Hey Derek, thank you so much for all the information on Maple was wondering maybe if you could tell me what this word is if I can attach a photo I will and it’s an old stomp that they have used to cut wood on for 65 years in the basement here in Norway And counted it to be 90 years old the rings trying to make two Guitar bodies from one piece lotta work for the first one and you’ll see I’m still not sure if it is really Norwegian, Maple. I hope to send you a couple photos if you could send me an address or something I can attach them to because I really don’t know how else to do that anyway sorry about this. Thought you expert on this maybe you would know thanks in advance and your time of course MC Bona
Incredible! I gained so much knowledge from this video. It's fascinating to see the process of managing such huge logs. This video is very well-produced and clear. Looking forward to your next upload. Keep up the great work!
I made a couple guitars out of this. I never get sick of looking at the grain. Beautiful stuff. Never stain it directly, or it looses its shimmer, (Chatoyance). Clear coat it first, then add color.
I can confirm that your process is valid. The science behind it is accurate. David D Bunker grew up in Forks WA, and was building guitars before we were born. I worked with Dave for 30 years and I remember him talking about the mountains in Port Angeles and how he used to get the wood out and then dry it. I still have some of that wood in stock that I have been aging for about 25 years now. I’m gonna be using it here in Nashville shortly making some very special guitars. I will definitely be in touch with you when I need to purchase some more woods..
@@kimball_hardwoods I learned of your company through "Big D". Wood Figuring and Chatoyance has been a life long enjoyment of appreciation and amazement, especially so when stringed instruments are involved. 👍 😉
Well the verdict is out on that one. Sometimes yes and sometimes no. It’s specific to that piece of wood, how it was dried, how it was Stored, and how long it was stored. However the thing we can see is stored up tension. Also just the rule of thumb is thin highly figured wood regardless of type of cut is unstable
It is truly great to have someone that is in the tree business to explain all these variations of problems and there causes for us to know what to look for as a consumer of your products!! Thank you sir for taking the time to do this because I learned alot!!
Does anyone know what's going on when the grain gets really fat and wide, and will develop these repetitive cracks or checks in an unusual direction? I've seen different kinds of woods do this. Sapele. Fir. Happens in otherwise straight grain. If you cut near that area it will pinch really bad.
Excellent video! Beautiful sample of maple. You packed a ton of information into a four minute video. Well done. Thanks for not wasting my time on fluff and filler. Pete
There is whole avenue lined with Norway maple in our local town and beautiful exame in the sports field near my mums home. It probably doesn't get the attention it deserves here in the UK as Sycamore is the prominant instrument Species(Acer Pseudoplatanus). Looks lovely wood
Here it’s a love hate relationship with Norway Maple. It’s an invasive species and has really hurt Hard Maple Growth-But….the wood can have nice figure so
Thats the info I didn't know I would ever need, but your overall approach (I've watched several vids already) is close to my heart and gives me awesome tips I'ma gonna use with my tables. Thanks a lot, cheers
as I experienced on thickness planner for curly woods, you can use very high speed planner with 3 blades, at least 6000 rpm, rake angle of cutter head have not be more than 15deg but those cutter heads with 10-12 are excellent for the curly woods, another way is olique planning but this needs wide span planners, and the last and the BEST WAY is using wide belt sander instead of thickness planners,
On the defective hard woods you shown do you still sell it to wood turners? Being 100% disabled vet I now teach other vets to turn and we would love to have some of that wood for sure.
microwave-vacuum kiln might be a solution to some of the cracks in sap+heartwood boards? so sad these quilted maples don't grow here in europe, we do have a planted stand at an arboretum, probably one of the largest collections of n american trees in europe, the arboretum of tervuren..
So do you sell any of the pieces that you cant get a flat surface out of and are not up to standard for making guitars from? I'd really be interested in purchasing some of the stuff with the defects.
To me, the worst maple defect of all is spalting. (a corruption of the word "spoiled"). The old timers knew what they were talking about when they called moldy, rotting maple spoiled.
Easiest way is the side grain. If you are looking at a rough cut bundle pack it will stand out as most of the wood in those packs are Flat Sawn leaving the Side grain of the rough cut lumber on the quarter sawn side. Quarter sawn curly maple is more vibrant and easier to detect in the rough than flat sawn curly maple. Most lumber produced by large mills will be band mill cut with a traditional resaw blade. Decerning the difference between saw marks and curl is the key. Band saw mark are for the most part perfectly straight. Look for curl or marks that are not straight or consistent. If the lumber is rotary cut meaning with a circular saw blade it can me more difficult to detect because the saw marks left emulate curl pattern in wood
