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 Post subject: Ovangkol
PostPosted: Thu May 29, 2025 8:33 pm 
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A fellow gave me a nice looking set of Ovangkol. I have never built with it. Any impressions or advice?

I’ve joined the back and profiled the sides already. No big surprises so far.

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 Post subject: Re: Ovangkol
PostPosted: Thu May 29, 2025 10:15 pm 
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Never used it myself. Doesn't mean I didn't want to!

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 Post subject: Re: Ovangkol
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I love it. In the rosewood spectrum but a bit more direct with a touch less sheen and shorter overtone decay. And pretty…


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 Post subject: Re: Ovangkol
PostPosted: Fri May 30, 2025 8:04 am 
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Thanks! Any unusual bending issues?

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 Post subject: Re: Ovangkol
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Not for me, but I’ve been using wood from the same set of billets for years now which is sadly coming to an end.



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 Post subject: Re: Ovangkol
PostPosted: Mon Jun 02, 2025 12:06 am 
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i got some a while back when i was visiting Sergei DeJonge's shop. he said it made killer guitars. Don't use too much water when bending or you can get rippling. I use a tablespoon or two of unscented fabric softener in a liter of water, spray lightly and wait an hour or so before bending.



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 Post subject: Re: Ovangkol
PostPosted: Mon Jun 02, 2025 7:11 am 
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I've used it on a couple of guitars and a banjo. It works very nicely--no problems bending. It does have a rosewoody tone. Takes a finish very nicely. This is a picture of a Hawaiian guitar I built using ovangkol, neck is also ovangkol.

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