A Koa Snowboard???

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I ran across this yesterday and snapped a photo. I'm not sure that it's a great idea to use beautiful koa to make snowboards but it did have a very pleasing tap tone. :rolleyes:
 
Sacrilege! Could have got 3 or 4 ukes out of that.:rulez: :mad:
 
I definitely read the title as koa "soundboard" haha
 
Dan Uke said:
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Correct. So, in reality, there's not much wood there but someone sliced that stuff off a really nice board!

I guess that some snowboarders have good aesthetic sensibility. Who knew? ;)
 
Koa furniture and knick-knacks are revolting only if made with figured and quarter sawn wood that should be reserved for a higher and better use. :stop:

I hear that family heirlooms like this little bowl are OK:

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Oh the brag. lol Would that be the back of the walnut concert #14? The bowl is pure awesome thank you for sharing. Wood is wood to me great to look at but mostly anything made not burnt is fine by me.

~alomon~
 
That's #26, a bastogne walnut and Adirondak spruce tenor. It's been a keeper for me but a local friend who doesn't want to wait for a new one is thinking of buying it so it happened to be on the bench getting some spit and polish.
 
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