Anyone know of a UK source for stupidly small bits of wood?

Lewy

I want to raise a saddle with an ebony shim but need to get the material....I know of US based source for custom made ebony shims but with shipping it becomes crazily expensive. Googling hasn't shown up a similar UK source so far.

Any ideas?

octatonic

Speak to David Dyke.

Lewy

octatonic said:

Speak to David Dyke.

Thanks for that. Have sent him an email.

octatonic

Lewy said:

octatonic said:

Speak to David Dyke.

Thanks for that. Have sent him an email.

No worries.
Do you have an idea of dimensions you need?
I might have something here that would suffice.

Lewy

octatonic said:

Lewy said:

octatonic said:

Speak to David Dyke.

Thanks for that. Have sent him an email.

No worries.
Do you have an idea of dimensions you need?
I might have something here that would suffice.

I'd say 3" long and about 1/8" high and wide....

Gassage

@Lewy

I've bought silly stuff from these guys

http://www.originalmarquetry.co.uk/

octatonic

Lewy said:

octatonic said:

Lewy said:

octatonic said:

Speak to David Dyke.

Thanks for that. Have sent him an email.

No worries.
Do you have an idea of dimensions you need?
I might have something here that would suffice.

I'd say 3" long and about 1/8" high and wide....

Ok, Let me have a look and I'll see what I can find.
If it is oversized can you trim it down yourself or do you want me to make it exact?
I'm equipped to do it but oversized is usually advisable.

Lewy

octatonic said:

Lewy said:

octatonic said:

Lewy said:

octatonic said:

Speak to David Dyke.

Thanks for that. Have sent him an email.

No worries.
Do you have an idea of dimensions you need?
I might have something here that would suffice.

I'd say 3" long and about 1/8" high and wide....

Ok, Let me have a look and I'll see what I can find.
If it is oversized can you trim it down yourself or do you want me to make it exact?
I'm equipped to do it but oversized is usually advisable.

Definitely oversized so I can trim it down myself, I'd say.

ICBM

Just use a bit of black plastic.

When anyone asks, just make up a clever name that makes it sound less like plastic.


Maybe... "Richlite".

octatonic

Lewy said:

Ok, Let me have a look and I'll see what I can find.
If it is oversized can you trim it down yourself or do you want me to make it exact?
I'm equipped to do it but oversized is usually advisable.

Definitely oversized so I can trim it down myself, I'd say.

I don't have any ebony but I have this lovely piece of rosewood:



Dimensions are 75.3mm x 21.3mm x 11.5mm, ever so slightly under your 3" requirement but only by 0.04", so it should be ok.
You can have it for postage costs if it works for you.

Lewy

octatonic said:

Lewy said:

Ok, Let me have a look and I'll see what I can find.
If it is oversized can you trim it down yourself or do you want me to make it exact?
I'm equipped to do it but oversized is usually advisable.

Definitely oversized so I can trim it down myself, I'd say.

I don't have any ebony but I have this lovely piece of rosewood:



Dimensions are 75.3mm x 21.3mm x 11.5mm, ever so slightly under your 3" requirement but only by 0.04", so it should be ok.
You can have it for postage costs if it works for you.

Ah yeah, that'll get 'er done

PayPal for p&p costs work for you? 

octatonic

Yeah sure thing- PM me & I can get it out to you tomorrow.
I haven't done anything to it so it might not be completely square, but you have enough thickness and width to have a play with it.

Sporky

ICBM said:

Just use a bit of black plastic.

When anyone asks, just make up a clever name that makes it sound less like plastic.


Maybe... "Richlite".

Richlite is only plastic in the same way that a Strat is plastic.

ICBM

Sporky said:

Richlite is only plastic in the same way that a Strat is plastic.

I know... but you know what internet 'wisdom' says about it .

Although I think it's arguable that the bonding material is a form of plastic. (Thermosetting, if I remember correctly.)