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dzsmith
PostPosted: Fri May 25, 2012 9:05 pm 
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Hello, I used Chinaberry wood for my first build. In Texas it is considered a fast growing trash tree.
I believe it is a variety of Lilac; another source says mahogany.
I balanced a board on my toe and tapped it. I could feel the vibrations so I figured I'd give it a try.
I made mistakes during the build, but the guitar plays nice, great sustain, and a heavy low-end sound.
I used green aniline dye with spray can lacquer.
I have not figured out how to attach a picture, but here's a link to some pics the sawmill posted.
I'm on my fourth build now. I'm slowly making nicer guitars with more concentration on detail.
http://www.wix.com/billstuewe/billswood ... s-projects
Thanks for all of the great advice,
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Nice use of native woods!
Was the neck also Chinaberry?

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Chinaberry (Melia azedarach) is indeed a member of the Meliaceae or Mahogany family. Native to India Taiwan and Australia, an introduced species here.

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Wow - looks great.
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I like it, the grain orientation is very cool with the shape.
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theguitarwhisperer wrote:
Nice use of native woods!
Was the neck also Chinaberry?

Thanks! no, the neck is maple. I made the mistake of cutting 3 neck/headstock profiles and gluing them together.
It was a large amount of work, and the neck is not very stiff.

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Looks cool.
Any tuning issues with the grain running like that?
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dzsmith wrote:
theguitarwhisperer wrote:
Nice use of native woods!
Was the neck also Chinaberry?

Thanks! no, the neck is maple. I made the mistake of cutting 3 neck/headstock profiles and gluing them together.
It was a large amount of work, and the neck is not very stiff.


Quite a few people do that, it's perfectly acceptable. In fact, sometimes if you only have one board, you HAVE to do it that way to get a laminated neck. The lack of stiffness is probably not due to that specifically, but is more a property of the specific pieces you used.
When I laminate a neck, I typically used contrasting woods and the center stripes are sometimes 1/4 inch or less thick, so it's more practicle to glue up a square neck blank instead.

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