NL5
Unpossible!
Can anybody identify this wood?
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Guitarer
New member
Looks like Bubinga with alder lines.
NL5
Unpossible!
Track Rat
Just Your Average Sized Member
Looks like morning wood to me
Nick The Man
New member
Zaphod B
Raccoons-Be-Gone, Inc.
Whatever it is, my wood is much harder.
And lasts longer.
And lasts longer.
MadAudio
Damned if I do
Whatever it is, my wood is much harder.
And lasts longer.
Viagra? We don't need no stinking Viagra!
Zaphod B
Raccoons-Be-Gone, Inc.
Damned straight! (hahahahahaha)Viagra? We don't need no stinking Viagra!
normalizer
useless
it's quilted bubbinga as far as i can tell from that picture.
MadAudio
Damned if I do
NL5
Unpossible!
Thanks guys!
It looks like it's quilted Bubinga with a light gold or gold poly coat on it. I think that's why it has a reddish hue instead of flat brown.
It looks like it's quilted Bubinga with a light gold or gold poly coat on it. I think that's why it has a reddish hue instead of flat brown.
muttley600
Banned
I'ts impossible to positively identify a timber with absolute certainty unless your up close and even then it's not easy without being able to examine it minutely.
It does look like Bubinga. Bubinga comes in many flavors and the look depends on how it's cut and the degree of wavy grain. The curly type of bubinga is often referred to as Kevasingo. Strictly speaking they are the same but the kavasingo implies a rotary or crown cut which shows off the wild grain pattern.
Bubinga also varies in colour from dark brown to a pinkish red. The redder it is the more highly prized by wood turners and cabinet makers.
It does look like Bubinga. Bubinga comes in many flavors and the look depends on how it's cut and the degree of wavy grain. The curly type of bubinga is often referred to as Kevasingo. Strictly speaking they are the same but the kavasingo implies a rotary or crown cut which shows off the wild grain pattern.
Bubinga also varies in colour from dark brown to a pinkish red. The redder it is the more highly prized by wood turners and cabinet makers.
tarnationsauce2
Welcome to the jungle.
I have a rosewood burl snare that looks very similar. But my snare has more tiny knots, or dark spots.
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tom18222
yes
looks like an ugly bass to me
muttley600
Banned
Those tiny knots typify burr or burl timbers. Thats not a burr or burl timber. Burrs occur when there is a lot of interlocking grain and many tiny twigs and branches growing from that area of the tree. You can often spot them as the bowl shape that forms around the base of old specimens. Most burr is cut for veneer or wood turning. You can get burrs of various types for guitar making but it comes at a hefty price depending on species. Your snare is most likely veneered.
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ggunn
Crystal Flavolian
looks like an ugly bass to me
Eye of the beholder, I guess. I had the opposite reaction.
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tom18222
yes
i'm more of a "traditionalist", so to speak. strats, les pauls. jazz basses and p basses, thats all i really like. i do like gibson es 335s, but i'm not into wierd shaped instruments and stuff.
fraserhutch
Flypaper for freaks
Whatever it is, my wood is much harder.
And lasts longer.
It should be - you hand polish it enough.......
