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Wenge and W.R. Cedar classical. Elevated fingerboard
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Author:  tunguskaevent3 [ Wed Jul 13, 2011 9:57 pm ]
Post subject:  Wenge and W.R. Cedar classical. Elevated fingerboard
Hello fellow woodworkers! This is my first post, so please bear with me. I'll take any help I can with this forum stuff.

Recently finished my 11th guitar: A classical made for myself. Elevated fingerboard, sound port, and made of Western Red Cedar, Wenge, Padauk, Bocote, and Zerbrawood. I'll be taking good pics of the finished project tomorrow, so check back in a day or two to see it!
Author:  Chris Pile [ Wed Jul 13, 2011 11:07 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Wenge and W.R. Cedar classical. Elevated fingerboard
Nuttin' but red X's....
Author:  tunguskaevent3 [ Thu Jul 14, 2011 7:53 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Wenge and W.R. Cedar classical. Elevated fingerboard
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Author:  tunguskaevent3 [ Thu Jul 14, 2011 8:04 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Wenge and W.R. Cedar classical. Elevated fingerboard
Ok so that seems to work...
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Author:  tunguskaevent3 [ Thu Jul 14, 2011 10:07 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Wenge and W.R. Cedar classical. Elevated fingerboard
The finished product:

French polished shellac top, oiled neck, and K-9 finish on the body. Bocote and padauk details.Zebrawood rosette. Birdseye maple neck with a paduak laminate. Thanks for looking!

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Author:  munen [ Mon Jul 18, 2011 7:04 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Wenge and W.R. Cedar classical. Elevated fingerboard
i really like it!
im thinking of buying a wengue set for my next, any thoughts you might share about working with it?
keep em coming
Author:  tunguskaevent3 [ Wed Jul 20, 2011 12:52 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Wenge and W.R. Cedar classical. Elevated fingerboard
Hey munen,

I've used wenge for a few guitars now- mainly fingerboards. Its a decent hardwood. Open pored, and pretty brittle. Can't be any harder to hand plane than E. I. Rosewood. I had to go across the grain with the sides. Broke the first one b/c I left it too thin before bending. The guitar sounds great though- extremely clear!

One word of advice- watch for splinters! A few days after scraping day, I noticed about 20 miniature splinters in both my hands- I didn't even notice.

It took the finish well, but I should have pore filled. I didn't want to keep spraying as I wanted a thin finish. Well, the pores show through in some spots- looks bad. If I fix one thing on this guitar that'd be it.

Wenge is great because it's pretty cheap and available where I live. Let me know how it works out.
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