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| Author: | dzsmith [ Fri May 25, 2012 9:05 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Chinaberry wood first build |
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, Dan |
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| Author: | theguitarwhisperer [ Fri May 25, 2012 10:43 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Chinaberry wood first build |
Nice use of native woods! Was the neck also Chinaberry? |
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| Author: | B. Howard [ Sat May 26, 2012 6:44 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Chinaberry wood first build |
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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| Author: | Radiohead [ Sat May 26, 2012 7:32 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Chinaberry wood first build |
Wow - looks great. |
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| Author: | Robert Renick [ Sat May 26, 2012 10:38 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Chinaberry wood first build |
I like it, the grain orientation is very cool with the shape. Rob |
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| Author: | dzsmith [ Sat May 26, 2012 11:11 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Chinaberry wood first build |
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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| Author: | Mike Dotson [ Sat May 26, 2012 1:02 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Chinaberry wood first build |
Looks cool. Any tuning issues with the grain running like that? |
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| Author: | theguitarwhisperer [ Sun May 27, 2012 9:57 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Chinaberry wood first build |
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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