curly mahog, curly koa, double neck 6/12 .. doesnt get much sweeter.
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| Author: | bob J [ Fri Nov 24, 2006 10:07 pm ] |
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I know figured Maple is used for necks. Is figured mahog. used by any here to make necks? Why, why not? Thanks, |
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| Author: | David Collins [ Sat Nov 25, 2006 2:47 am ] |
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Figured mahogany is not as common as figured maple, therefore more valuable and put to more selective use. I would assume that figured mahogany is rarely put in to use for necks because when a good piece is found, most find it best used in a more prominent area. You certainly could use it and I don't think it would be cause for any significant structural compromise. If the board it was cut from was originally large enough for back and sides though, I think those two or four beautiful back/side sets that you lost would always haunt you. I'm sure this comes in to play at the mill where the wood come from as well. Figured wood is always most valuable at the surface, so I doubt many wood sellers would want to sell it in thick planks. I don't do a lot of wood buying, but I typically see it in 4/4, and rarely larger than 6/4 or 8/4, and certainly not quartered. You could certainly make laminated necks from this, but again, you could also bake backs and sides. |
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| Author: | peterm [ Sat Nov 25, 2006 3:31 am ] |
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Figured mahogany is excellent for necks is a large enough blank is found. Just as stable a regular mahogany but highly prized for its beauty... |
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| Author: | TonyKarol [ Sat Nov 25, 2006 3:50 am ] |
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curly mahog, curly koa, double neck 6/12 .. doesnt get much sweeter.
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| Author: | Colin S [ Sat Nov 25, 2006 4:16 am ] |
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I use figured mahogany for necks. I managed to get quite a bit of neck stock (6 pieces), like this one. They come from the same boards that my collection of figured Honduran back & sides come from. Each billet is 120cm x 12cm x 3.5cm so the stock is thick enough for V-joints. (If I mess up bending the sides I can re-saw the neck wood!) 
Colin |
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| Author: | bob J [ Sat Nov 25, 2006 5:05 am ] |
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WOW, Beautiful!! Can quartersawn billets be found or does quartersawing diminish the amount and depth of figure; if not quartersawn, would neck have to be re-inforced-SS Thanks |
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| Author: | Colin S [ Sat Nov 25, 2006 7:12 am ] |
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At no point are those billets more than 2 or 3 degrees off quarter, and as stable as they come. Colin |
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