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| Author: | Corky Long [ Wed Mar 18, 2009 12:31 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Anyone ever built with Dogwood? |
Hi all - Wondering whether anyone has worked with dogwood - perhaps not likely because it's usually insufficiently large to get a back out of two pieces. I have some that might make a back out of three pieces and wondering about it's proprties as a tonewood. One thing I'll say about it is that it is HARD. Stuff's almost like iron. Thanks for your help. |
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| Author: | Michael Dale Payne [ Wed Mar 18, 2009 12:46 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Anyone ever built with Dogwood? |
You hit on the three major problems. timber size available, density and workability. |
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| Author: | WaddyThomson [ Wed Mar 18, 2009 1:12 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Anyone ever built with Dogwood? |
It would make a really white guitar, too. |
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| Author: | charliewood [ Wed Mar 18, 2009 1:35 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Anyone ever built with Dogwood? |
Up here in the PNW theres alot of trees that have fantastic wood - but grow smallish for projects like guitar tonewood... dogwood is an example - yew another, laburnum, even ocean spray can grow large enough to use for small timber(rare) in fact ocean spray is one of the densest growing trees in N.A. - I have a bit of experience with dogwood - and I think really it would be a better bridge/fb/headplate material on acct of its available size and density... Im currently working with laburnum, which is much more colorful, generally a little bigger than you can usually find dogwood, and attainable in my area,(blowdowns not commercially), Im not sure if theres laburnum where you are - but its a great score if you can find it.. Cheers Charlie |
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| Author: | old man [ Thu Mar 19, 2009 12:34 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Anyone ever built with Dogwood? |
The "Lutherie Woods" book, published by GAL, I think, says dogwood makes an excellent fretboard. It is in the ebony family, I believe. Dye it black and it should work great for fbs. Ron |
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| Author: | Jason [ Thu Mar 19, 2009 3:12 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Anyone ever built with Dogwood? |
There was a guy from the NW building mandolins with dogwood at Healdsburg 4yrs ago.. He said it was great although difficult to source. |
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