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Author:  Mark Groza [ Mon Apr 13, 2009 5:27 pm ]
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What lining material do you use mostly? I just made up alot of WRC to use.I have been useing ASH. :D
Author:  Bill Hodge [ Mon Apr 13, 2009 5:58 pm ]
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Wood. :mrgreen:
Author:  TonyKarol [ Mon Apr 13, 2009 6:08 pm ]
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spanish cedar .. bends well enough (revers style kerf) and I like the smell.
Author:  Robert Dunn [ Mon Apr 13, 2009 6:21 pm ]
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Haven't built one yet, but was wondering if poplar is suitable
Author:  Bill Hodge [ Mon Apr 13, 2009 7:02 pm ]
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Robert,

This search result pulls up all the posts regarding answers to that question. Looks like a few have done so successfully.
http://luthiersforum.com/forum/search.php?keywords=Poplar+for+linings&terms=all&author=&sc=1&sf=all&sk=t&sd=d&sr=posts&st=0&ch=300&t=0&submit=Search
Author:  Robert Dunn [ Mon Apr 13, 2009 7:06 pm ]
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thank you Bill
Author:  John Mayes [ Mon Apr 13, 2009 8:34 pm ]
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just bought enough mahogany standard triangular from Tom P to last me for over a year.
Author:  Bill Hodge [ Mon Apr 13, 2009 9:00 pm ]
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Mahogany and Bass Wood are probably my favorite two :)
Sorry to have clowned about it in the beginning Mark.
Guess you just caught me at the right moment :D

John, how ya felling man? I hope vastly better.
Author:  Mark Groza [ Tue Apr 14, 2009 7:42 am ]
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That's ok Bill. :D And congrads on the win! [:Y:]
Author:  Bill Hodge [ Tue Apr 14, 2009 7:58 am ]
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Thanks Mark,

I'm still in a daze, duh I honestly never thought I'd be the one idunno but I'm certainly thankful. :D
Author:  walnut47 [ Tue Apr 14, 2009 10:49 am ]
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I would be interested in hearing why people prefer some woods over others; woods you've tried but didn't like; what qualities make a good wood to use for linings.

Smell is certainly a good one. I love the smell of hot rosewood. I don't think I've heard of anyone using rosewood for linings, but I'm currently using some off-cuts from sides - they're already bent to shape.
Walter
Author:  John Hale [ Tue Apr 14, 2009 11:23 am ]
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I used pine mouldings from the local diy, and cut the slots on my bandsaw
Author:  woody b [ Tue Apr 14, 2009 11:24 am ]
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I like Spanish Cedar because of the smell.
Author:  Mark Groza [ Tue Apr 14, 2009 1:12 pm ]
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I noticed the WRC i cut the other day had a nice smell to it.I hope it stays with the guitars.If not i have some cedar oil i can activate it with. ;)
Author:  walnut47 [ Tue Apr 14, 2009 3:44 pm ]
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where do you get that cedar oil? I'd like to put some on my mahogany bliss
Author:  Mark Groza [ Tue Apr 14, 2009 3:59 pm ]
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walnut47 wrote:
where do you get that cedar oil? I'd like to put some on my mahogany bliss

I got it from my local woodcraft store.It's made by Giles and Kendall.It restores the original aroma of cedar wood.
Author:  Mike OMelia [ Tue Apr 14, 2009 6:04 pm ]
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I love this question and I love my answer. Spanish Cedar. Reverse kerf. Its a smell thing with me.

Mike
Author:  Dave_E [ Tue Apr 14, 2009 6:14 pm ]
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I was using mahohany only (basswood on the bottom of my classicals), but my next guitar has spruce everything except the head block. Just going to try it. I don't think anyone is going to try and tell us that one type of lining over another has toal value, so it's whatever might be asthetically pleasing or smelling (like the cedar smell comments). I have to admit that when the atmosphere is just a certain way my Martin D-18 really gives off a good lumber yard smell. :D

Dave
Author:  muthrs [ Tue Apr 14, 2009 8:37 pm ]
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I've used mostly cedar and mahogany. I think the mahogany is less brittle. I'm building a guitar with all New York woods and just made up some linings out of butternut. They should bend OK. I love butternut, I think it's a great wood. I'm using it for a laminated neck.
Author:  Mike OMelia [ Wed Apr 15, 2009 12:06 am ]
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...hey! A guitar should excite ALL the senses. I don't know why really, but given two guitars that are equally awesome in all the really important areas, if one smells better than the other, thats the one I wanna play. And I bet more than a few of you have had that experience.

Mike (a PROUD sound hole sniffer)
Author:  Bill Hodge [ Wed Apr 15, 2009 10:19 am ]
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Mike O'Melia wrote:
...hey! A guitar should excite ALL the senses. I don't know why really, but given two guitars that are equally awesome in all the really important areas, if one smells better than the other, thats the one I wanna play. And I bet more than a few of you have had that experience.

Mike (a PROUD sound hole sniffer)


:D Seems Like I remember Ken H doing a thread last year some time on "Sound Hole Sniffers" I think it was last year laughing6-hehe
Author:  ChuckB [ Wed Apr 15, 2009 11:44 am ]
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I use either mahogany or spruce.

Chuck
Author:  Alan Carruth [ Wed Apr 15, 2009 11:59 am ]
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I look for light weight, good gluing characteristics, and toughness in liner material. I don't think the liner configuration adds or takes away anything much from the edge stiffness once the guitar is assembled. There may be a good case for massive liners, but I don't have data on that one way or the other.

My favorite liner material is willow. I can bend a solid liner up to 5mm thick from it with little trouble, and it also makes good reverse kerf liners. I've noticed that air dried willow seems to work better than kiln dried, but you seldom see either in a lumber yard. Fortunately, you can get willow logs form tree services free: in fact, the usual problem is that they really want you to take the whole tree, and three or four more. It dries well enough if you can quarter the logs, which is not trivial, as the stuff resists splitting. But, after all, that's one reason I like it.
Author:  muthrs [ Wed Apr 15, 2009 4:19 pm ]
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Al, I've been wanting to try willow based on your recommendations. Guess I'll have to find a tree.
Author:  Frei [ Fri Apr 17, 2009 3:47 pm ]
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I always thought Braz would be a cool liner, just reading about it on ebay. (fretboard or kerf liner?) It would add stiffness, and ring to the top I think. I would like to hear what happens when that EIR is used for kerfle.
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