We have included a currency converter on our pages for your convenience. Get the best deals on maple craft woodworking lumber and find everything youll need to make your crafting ideas come to life with. Ive heardread many rumors about how this may be a superthin veneer or laminate over mahogany or a layer of alder. Quilted maple veneer and flame maple veneer youtube. Burr oak veneer, english burr walnut veneer, american burr walnut veneer, burr maple veneer, burr ash veneer, burr madrona veneer, burr maple veneer, brown burr oak veneer, amboyna burr veneer, poplar burr veneer, burr elm veneer. These curly maple wood veneer sheets are known by many names including flame, tiger, and fiddleback maple. Use dewaxed shellac for your best clear finish on curly maple. Lot 2 pcs heavy figured canadian flame maple veneer. We understand that some people want to see a picture before purchasing so as time allows we post some of our available tops below. Veneer tech white maple wood veneer plain sliced 10 mil 4 x 8 maple wood veneer rotary spliced 2x8 10 mil sheet.
International postage and import charges paid to pitney bowes inc. However, since wood veneer is a natural product, even book matched veneer sheets will have subtle differences between them. Flamed timborana bookmatched veneer electric guitar bass. Learn more opens in a new window or tab international postage paid to pitney bowes inc. Unfollow bookmatched veneer to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. Quilted, flame, fiddleback and curly maple guitar tops.
Pete skjold shows off enhanced quilted maple top youtube. No matter what youre looking for or where you are in the world, our global marketplace of sellers can help you find unique and affordable options. Aj, in my limited experience i have used flamed maple veneer for a guitar face and was not too impressed with it. Customs and history basone guitars and repair shop. All lumber is custom picked to insure wood quality, the best of figure and is kiln dried 6% to 8% moisture content. Alibaba offers 1,078 flame maple wood suppliers, and flame maple wood manufacturers, distributors, factories, companies. Azul copper, mottled copper, verde copper, flamed koa, flamed maple. We provide the service to lay up veneer sheets to various substrates and in various sizes. Flame maple wood suppliers, manufacturer, distributor. Maple veneer for my project guitar electric guitars. A highly figured electric guitar top whether quilted maple or flame maple is the showcase of your guitar. The thing that impressed me most about this kit is the 14 inch thick maple cap. For over 50 years weve been offering superior custom selected kiln dried figured hardwoods such as curly maple, curly cherry, curly red oak, curly yellow birch, etc.
Jan 30, 2018 quilted maple veneer and flame maple veneer. The real beauty of a great curly maple veneer can be seen without any special finish. Bookmatching is the practice of matching two or more wood or stone surfaces, so that two adjoining surfaces mirror each other, giving the impression of an opened book as applied to wood, bookmatching is usually done with veneer produced in one of several ways, but can also be done with solid wood. Of all the basic clear topcoats you can choose from, dewaxed shellac provides a surprising chatoyance that you just dont get with other finishes. This effect is often mistakenly said to be part of the grain of the wood. The figure, which occurs in less than 1 in 25 logs, contains crossgrain shimmering ripples where cell orientation is balanced but uneven. Learn more opens in a new window or tab any international postage and import charges are paid in part to pitney bowes inc. Those are 2300% what the exact pattern labeled tiger or quilt gets. This one has a 2 piece mahogany body which is capped with a one piece mahogany veneer.
I started this mahoganyquilted maple guitar over a year ago. How to do a sweet book matched veneer top on a strat. William griffith, head of the griffith school of music in atlanta, ga. Gotoh locking tuners, gibson 57 classic humbuckers, cts pots and a switchcraft 3 way toggle switch. Xgp offset body, fits strat tremolo double bound flamed. Figured maple for sale in uk 44 used figured maples. After cleaning the edges and a wipe of mineral spirits. Bonded through heat and pressure to a variety of backings, the. Good place to buy book matched maple veneer telecaster. The good news is that this method can reveal some amazing results that can only be achieved with veneer. Crafters of tennessee prodigal a5 mandolin, bookmatched. Custom esp hetfield vulture guitar build diary project. Before curly maple board sanded to 220 grit, just before being finished with dewaxed shellac. Bookmatched flamed maple veneer for electric guitarbass.
Quilt is the most soughtafter grain figure that is found in maple. A bookmatched flamed maple veneer is stained and bursted to give you a truly custom look. Hardwood domestic veneer that is intended to be sold in the north american and export markets is sliced from 145 to 155 these days. Bookmatched flamed maple veneer for electric guitar or. When sliced, each block yields 25 x 124 or 25 x 99 sheets of veneer, depending on the pattern. Mar 31, 2010 pete skjold shows off an enhanced quilted maple top on one of his lions pride model basses.
This popularity is due to the look of symmetry and balance that bookmatched veneer brings to a finished piece. Domestic veneer the term domestic veneer applies to those wood species that grow on the north american continent, hawaii, puerto rico and the us virgin islands etc. Jul 17, 2003 this mandolin, the prodigal 5, is one of 12 mandolins made beginning in 2003 that were based on the one a5 mandolin produced by lloyd loar. Crafting a quilted maple billet to a bookmatched top holzfaszination. Mar 26, 2019 bookmatched veneers uniformity is often desired when covering multiple cabinets in the same room, interior doors, wall panels, and furniture.
From the same tree that produces maple syrup, comes this beautiful veneer that ranges in color from snow white to warm yellow. These curly maple veneers are real wood and they sand, stain and finish like any wooden surface. Flame maple tiger maple, also known as flamed maple, curly maple, ripple maple, fiddleback or tiger stripe, is a feature of maple in which the growth of the wood fibers is distorted in an undulating chatoyant pattern, producing wavy lines known as flames. It is typically used on highend projects such as guitars, automotive dashboards, and the finest of fine furniture. Flame ripple tiger stripe maple bookmatched guitar headplate veneer inlay set. This mandolin, the prodigal 5, is one of 12 mandolins made beginning in 2003 that were based on the one a5 mandolin produced by lloyd loar. As mentioned above, bookmatching veneer is a very popular method of installing veneer. Find high quality flame maple wood suppliers on alibaba. China solid body catalog of afanti music diy custom built iceman electric guitar kits aim930k, afanti music explorer style electric guitar kit aex101k provided by china manufacturer afanti music shandong co. Maple craft woodworking lumber for sale in stock ebay. Custom gibson les paul guitar build diary project electric. Maple, white, flat cut, 24x96 psa 9505peel and stick wood veneer sheet. We carry 18, and 116 hardwood that works great for veneers.
All our mahogany has natural air dried for more than 20 years. This is the highest quality material, the finest grain maple, perfectly quartered veneers with tons of flame figure and fine flecks everywhere. Custom sizes and veneer sheets up to 8 long available. Learn more opens in a new window or tab any international postage is paid in part to pitney bowes inc. Maple, white, flat cut, 24x96 10 mil paperback wood veneer sheet. Neck 7string bolton aaa flamed maple nut gold locking nut headstock veneer snow bursted flamed maple fingerboard 24 fret flamed maple fingerboard, 25.
I used black and red water based dye to color the top. The 364 wood backed curly maple veneer is thicker, sturdier, more forgiving. Masur birch veneer, burr walnut veneer, vavona burr veneer, mahogany curl veneer, mahogany flame curl veneer, burr vavona veneer, burr oak veneer, english burr walnut veneer, american burr walnut veneer. Gluing and clamping maple to make the bookmatched headstock veneer. Bookmatched quilted maple veneer for electric guitarbass mcaa. Youll often find it necessary to join two or more pieces of veneer together to make up a large panel. Crafting a quilted maple billet to a bookmatched top youtube. Bookmatched veneer s uniformity is often desired when covering multiple cabinets in the same room, interior doors. Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search.
Burr veneers, burr veneer, burr walnut, walnut burr veneer. Veneer sheets are trimmed to size and sanded on both sides. Somehow, i lacked the depth and 3rd dimension of the actual material. Maple wood veneer sheets available in 2 x 8 sheets with a plain 10 mil paper backer or psa pressure sensitive adhesive, peel and stick backer. Bookmatched guitar tonewood top sets, curly maple, quilted. Please call 8004266018 for complete information and quotes. Quilted maple wood veneer quilt is the most soughtafter grain figure that is found in maple. Domestic softwood and hardwood veneer, burls and crotch. Electronics and configuration 2 humbuckers, 2 volumes, 1 tone, 3way switch. I ran across a 2005 lp standard serial ee05122510 that appears to have an arched, bookmatched flamed maple top. Bookmatched veneers uniformity is often desired when covering multiple cabinets in the same room, interior doors, wall panels, and furniture. The 164 paper backed curly maple veneer is thin and flexible.
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Bookmatched flamed maple veneer for electric guitar or bass. Slightly rounded back edges at about 2 mm radius, ivory binding installed in the top. Curly maple wood guitar tops that are bookmatched for luthiers. Telecaster rear routed body electric guitar 2 pieces. Turn out a gorgeous project, veneered with curly maple veneer, in an afternoon. While you can use this with standard jazzmaster parts, you will find our matching pickguards and parts are a perfect fit, and highly recommended. Unfollow flame maple veneer to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. Inlays abalone microdots side and custom gold mop block inlays. Lot of 2 pieces eastern canadian hard white flame maple, heavily figured bookmatched veneer panels each 12 wide x 22 long x. Autoplay when autoplay is enabled, a suggested video will automatically play next. You will be directed to our third party checkout system. Ambrosia maple tops planed to 14 and sanded to 200 grit.
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