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Anybody use it for backs and sides? What was your experience with it.

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Hope you have some tweezers handy!!
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I built my first guitar from wenge and Brad is right, you'll need tweezers. It's on the brittle and splitty side and the pores are like craters. I wasn't all that impressed with it myself.

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[QUOTE=Brad Goodman] Hope you have some tweezers handy!![/QUOTE]

Some GOOD tweezers. And a magnifying glass!

Just cut up a board, ready for resaw. The one guitar I've seen made of Wenge
was wonderful so I'm looking forward to trying it.



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What Brad and John said! I've got an OM going outta Wenge and am STILL feeling splinters from it...should sound good though...stuff is HEAVY!

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In fact, I have another set of Wenge if anyone wants to trade...one set for another?

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Or tops for that matter....

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I have about 14 bd ft of it in one board. I just looked at my hand and, although it has been a week since I last touched the board I still see one sliver outstanding! . BUT, it is very pretty wood. The piece I have is mostly flat sawn but is, like I said earlier, pretttttyyyyyy. I will get over the slivers if the result is worth the effort. Any thoughts on sound?

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Larry,

I am always up for a decent trade.....let me know!

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I've used it for carved top electric guitars. Absolutely beautiful wood if you get the right peice. It carves well, but it does make splinters. I fill with epoxy, then do it again until the pores are filled then finish the same as anything else.

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