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NIce! I used to use this stuff as accents on furniture, should make a nice tonewood.

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My very first acoustic was Eucalyptus, had never even heard of it before, I thought it was a beeswing mahogany board when I bought it ... made a decent guitar way back .. I saw a couple sweet curly boards at Exotic last week Bob .,.. but I passed them over ....

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My very first acoustic was Eucalyptus, had never even heard of it before, I thought it was a beeswing mahogany board when I bought it ... made a decent guitar way back .. I saw a couple sweet curly boards at Exotic last week Bob .,.. but I passed them over ....

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Couldn't stand it - just ordered two sets. If the outcome is anything like the Curly Padauk I bought, it'll be striking! Thanks, Bob!

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Gorgeous looking set. Love the color and figure
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Couldn't stand it - just ordered two sets. If the outcome is anything like the Curly Padauk I bought, it'll be striking! Thanks, Bob!


Waddy that's what I like about you. Always willing to try something different. bliss

How about some pic's of that curly padauk?

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WOW those are very nice Bob!!!! Wish I had some cash burning a hole in my shop pockets.....

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Curious if this wood is sometimes referred to as Jarrah? If so, I had a devil of a time trying to bend a set of sides. Looks darker than Jarrah though.
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Curious if this wood is sometimes referred to as Jarrah? If so, I had a devil of a time trying to bend a set of sides. Looks darker than Jarrah though.
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Same genus, different species. Jarrah can be quite dark, but I agree it can also be a bear to bend. Aussies who've bent far more than me claim it varies. Wish I was able to order some of this stuff, Bob, looks wonderful.


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Jarrah seems to be prone to cracking with age from what i remember of it.

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Does the wood have a nice agreeable fragrance?
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Does the wood have a nice agreeable fragrance?
Or a bitter one?

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Hi Mike I'm doing OK. The wood does have a pleasant fragrance

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My comment about Eucalyptus....

I built a tenor guitar out of the Eucalyptus that they sell as "Lyptus" flooring.... This stuff was straight grain and about perfectly quartersawn...

That stuff was some of the easiest working wood I have used in a guitar... It bent about like red oak or soft/straight maple (Flopped onto the form with some heat).. I had no issues with springback...

It worked like Mahogany - except less sensitive to grain direction when planing and routing... There were some sections that looked like they had "Switchy" grain - but they were no more issue than the straight grain sections...

No issues with warping, twisting, cracking or shrinking... It also took glue and finish like a champ...

Sound wise - Mahogany-ish.

The only thing about it was the color initially... Almost pink when fresh off the plane. It took an orangey-brown color almost like newer cherry after finishing.. I assume it oxidizes brown over time. Otherwise - I would recommend that stuff heartily to anybody having trouble finding mahogany-ish wood to use...

I ended up "Keeping" the guitar for about 2-weeks before a local musician had to have it...

All that said - there are about a million varieties of Eucalyptus... They run from Steel to soft mush... They run from horrible shrinkage, cracking, twisting, warping, and shifting to almost none.... They run from Maple/Mahogany workability to unworkable....
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I'm going to have yo stop by and look at this in person, since you're local. I live just a few miles ftom your shop.
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I'm going to have yo stop by and look at this in person, since you're local. I live just a few miles ftom your shop.


Sounds good

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