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| Author: | J Hewitt [ Wed Oct 22, 2008 7:49 pm ] |
| Post subject: | neck wood |
I know most likely what the answer will be.....but I would like to know if any of you would or do use flat sawn lumber in neck construction? I'm thinking of making a neck from flat sawn Honduras Mahogany along with carbon fiber for reinforcement. What would you do? Thanks, Jeff |
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| Author: | Jon L. Nixon [ Wed Oct 22, 2008 8:06 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: neck wood |
I think it has been pretty much been decided that flatsawn mahogany is as strong and stable as quartersawn. Throw in some CF and you'll be fine. Fender has used flatsawn maple in their necks since day one. Ervin S. had an interesting article in GAL sometime back showing his testing results with flatsawn vs quartersawn spruce. Some flatsawn pieces were actually stronger. |
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| Author: | Howard Klepper [ Wed Oct 22, 2008 8:56 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: neck wood |
Laminate and it will become quartersawn. Magic! |
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| Author: | John How [ Wed Oct 22, 2008 11:29 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: neck wood |
I do exactly what Howard says. I laminate flat sawn and it's then quartered. The trouble is, it's even getting hard to find straight flat sawn wood these days. |
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| Author: | Mike Collins [ Thu Oct 23, 2008 1:52 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: neck wood |
Woods from the Mahogany & Cedar families are some of the most stable woods there are if used when dry. Add Carbon Fiber & it's an incredible neck! Do you mean Epoxy Graphite? Mike |
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| Author: | J Hewitt [ Thu Oct 23, 2008 3:37 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: neck wood |
Stew mac carbon rods. |
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| Author: | jfmckenna [ Sat Oct 25, 2008 9:59 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: neck wood |
Howard Klepper wrote: Laminate and it will become quartersawn. Magic! And possibly stronger too. I always laminate flat sawn necks. |
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| Author: | ChuckG [ Sat Oct 25, 2008 10:34 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: neck wood |
I also laminate flatsawn for my necks using a method similar to what our friend John Mayes shows in his video. Roger Siminoff (from "The Luthier's Handbook") has also done deflection tests showing flatsawn boards to actually be stronger than quartersawn. Chuck |
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