Was Whoops, now wood cases.

[J.G. Wong]

Tony , if you are not an experienced woodworker be very wary of exotic
woods.  They are hard to cut and shape and some have very toxic
properties.. If you go exotic , you could consider veneer (remember
those beautiful old Telefunken radios, grain matched left and right)  
If you veneer, Pine is fine, light, soft to cut and strong, great if you
cover it (ask Danelectro).

Oak, Mahogany and other good woods can be found used in the trash and
rennovation sites where you live and fine figured rare bits are
expensive and highly desireable in the US.  Maple, Oak and Honduran and
Malaysian  Mahogany can be gotten in the sizes used for synth cases for
reasonable prices.

Moog modulars have nice straight grained wood everywhere, but the ends
of the boards are glued on veneer strips, I would guess to avoid labor
intensive joining and finishing (found a Carpenter Union sticker in one).

You are going to have fun doing this, especially after you start talking
to people who are into wood like synthheads are into synths.

Best

G. Wong

> 
> > I have seen all
> > these lovely hardwood boxes on everyone else's sites, and now I want
> > something better.
> 
> Tony,
> if you want better I can suggest Walnut (burl walnut or curly or flamed
> is even better) if you like dark wood. Other nice dark woods would be
> Ebony, Coco Bolo, Bocate, Bubinga, Wenge and (less expensive) Rosewood.
> 
> For lighter woods maybe curly Maple (or any maple), Mahogany may be
> light or darker, there is Tulipwood and Lacewood and Zebrawood (the
> two latter are used in my two botique basses with good results).
> 
> If you want to be radical, there is the red Vermilion, purple (!)
> Purpleheart, and Pink Ivorywood (need special tools for that one!)