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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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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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oh! and it sands easily and seems to be stable (I had no problems with this wood)
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I think I read somewhere that Greg Smallman has used padauk for classical bridges, to keep the weight down.
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Yes to both woods in both applications.

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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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I used bloodwood for a bridge and fingerboard as requested on a commission build and it worked out great.

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