; 3.) the actual object in the contest images

Well, my personal collection of dingo dung is completely full - not another millimeter of space in the display case. A night with Miranda Kerr sounds lovely, but the next day my wife would force me at gunpoint to eat my own genitalia and my entire collection of dingo dung, before executing me. So, the only intelligent choice is to select the guitar itself as the prize.

Pete, please contact Jim and see if we can get a deal on that case. Pack the guitar very carefully, please, and ship directly to me. I'll PM my address.

Thanks!

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