How to Choose and Buy Good Guitar Making Wood with Ben

Welcome to Crimson Guitars and a rare day out with Ben on a wood buying trip. They went to Tyler Hardwoods https://www.tylerhardwoods.com/ and had great fun in the massive wood stores picking out the best timbers for kit guitars, Scions and Ben's builds.

Chapters
0:00 Introduction - Wood buying 101
0:33 You get what you pay for
2:06 Wagner Moisture Meter
3:14 The science of wood drying according to Ben
4:38 Issues to look out for when buying wood
5:56 Diagnosing cracks
6:48 Unfortunate stains
7:46 Shrinkage due to drying
8:40 How do you tell if a tree is rippled from the outside?
9:34 The main warehouse
12:45 Wood delivery to Crimson
14:25 Conclusion

An essential tool for wood buying is a decent moisture meter and Ben's favourite is the Orion 950 Pinless meter from Wagner Meters https://www.wagnermeters.com/shop/orion-950-smart/
This will also come in handy when Ben builds a wood store for his shed workshop.
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