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John A
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Hi everyone,

I have not been on this board forever, but I know you guys can answer this.
I found some hardwood on the street - literally. I have not built a guitar in a while, but it would be great to make some back and sides from this.

The color of the wood is more accurately represented in the brighter picture - the reddish-orange color, the picture with the bike tire.
Unfortunately, it is flatsawn from what I can tell, but I am not sure if that should stop me from trying to make some sides with it.
It is very heavy and makes a nice ringing sound when tapped.

Thanks in advance !


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Clay S.
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Ipe?
https://www.woodworkerssource.com/lumber/ipe.html


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Ipe - that sucks- I see it is hard to work with and dulls tools fast. Not sure if I am ready for a challenge/headache like that.
Ipe does make sense - as it was thrown out and the boards are pre-grooved on the edges. Someone is building a nice deck.

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Can you put up a pic of the end grain?
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Carbide tipped cutters have allowed us to work with many woods that were once considered un-millable. Ipe (a.k.a Brazilian walnut) might make a very nice guitar.
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Looks like Ipe to me. I have built one guitar with it. Bent easily. Looked pretty good under finish. I have used it twice as a fingerboard and was happy with the results. For me, splinters resulted in almost instant infection. Had to wear gloves while handling it.


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looks like Wenge.

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Could be red balau as well. It's pretty popular for fences and decks and known as the 100 year fence.
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Ipe

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A.Hix wrote:
Ipe

I agree. It’s almost certainly a length of ipé decking — looks exactly like stuff we used for a deck built in North Carolina. Quite heavy and extremely durable, but generally uninteresting under finish.


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