I ordered a cello top and here's what showed up. These massive pieces of wood are barely going to work. Once I match the grain and remove the dirt, knots, fungus, cracks and everything that doesn't run straight, I will have just enough material.
This log was cut around 12 years ago. It's well seasoned and has an ideal density. The grain is also distinctive and rare. Although the wood is made of spuce the grain is more suggestive of pine. Apparently, a few trees in this area of British Columbia look like that. This wood comes from the same log as the wood on the cello that I am currently making. We will have to wait until it's varnished this summer to see how handsome this type of wood looks when finished.
This log was cut around 12 years ago. It's well seasoned and has an ideal density. The grain is also distinctive and rare. Although the wood is made of spuce the grain is more suggestive of pine. Apparently, a few trees in this area of British Columbia look like that. This wood comes from the same log as the wood on the cello that I am currently making. We will have to wait until it's varnished this summer to see how handsome this type of wood looks when finished.
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