Is this Tele Materiel or not

Pink Noise · July 3rd, 2008, 07:30 PM

It's a hunk of ash that's been sitting in the backyard for about a year after the tree was cut down (If I'd been into building when it was cut down then I would have made shure I would have gotten a better piece) I know it's big enough for a body if I would do a two piece bookmatch. What do you think? Would it work? I've never built a guitar from scratch before.

martyb1 · July 3rd, 2008, 07:44 PM

There is probably more than enough usable wood in that stump,but....
I see there are still green shoots coming off it.I would think that would mean it is not dead yet,which means there will be lots of moisture in it.It would probably take a couple years to dry.I may be wrong,but .....

Flat357 · July 3rd, 2008, 07:49 PM

I have a sneaky feeling Marty is right .

Ever thought about adding a round table top to it and parking the chairs ?

Nick JD · July 3rd, 2008, 08:39 PM

At $70 for a nice piece of selected ash, dried, planed and ready for the bandsaw, I wouldn't bother ... unless the tree has sentimental value, then I'd say go for it (I'm thinking that your photo is of the tree stump, but you kept the rest in the shed? And it's nice and dry because it was cut green and sticker-stacked?). Otherwise I agree this the previous posters - that tree ain't dead!

RodeoTex · July 3rd, 2008, 08:45 PM

I'm assuming since you are located in Canada that this is Northern Ash, as opposed to Southern (swamp) Ash.

I built a Strat out of this once, and although it looked just like swamp it weighed a ton.

Just a thought

Pink Noise · July 3rd, 2008, 10:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Nick JD

At $70 for a nice piece of selected ash, dried, planed and ready for the bandsaw, I wouldn't bother ... unless the tree has sentimental value, then I'd say go for it (I'm thinking that your photo is of the tree stump, but you kept the rest in the shed? And it's nice and dry because it was cut green and sticker-stacked?). Otherwise I agree this the previous posters - that tree ain't dead!

Yeah your probably right it is just the stump and it is green. So I would probably better off just buying a dried piece of swamp ash.

July 3rd, 2008, 07:44 PM	#2 (permalink)
martyb1 Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Alberta,Canada Age: 44 Posts: 1,475 13 Photos	There is probably more than enough usable wood in that stump,but.... I see there are still green shoots coming off it.I would think that would mean it is not dead yet,which means there will be lots of moisture in it.It would probably take a couple years to dry.I may be wrong,but ..... __________________ Before throwing it out,make sure it's not 16x13x1.75

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July 3rd, 2008, 08:39 PM	#4 (permalink)
Nick JD Friend of Leo's Join Date: May 2007 Location: North NSW, Australia Age: 36 Posts: 2,231	At $70 for a nice piece of selected ash, dried, planed and ready for the bandsaw, I wouldn't bother ... unless the tree has sentimental value, then I'd say go for it (I'm thinking that your photo is of the tree stump, but you kept the rest in the shed? And it's nice and dry because it was cut green and sticker-stacked?). Otherwise I agree this the previous posters - that tree ain't dead! __________________

July 3rd, 2008, 08:45 PM	#5 (permalink)
RodeoTex Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 1,178	I'm assuming since you are located in Canada that this is Northern Ash, as opposed to Southern (swamp) Ash. I built a Strat out of this once, and although it looked just like swamp it weighed a ton. Just a thought __________________ Turn it on, turn it up, turn me loose.