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Andrew - are you familiar with a tree native to Australia called White Top? It has a fiber consistency similar to cork (voids and holes in the wood) but it is hard like regular wood not like cork.

Here's a small blank before I got a hold of it:



Here's what it looks like after I got a hold of it. I filled in the voids with turquoise inlay and used of all things, super glue for a finish:

neat! I love real craftmanship!

blah.. what kinda Guitar would it make..i could use a turquoise guitar..how 70's of you.. ,, we use cork to fish with ..

KenTheDude wrote:Andrew - are you familiar with a tree native to Australia called White Top? It has a fiber consistency similar to cork (voids and holes in the wood) but it is hard like regular wood not like cork.

By name, but not a common one here in Tassie. Our best tree is the Huon Pine....uttery fabulous smell and amazing physical properties....as in it will last forever (does not rot...EVER)

Very rare and protected heavily.

Great lookingpen!

http://www.leetreewoodworks.com/White_Top.htm

Not sure if your wood is natural
might also be insect damage

I've heard of iron bark
very hard wood that also doesn't rot
maybe thats similar to the one Andrew mentioned.

There is a drum shell maker in Australia that uses australian wood
Brady
Make some great snares
I wanted to get some shells once & build my own drum kit but they are very $$$