who likes redwood? (wood porn content)

[Helldunkel]

I have moral problems with people downing a 2000 year old tree.

That's because you dont know the meaning of "salvaged old growth"...


Salvaging provides a good source of ethically-acceptable timber, as it utilizes wood that would otherwise go to waste.

Salvaged timbers come from unwanted, dead or live trees in urban or farm areas.

Salvaging is an excellent way to gain access to varieties of wood that are generally unavailable or ethically-unacceptable when taken from our country's old growth forests.

Timbers from urban sources are often attractive and useful for construction, wood-turning, furniture or craft work.


I see no moral problems here mate, I only see your first false based opinion's impression when reading the number "2000"...

 

[ElectricTurkey4369]

Wow, that guitar is absolutely stunning

You're not helping with my natural finish guitar GAS!!

 

[Tawlks]

I have moral problems with people downing a 2000 year old tree.

That's because you dont know the meaning of "salvaged old growth"...


Salvaging provides a good source of ethically-acceptable timber, as it utilizes wood that would otherwise go to waste.

Salvaged timbers come from unwanted, dead or live trees in urban or farm areas.

Salvaging is an excellent way to gain access to varieties of wood that are generally unavailable or ethically-unacceptable when taken from our country's old growth forests.

Timbers from urban sources are often attractive and useful for construction, wood-turning, furniture or craft work.


I see no moral problems here mate, I only see your first false based opinion's impression when reading the number "2000"...

Sequoiodeae is an endangered species..

Ethics are subjective.

 

[Helldunkel]

I have moral problems with people downing a 2000 year old tree.

That's because you dont know the meaning of "salvaged old growth"...


Salvaging provides a good source of ethically-acceptable timber, as it utilizes wood that would otherwise go to waste.

Salvaged timbers come from unwanted, dead or live trees in urban or farm areas.

Salvaging is an excellent way to gain access to varieties of wood that are generally unavailable or ethically-unacceptable when taken from our country's old growth forests.

Timbers from urban sources are often attractive and useful for construction, wood-turning, furniture or craft work.


I see no moral problems here mate, I only see your first false based opinion's impression when reading the number "2000"...

Sequoiodeae is an endangered species..

Ethics are subjective.

yes, when directly cut down inside a forest which is of course a threat to the ecological system... Like most woods being used in the guitar industry which are BTW for the waste majority endangered... (exotic woods for exemple...)

Not when salvaged from a tree in an urban or farm area + in this case was about to get burned down and waisted...

If my neighbour gives me a phone call telling me that he cut down a cherry tree and is about to burn it down, well instead to burn it down, I would much enjoy to salvage it (rescue it) from him and use it...

But maybe it is more ethical tu burn down a tree...?

 

[Spaceboy]

I wasn't blaming you, chill out.

 

[Tawlks]

I have moral problems with people downing a 2000 year old tree.

That's because you dont know the meaning of "salvaged old growth"...


Salvaging provides a good source of ethically-acceptable timber, as it utilizes wood that would otherwise go to waste.

Salvaged timbers come from unwanted, dead or live trees in urban or farm areas.

Salvaging is an excellent way to gain access to varieties of wood that are generally unavailable or ethically-unacceptable when taken from our country's old growth forests.

Timbers from urban sources are often attractive and useful for construction, wood-turning, furniture or craft work.


I see no moral problems here mate, I only see your first false based opinion's impression when reading the number "2000"...

Sequoiodeae is an endangered species..

Ethics are subjective.

yes, when directly cut down inside a forest which is of course a threat to the ecological system... Like most woods being used in the guitar industry which are BTW for the waste majority endangered... (exotic woods for exemple...)

Not when salvaged from a tree in an urban or farm area + in this case was about to get burned down and waisted...

If my neighbour gives me a phone call telling me that he cut down a cherry tree and is about to burn it down, well instead to burn it down, I would much enjoy to salvage it (rescue it) from him and use it...

But maybe it is more ethical tu burn down a tree...?

That's fair enough, what you said before just sounded like a bunch of PR nonsense for logging.

 

[SuperFlyinMonke]

Wow, this is amazing.

 

[Helldunkel]

updates!

chip carving... (custom work for the customer...)

The very first PHD string retainer block!

PHD?!

Luminlay inlays...

 

[kiff]

beyond awesome!

 

[JonVengeance]

That looks amazing.

I was in Switzerland a month ago and wanted to make it a point to try and visit your shop, but I didn't know if that would be cool or not. It was kind of a last minute trip. The other thing is, my friends I was visiting live in Zurich so it would have been hard to get there anyway. I think the closet I was to Montreux was when I went to Gruyere.

I'd love to come back to Switzerland sometime. Do you allow people to visit your shop? If I get some money saved up I love to have you build a guitar for me.

 

[Helldunkel]

That looks amazing.

I was in Switzerland a month ago and wanted to make it a point to try and visit your shop, but I didn't know if that would be cool or not. It was kind of a last minute trip. The other thing is, my friends I was visiting live in Zurich so it would have been hard to get there anyway. I think the closet I was to Montreux was when I went to Gruyere.

I'd love to come back to Switzerland sometime. Do you allow people to visit your shop? If I get some money saved up I love to have you build a guitar for me.

You can visit me anytime, but I dont have what can be called "a normal workshop", I work in an extremely small space (5 square meters) in the basement of my small house so there is nothing really interesting to see. I can not present to you the latest CNC machinery I can only offer to share some wood dust experience if that's ok for you and a fancy cigar?

some more pics for now...

Hipshot, the best tuners money can buy!

Polished West African Ebony buttons

 

[Helldunkel]

Finished, a little late, but still...

Here comes the final pictures, enjoy

-one piece 30 years old premium Sapelli Mahogany body

-one piece 30 years old premium Sapelli Mahogany neck

-Premium Brazilian Ironwood fingerboard, 24 frets, 20’’ radius, 27.5’’ baritone scale

-Highly figured "and distressed" salvaged Old growth Redwood top (salvaged from a 2000 years old tree!)

-High quality Hipshot hardware, compensated low B saddle!

-PHD nut and string retainer

-PHD string block (modest world première)

-Luminlay fingerboard side dots

-West African Ebony control knobs

-Custom chip carving work on the guitars back...

-Custom Hufschmid pickups handmade by Kent Armstrong himself according to the customer sound specifications...

-Tru-Oil finish


[img]http://img716.imageshack.us/img716/9457/201109285.jpg

 

[stefvorcide]

WOW !! the final guitar looks great, congrats

 

[fredster]

That is beautiful work...

 

[155]

amazing work dude!

 

[guitarnoize]

Bloody hell that is a stunning guitar! Love the attention to detail in your builds.

 

[ashesofphoenix]

Finished product = Me hating every guitar I own haha

Excellent work!!! That is absolutely stunning!

 

[Helldunkel]

wow, thank you very much for your kind words everybody

 

[fearhk213]

Killer!

 

[mentalaudio]