bloodwood is an excellent wood for fingerboard. It's very hard wood. Esthetically, If you oil it it's garnet or dark-red... at least, in a few weeks
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| Author: | sdsollod [ Mon Apr 29, 2013 2:13 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Bloodwood, padauk okay for fingerboard/bridge? |
Does bloodwood and/or padauk work okay for a fingerboard and bridge in terms of stability, workability, glue ability, etc.? ...how about esthetically? …too garish? Iv'e seen cocobolo look nice... |
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| Author: | Duke3d [ Mon Apr 29, 2013 5:29 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Bloodwood, padauk okay for fingerboard/bridge? |
bloodwood is an excellent wood for fingerboard. It's very hard wood. Esthetically, If you oil it it's garnet or dark-red... at least, in a few weeks
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| Author: | Duke3d [ Mon Apr 29, 2013 5:32 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Bloodwood, padauk okay for fingerboard/bridge? |
oh! and it sands easily and seems to be stable (I had no problems with this wood) |
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| Author: | wbergman [ Mon Apr 29, 2013 6:27 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Bloodwood, padauk okay for fingerboard/bridge? |
I think I read somewhere that Greg Smallman has used padauk for classical bridges, to keep the weight down. |
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| Author: | LarryH [ Mon Apr 29, 2013 7:48 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Bloodwood, padauk okay for fingerboard/bridge? |
Yes to both woods in both applications. |
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| Author: | WaddyThomson [ Mon Apr 29, 2013 7:49 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Bloodwood, padauk okay for fingerboard/bridge? |
Padauk makes a good bridge. Fairly light for it's stiffness. Might be a little prone to cracking, depending on the grain. |
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| Author: | Fred Tellier [ Mon Apr 29, 2013 9:33 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Bloodwood, padauk okay for fingerboard/bridge? |
I used bloodwood for a bridge and fingerboard as requested on a commission build and it worked out great. Fred |
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