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Mark Ewing

Post subject: Wood for B&S

Posted: Fri Oct 31, 2008 10:05 am

Mahogany

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Location: United States

There is a local Wood Crafter store that has Brazilian Cherry and a wood called Makore. There is also a wood I think is call Bocoate? Does anyone have any comments regarding using any of these woods to build guitars?

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Michael Dale Payne

Post subject: Re: Wood for B&S

Posted: Fri Oct 31, 2008 4:31 pm

Old Growth Brazilian

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All three are often used for back and sides thought makore less commonly.

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peterm

Post subject: Re: Wood for B&S

Posted: Fri Oct 31, 2008 4:49 pm

Brazilian Rosewood

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All good tonewoods. Makore, Bocote and Brazilian Cherry. Makore is really nice to use and makes a mahogany like guitar.... soundwise.

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Mike Collins

Post subject: Re: Wood for B&S

Posted: Fri Oct 31, 2008 5:07 pm

Brazilian Rosewood

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I use Makore with curly Sycamore for my homemade purfs.
Bocote is very oily -be careful of it!
Looks nice but can be a tough wood to glue up.
Jatoba -Brazilian Cherry is nice-hard- comes in many different figures and is hard enough to use for fingerboards!!
I have some birdeye sets i cut in the earlt 80's!!

Mike

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Mark Ewing

Post subject: Re: Wood for B&S

Posted: Fri Oct 31, 2008 9:21 pm

Mahogany

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Mike Collins wrote:

I use Makore with curly Sycamore for my homemade purfs.
Bocote is very oily -be careful of it!
When I looked at the Bocote I thought it looked very oily. I Thought about finger board material. The material I am looking at is very 1/4 sawn.
Have you ever used 1/4 sawn Makore for B&S? The Brazilian Cheery looks really good for neck material?
Mike

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