J. Kinnaird OM in kauri and A.Y.Cedar..with just a touch of burst

[Too Many Guitar]

I've had this wood for years. It's not the typical wood that I would use to build with, rather plain...but there was something about having wood that was over 50,000 years old that finally made me pull the trigger. While it is on my website, it's not one I would really like to sell. It's light as a feather sounds like a 30 year old D-18. With the K&K, I can know take it out and play it! for some more pics, click on http://www.yourperfectguitar.com/For...tKauri/OM.html.

Bob

[invguy921]

Originally Posted by j. Kinnaird

I'd say pretty close to mahogany. It certainly has a history, and that fact alone makes it a very interesting wood. All guitar wood has a history in the rings, some of it extensive
That top has grain lines that are nearly too thin to see and im betting on at least 30 rings average per year so an 8 inch top has 240 years showing right there. The kauri was in the ground 50000 years. History in spades

That is a really cool guitar John. Beautiful work as always.

I do always wonder who did the math on the "time in the ground". Given the years of history we have recorded which is only about 6000 of them, makes me always scratch my head a bit. Maybe the same people do that math who say my great grandparents were fish lol.

But we DO know that Sinker Redwood is amazing after only being preserved for 150 years, so if this wood is at least 6000 years old...WOW!! Thanks for sharing your wonderful work.

[TomB'sox]

Originally Posted by invguy921

That is a really cool guitar John. Beautiful work as always.

I do always wonder who did the math on the "time in the ground". Given the years of history we have recorded which is only about 6000 of them, makes me always scratch my head a bit. Maybe the same people do that math who say my great grandparents were fish lol.

But we DO know that Sinker Redwood is amazing after only being preserved for 150 years, so if this wood is at least 6000 years old...WOW!! Thanks for sharing your wonderful work.

I know you were being tongue in cheek there, but is it not down with carbon dating?

[j. Kinnaird]

Thank you Mike.
Tom, I suspect C14 was the method used to date the stuff.

[invguy921]

Originally Posted by TomB'sox

I know you were being tongue in cheek there, but is it not down with carbon dating?

Tom, yup...I never pass up an opportunity to poke a little fun at John .

He's become a wonderful friend and I love his guitars.

[Steve Kinnaird]

Originally Posted by TomB'sox

I know you were being tongue in cheek there, but is it not down with carbon dating?

You guys are letting my brother throw you off.
Truth is, he knows the age because he planted those trees sooo long ago.
40,000 years ago he kept going on about how they would be something some day. Wore us out.

But hey...he was right!

SK

[j. Kinnaird]

Originally Posted by Steve Kinnaird

You guys are letting my brother throw you off.
Truth is, he knows the age because he planted those trees sooo long ago.
40,000 years ago he kept going on about how they would be something some day. Wore us out.

But hey...he was right!

SK

Yeah I'm right once every 40,000 years.