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Title: What to do with boo?
Post by: Schmidtster on January 07, 2013, 12:04:00 AM
So I broke my ipe as I stated in another post and have a flattened piece of boo with nothing to glue it to. What other cheap readily available wood could I use. I'm in Canada and Osage is impossible to get for a decent price the only cheap wood is maple, red oak or maybe hickory. Would any of those work?
Title: Re: What to do with boo?
Post by: vanillabear? on January 07, 2013, 12:37:00 AM
Title: Re: What to do with boo?
Post by: tenbrook on January 07, 2013, 10:34:00 AM
I'm fellin' bad for ya bro.  I tell you what....  

If you pay the shipping I will give you a piece of Ipe for free.

Let me know if your interested.
Title: Re: What to do with boo?
Post by: Schmidtster on January 07, 2013, 01:21:00 PM
That's very generous of you Tenbrook, my grain was good I think my end posts might have been a little high I had them 3.25" higher than mid posts. And my ipe may have been too thick it was 1/2" at flares tapering to 3/8" . Anyway I will let you know how things go on my end and thanks a lot for the offer!!
Title: Re: What to do with boo?
Post by: psychmonky on January 07, 2013, 02:48:00 PM
Tenbrook, that's a terrific gesture.
Title: Re: What to do with boo?
Post by: canopyboy on January 07, 2013, 08:10:00 PM
Good man tenbrook!

If you have any more boo, you can make a trilam with boo on the belly too!  Then use maple (or almost anything) for your core wood.
Title: Re: What to do with boo?
Post by: D on January 07, 2013, 09:39:00 PM
Hickory will work.  But If possible I'de take tenbrooks offer.  Thats a very generous offer.
Title: Re: What to do with boo?
Post by: fujimo on January 07, 2013, 09:42:00 PM
good man,Cody!!  :thumbsup:
Title: Re: What to do with boo?
Post by: So-Mo Archer on January 07, 2013, 10:38:00 PM
Schmidster, that sucks about your ipe!    :mad:  

Tenbrook, you da man!!! Good on you, sir!   :clapper:    

You could go with hickory, so long as the boo is thin enough to not overpower it. Just a suggestion, but I would look into getting another piece of ipe, and make what you wanted to in the first place.

Either way, you still should get a shooter, so enjoy the ride!
Title: Re: What to do with boo?
Post by: tenbrook on January 13, 2013, 06:03:00 PM
Your Ipe goes out tomorrow via Priority Mail tracking # CF104724943US

Good Luck   :thumbsup:
Title: Re: What to do with boo?
Post by: BenBow on January 13, 2013, 07:18:00 PM
10.0 10.0 10.0 10.0 PERFECT SCORE Tenbrook!!!
Title: Re: What to do with boo?
Post by: Schmidtster on January 13, 2013, 07:45:00 PM
Tenbrook you are the man!!! I will be taking extra care with this one. I will try to keep up with pics of the process.
Title: Re: What to do with boo?
Post by: D on January 13, 2013, 08:39:00 PM
Kudos to you tenbrook..Thats great
Title: Re: What to do with boo?
Post by: Roy from Pa on January 13, 2013, 09:34:00 PM
I know first hand how generous Cody is, he did me right a while back. High 5, Cody.
Title: Re: What to do with boo?
Post by: Stiks-n-Strings on January 14, 2013, 02:17:00 AM
That right there is what makes TG the place it is