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| Author: | old man [ Thu Aug 11, 2005 5:35 am ] |
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When you folks use ebony in a laminated neck, where do you find strips wide enough? To do a neck, you'd need it to be nearly 4" wide and 30" long, wouldn't you? Do you resaw your own or is there a supplier for this? Ron |
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| Author: | John How [ Thu Aug 11, 2005 6:02 am ] |
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I've never used ebony for that purpose. Haven't seen a lot that wide. I suppose it could be found. |
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| Author: | Dave Rector [ Thu Aug 11, 2005 6:32 am ] |
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You could use Macassar Ebony. It is easy to find in those widths. My local wood dealer always has a bunch of it on hand. |
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| Author: | Brock Poling [ Thu Aug 11, 2005 6:39 am ] |
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I bought a board of it on ebay (gaboon) and sweet talked BobC into cutting it up for me. |
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| Author: | JBreault [ Thu Aug 11, 2005 6:45 am ] |
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What about the boards wood dealers use to cut out bass fingerboard blanks? |
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| Author: | Brad Goodman [ Thu Aug 11, 2005 6:49 am ] |
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Ron, Most people use dyed wood-the best I have found is dyed costello (boxwood). I get mine from ceartainlywood.com I have jet black gaboon ebony that I would cut for you if you like-but it is expensive. Brad |
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| Author: | Kelby [ Thu Aug 11, 2005 7:37 am ] |
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I have done it using Gaboon ebony I picked up from Tropical Exotic Hardwoods of Latin America in Carlsbad, California, and then resawed myself. http://www.anexotichardwood.com/ If you can get down there, they have an incredible selection of Cocobolo --- imagine a small warehouse full of the stuff. If you decide to go with Gaboon ebony, it looks great, but be forewarned that it really likes to crack as it dries. They slosh a really thick coat of wax or something all over it to keep it in one piece. I found the best approach was to glue it up in the neck as soon as I resawed it, and then let the neck sit for a couple months to make sure it didn't pull itself apart. Happily, it worked great. |
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| Author: | Sprockett [ Thu Aug 11, 2005 8:06 am ] |
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I can find it locally at a number of places, especially gabon. It's a bit pricy but it works great and I cut it down myself... -Paul- |
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| Author: | Bobc [ Thu Aug 11, 2005 8:10 am ] |
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I've got a board of gaboon ebony 9" wide. Not sure what I'm going to do with it yet. It has some nice fine grey stripes. Has anyone used it for back sides? |
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| Author: | Dennis Leahy [ Thu Aug 11, 2005 1:39 pm ] |
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[QUOTE=Bobc] I've got a board of gaboon ebony 9" wide. Not sure what I'm going to do with it yet. It has some nice fine grey stripes. Has anyone used it for back sides?[/QUOTE] Bob, I saw a set at Grant Goltz's house that he had cut for himself, but have not yet seen a guitar made from it. Should make a beautiful body though. Dennis |
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| Author: | old man [ Thu Aug 11, 2005 1:42 pm ] |
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Thanks for the feedback, fellows. I have three necks started now, so it is in my future. Brad, I'll keep you in mind. Ron |
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| Author: | Bobc [ Thu Aug 11, 2005 8:58 pm ] |
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Thanks Dennis. Thats what I thought. It shouldn't be much differant than other ebonies. |
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| Author: | Mark Swanson [ Fri Aug 12, 2005 2:18 pm ] |
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If you make a neck with a scarfed peghead and a stacked heel you can use thinner stuff. You can make the whole neck from a 1" thick piece of wood, if you can live with the stacked heel. It ain't so bad- if I glue up a 3" or a 4" neck blank I can get 3 or 4 necks from it. It conserves wood...and other woods like rosewood or walnut look good in the center. |
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