Hi Karen, welcome to the OLF!
Walnut is one of the choices i look for future builds, awesome figures in it huh?
Your gonna have a great time here i predict, my nickname is Bear!
Good to have you aboard!
Serge
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| Author: | K2KEM [ Tue Apr 04, 2006 8:24 am ] |
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Hi All, I'm new to the forum...working on building my first with guidance from Robbie O'Brien (Sr. WingNut). Anyway, I love the guitar building experience and am already thinking about my next one. So, I'm thinking about Walnut....anyone have experience (pro/con) of working with Walnut. Cheers, Karen (aka K2) |
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| Author: | Andy Zimmerman [ Tue Apr 04, 2006 8:29 am ] |
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WELCOME to the OLF You will love this site. Awesome help, and experience awaiting your questions. I just started building about 10 months ago and I wouldn't be at the level I am without this forum BTW, Walnut is a beautiful choice. It is good to have another woman on the site (I am not one by the way) |
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| Author: | RussellR [ Tue Apr 04, 2006 8:41 am ] |
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Welcome Karen (K2) Walnut is a nice wood, it is a joy to work and bend. The only down side is it more difficult than say a East Indian Rosewood when it comes to getting clean lines as it is prone to flake a little when routing bindings etc. That said this is fairly minor, all in all a very nice wood. |
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| Author: | Pwoolson [ Tue Apr 04, 2006 8:46 am ] |
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Karen, welcome! Walnut is wonderful to work but use caution around the dust (as you really should around ALL dust) as it is toxic. Some people react worse than others. There's a lady here that raises horses. A bunch of us give her our sawdust for horse bedding. Unknowingly, one of the wood turners gave her a big bucket of walnut shavings. She , also unknowingly, put it down as bedding and the next day the horse in that stall was dead. It can be pretty nasty stuff if you aren't careful. |
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| Author: | Larry Davis [ Tue Apr 04, 2006 8:59 am ] |
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[QUOTE=Pwoolson] Karen, welcome! Unknowingly, one of the wood turners gave her a big bucket of walnut shavings. She , also unknowingly, put it down as bedding and the next day the horse in that stall was dead. It can be pretty nasty stuff if you aren't careful. [/QUOTE] Very bad for horses. Walnut shavings, per se are not a danger to a horse, but when a horse urinates on walnut shavings it causes a chemical change in the walnut chemistry; the compound is absorbed thru the hooves and poisons the horse. |
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| Author: | Serge Poirier [ Tue Apr 04, 2006 9:08 am ] |
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Hi Karen, welcome to the OLF! Walnut is one of the choices i look for future builds, awesome figures in it huh? Your gonna have a great time here i predict, my nickname is Bear!
Good to have you aboard! Serge |
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| Author: | A Peebels [ Tue Apr 04, 2006 9:49 am ] |
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I love walnut. It carves well, and bends easily. I have a walnut dred. in process right now and I have high expectations for it. BTW Martin is advertising walnut kits right now. Al |
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| Author: | ATaylor [ Tue Apr 04, 2006 9:53 am ] |
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Welcom Karen, careful about this guitar-building bug! It bites hard! We're near the same page. I built my first from Sitka and Mahogany. I have all of the wood collected now for #s 2, 3 & 4. They will all be Claro Walnut Neck, Back & Sides and Redwood tops. A "California Wood" guitar. Looking forward to what you decide! Alan |
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| Author: | Terry Stowell [ Tue Apr 04, 2006 10:06 am ] |
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Welcome Karen, you sound familiar from somewhere... I am gettaing ready to start my first walnut guitar, to be given as a gift. Keep us posted |
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| Author: | bbeardb [ Tue Apr 04, 2006 10:08 am ] |
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How about as a classical? |
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| Author: | Joe Beaver [ Tue Apr 04, 2006 10:13 am ] |
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Welcome and yes, I hear walnut makes a great guitar. I have a piece I'm going to cut up and try someday. It is a pretty nice piece of flamed claro with a natural edge.(sapwood). Good luck with your building and I'll look forward to seeing you here! |
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| Author: | MSpencer [ Tue Apr 04, 2006 1:34 pm ] |
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Welcome to the OLF Karen, great to have you here! Mike White Oak, Texas |
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| Author: | mikev [ Tue Apr 04, 2006 3:38 pm ] |
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welcome Karen, your in for a great ride , this site has the nicest people on the net. As Hesh said, it must be walnut month as I just recieved 2 8' by 12"x 1.25" boards yesterday. They're rough. Now I just need to decide what to do with them.. Mike |
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| Author: | Cocephus [ Tue Apr 04, 2006 4:02 pm ] |
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Another welcome, Karen. I`ll add to those who`ve already posted that walnut is very easy to work, quite beautiful, and yes, that dust can get to ya! Not so good for horsies! I`m closing up #3 before the change in seasons in case I have issues with climate control. Luv it! |
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| Author: | RichB [ Tue Apr 04, 2006 4:30 pm ] |
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Hello & Welcome to the OLF...And they say crack is addicting. IMHO, this wood thing bites pretty hard as well...There a nice piece of Walnut in there somewhere! 
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| Author: | Dave Rector [ Wed Apr 05, 2006 1:07 am ] |
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Welcome Karen! I just finished up a couple of parlor sized guitars a while back that were walnut. It's very easy to work with, finishes well and sounded great in those little parlors. |
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| Author: | Alain Desforges [ Wed Apr 05, 2006 2:54 am ] |
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[QUOTE=Hesh1956] April seems to be walnut guitar month, I am starting a walnut guitar this weekend. Hi Karen and welcome to the OLF!! I suspect that you will really enjoy working with Robbie. He is a natural teacher and very capable of articulating the process in a manner that is clear and entertaining as well. I still can't reach for the Titebond with out remembering to use my "high-tech glue spreading device" ala Robbie. [/QUOTE] So we can expect a fully finished guitar by mid-May, Hesh? 
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| Author: | Alain Desforges [ Wed Apr 05, 2006 2:55 am ] |
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Where are my manners? Welcome Karen! I think you will really enjoy your stay here at the OLF... Looking forward to seeing your work. Cheers Alain |
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| Author: | Todd Rose [ Wed Apr 05, 2006 5:46 am ] |
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Welcome, Karen! Hallelujah - a woman!!! Yours is the first post by a woman that I've seen since I joined this forum. It's nice to know you're out there. I wish you the best with your pursuit of guitar building. I love walnut. Paul's comments are well taken. The wood smells great, though. When I empty my dust collector, it ends up on the compost pile, but I don't want the walnut shavings and dust going into my garden. It will greatly inhibit plant growth (or so I've been told). So, whenever I machine walnut, I empty the collector first and put that on the compost. Then, when I'm done with the walnut, I empty it again and that goes in the garbage. In every other respect, I find it a joy to work with, and it can certainly make great sounding - and beautiful - guitars. Here's one of mine (the lighter trim wood is koa): 
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| Author: | K2KEM [ Wed Apr 05, 2006 8:46 am ] |
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WOW, thanks for the warm welcome and the great information on Walnut. |
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| Author: | peterm [ Wed Apr 05, 2006 9:06 am ] |
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Karen, welcome to the OLF....the greatest forum on the web! I just finished a Walnut/Sitka Grand auditorium for a gift for my lovely wife....and its just waiting to be lacquered! Walnut looks beautifull and its great to work with. besides that....it bends like plastic!
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| Author: | K2KEM [ Wed Apr 05, 2006 9:27 am ] |
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Do you have pictures you can share? |
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| Author: | HankMauel [ Wed Apr 05, 2006 10:35 am ] |
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[QUOTE=ATaylor] Welcom Karen, careful about this guitar-building bug! It bites hard! We're near the same page. I built my first from Sitka and Mahogany. I have all of the wood collected now for #s 2, 3 & 4. They will all be Claro Walnut Neck, Back & Sides and Redwood tops. A "California Wood" guitar. [/QUOTE] Ahhh...the "California Special"! Here's the back side of a walnut/flamed redwood 000 for your drooling pleasure. Excuse the light "flashes" and focus...I build guitars, not photograph them!
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