Thread: Ever seen quilted walnut before?

Originally Posted by ScienceGuy

I've seen a number of boards of that stuff on ebay in the past year. Went for a small fortune.

Yea, all the quilted maple really does go for a small fortune. This board went under the razor because all the luthiers are looking for maple. And I put a pretty solid snipe on this so I got lucky. Now to chop it up and dispense it where its wanted.

Originally Posted by sheffieldlover

You're right, walnut is usually darker. In person, though, its a lot easier to see that its walnut and not maple. The pics of the scale blanks have wipe on poly on them to show what they'll look like with any sort of finish on them, but the pics really can't show you the 3D effect at all.

I am familiar with the 3D effect of quilted lumber and your piece is fantastic! I was just questioning it being walnut for a piece that apparently spend 80 years in a barn it looks very light in color, most woods darken with age and even walnut, nevertheless a great piece!

Originally Posted by Martin103

I am familiar with the 3D effect of quilted lumber and your piece is fantastic! I was just questioning it being walnut for a piece that apparently spend 80 years in a barn it looks very light in color, most woods darken with age and even walnut, nevertheless a great piece!

You are normally right. I sometimes find that the highly figured, or spalted, or curly, etc. woods from any species don't always follow the same rules as far as color and grain goes. You'd be able to tell real quick that its walnut in person

Walnut is porous and maple is not. Walnut you can see those pores.

Originally Posted by sheffieldlover

Thats the point lol. I'm gonna chop it up into 6x2 for anyone who wants to try it. It's just too cool of wood to not share with my SRP friends. Check the classifieds.

I have one GB in particular that needs new scales...hummmmmmm (rubbing my hairless face)

Well Cheetah, whenever you pay off the loans you took out to buy all your GB's, send me a PM