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267354 Bill Webber <ol2lrus@v...> 2018‑12‑17 Re: Wood source
Ed,

You don't say what orientation you are looking for, or whether your 
doors will be framed or frameless.  Here are some relatively large 
pieces of fiddle back maple.  A single glue joint is doable though I 
would avoid trying if possible.

https://www.veneersupplies.com/search.php?search_query=fiddle+back&page=2

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Bill W.
Nottingham, PA
Woodworkers visit me at http://billwebber.galootcentral.com/

On 12/17/2018 12:12 PM, Ed Minch wrote:
> GGGGG
>
> I am building a hanging wall cabinet and need a wood source.  It is for my
luthier-daughter and I want the 2 doors to look like the back of a maple
guitar/fiddle, much like this:
>
> https://www.flickr.com/photos/ruby1638/31416705017/in/album-72157703262606191/
>
> Scroll to the right.  I am having a hard time finding anything even near this
in the size I need - 2 doors at 13” wide by 36” tall - so I am thinking about
going to veneer.  Does anyone have a possible source of a veneer like this?
>
> Many thanks
>
> Ed Minch
>
>
>
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Bill W.
Nottingham, PA
Woodworkers visit me at http://billwebber.galootcentral.com/

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