Not selling anything. Just sharing some holiday pictures of one of nature's greatest creations to maybe bring a smile to a fellow shooter's face. Renamed the thread to give a better idea of the content. Short story: Thursday I laid out about 100 stock blanks from a nine thousand pound Myrtlewood log we bought recently. I saw a lot of great figure but was disappointed that I couldn't see any color except black through the saw residue. Friday I decided to plane those that my miller had cut prior to end coating them. Four examples of Blood Myrtle are pictured below.
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Both sides of one blank. Amazing coral silver pink cast, red, black and grey stripe throughout.
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Both sides of blank 2. Bullseye burl in exactly the right place with red, black, silver and grey stripe.
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Both sides of a Double Rainbow blank. Too many colors to define with a perfectly placed fiddleback burst and great straight-grain runout.
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Double dip, double stripe with myriad of colors and a heaping serving of accordian fiddleback.
The next blank won't make it onto a shotgun or rifle because no matter which way we turned, flipped or tried to force it, there was no structurally sound way to lay it out. It will, however, at three inches thick, make a lot of guitar makers very happy when it shows up in several weeks on a friend's website who serves the musical industry. Thought you'd like to see another side of burled Myrtlewood.
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As we celebrate this season, I know that I am blessed to be able to do something I enjoy as much as I did today. Thanks for looking.
Mike Mann
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Both sides of one blank. Amazing coral silver pink cast, red, black and grey stripe throughout.
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Both sides of blank 2. Bullseye burl in exactly the right place with red, black, silver and grey stripe.
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Both sides of a Double Rainbow blank. Too many colors to define with a perfectly placed fiddleback burst and great straight-grain runout.
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Double dip, double stripe with myriad of colors and a heaping serving of accordian fiddleback.
The next blank won't make it onto a shotgun or rifle because no matter which way we turned, flipped or tried to force it, there was no structurally sound way to lay it out. It will, however, at three inches thick, make a lot of guitar makers very happy when it shows up in several weeks on a friend's website who serves the musical industry. Thought you'd like to see another side of burled Myrtlewood.
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As we celebrate this season, I know that I am blessed to be able to do something I enjoy as much as I did today. Thanks for looking.
Mike Mann