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Author:  fric [ Mon Sep 13, 2010 7:05 am ]
Post subject:  okume
hi,
is OKUME mahagony ok for neck?
Author:  Ti-Roux [ Mon Sep 13, 2010 9:43 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: okume
Mahogany is good for necks. But Okoumé is not mahogany... its okoumé.
Author:  Markus Schmid [ Tue Sep 14, 2010 9:07 am ]
Post subject:  Re: okume
Some refer to Okoumé (Aucoumea klaineana) as "Gaboon" or as "Gaboon Mahogony" , not the same as "African Mahogany" (Khaya ivorensis). Popular wood names sometimes are a big mess...

There is a nice website (thewoodexplorer.com) which allows to compare physical (and other) properties of woods:
- Okoumé (Aucoumea klaineana)
- "real" Mahogony (Swietenia macrophylla)
Author:  fric [ Wed Sep 15, 2010 12:34 am ]
Post subject:  Re: okume
still can’t conclude is it usable or anybody use it for neck! idunno [headinwall]
Author:  Alexandru Marian [ Wed Sep 15, 2010 2:10 am ]
Post subject:  Re: okume
I just read a bit on it and it's not a wood I would try to build with.
Author:  Markus Schmid [ Wed Sep 15, 2010 6:19 am ]
Post subject:  Re: okume
I also read a bit on it. Bending strength is a bit less than Mahagony but it's more than Honduras Cedar (Cedrela odorata). Stability is good. It's light. It isn't ugly. Did I miss something?
Author:  Alexandru Marian [ Wed Sep 15, 2010 9:52 am ]
Post subject:  Re: okume
Well I guess the better pieces could work as replacement for cedar. What i read said the texture is coarse, that it has lots of silica and the density was given as only .43 - very light but I agree cedar is often as light too.
Author:  jeffreyyong [ Thu Sep 16, 2010 5:35 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: okume
I've built a complete guitar with Okuome wood.
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