Curly Maple?

[hazmat]

Is curly maple a decent wood to use for shank extensions, etc?

http://harrisburg.craigslist.org/tls/725104743.html

[Ryan]

I've seen it used for ben blanks, it makes a really nice pen.

[hazmat]

I'm sure. In the pics you can see the grain well enough to get an idea. I'm considering getting a length of it just to play around with.

[KurtHuhn]

I would give a rather large chunk of my body for that much good looking curly maple.

[hazmat]

Mosey on up this way and get yourself some, Kurt!

[BD]

Curly maple makes great looking pens. I am not sure if you would get the same affect on a shank extension due to the smaller amount being used, but I think it would be worth a try.

Here are a couple of links to a pen that I made out of curly maple. My wife loved it and snagged it right a way.

http://www.custompens-usa.com/images/Se ... chrome.JPG


http://www.custompens-usa.com/images/Se ... hrome2.JPG

[KurtHuhn]

Mosey on up this way and get yourself some, Kurt!

And the price is right, too. That's enough to put me in guitar bodies for a couple years! Unforch, I can't afford it right now, or I'd already be in the pickup.