Official Luthiers Forum!

Owned and operated by Lance Kragenbrink
It is currently Thu Mar 28, 2024 8:48 pm


All times are UTC - 5 hours


Forum rules


Be nice, no cussin and enjoy!




Post new topic Reply to topic  [ 9 posts ] 
Author Message
 Post subject: Is This Redwood Useful
PostPosted: Thu Apr 21, 2022 6:22 pm 
Offline
Walnut
Walnut

Joined: Sat Apr 09, 2022 4:53 am
Posts: 14
First name: CHARLES
Last Name: HENNET
State: PA
Country: United States
Focus: Build
Hi All,

I enjoy reading here. I have about 200 board feet of this 3/4 x 12 redwood. It alternates between rift and flatsawn. It's a few decades old. It's been stored with a bunch of other lumber.

Is this useful for anything?

Thanks,

Chuck


You do not have the required permissions to view the files attached to this post.


Top
 Profile  
 
PostPosted: Thu Apr 21, 2022 6:51 pm 
Offline
Brazilian Rosewood
Brazilian Rosewood

Joined: Tue May 13, 2008 10:44 am
Posts: 6232
Location: Virginia
In regards to guitar tops - If it's rift sawn then yeah kind of maybe. But the flat sawn stuff is not guitar makers wood. IMHO of course.


Top
 Profile  
 
PostPosted: Thu Apr 21, 2022 7:04 pm 
Offline
Walnut
Walnut

Joined: Sat Apr 09, 2022 4:53 am
Posts: 14
First name: CHARLES
Last Name: HENNET
State: PA
Country: United States
Focus: Build
Yeah. I thought maybe I could take the best stuff and make some four piece tops.

I don't see anyone using redwood for back and sides. But it seems attractive enough. I would think it could be laminated with something more rigid for a back and side set? Is the issue that it is so soft that it would be damaged easily?


Top
 Profile  
 
PostPosted: Thu Apr 21, 2022 9:36 pm 
Offline
Contributing Member
Contributing Member
User avatar

Joined: Thu May 20, 2010 11:20 pm
Posts: 502
Location: Kurtistown, Hawaii
First name: Bob
Last Name: Gleason
City: Kurtistown
State: Hawaii
Zip/Postal Code: 96760
Country: USA
Focus: Build
Status: Amateur
If you are not attached to things always being successful, lots of wood that does not pass modern luthierie standards is fun to try. Here is a recycled redwood tenor uke with redwood top, back, and sides. Made it few years ago and the owner has not yelled at me yet! Enjoy your projects.-Bob


You do not have the required permissions to view the files attached to this post.

_________________
“ The meaning of life is to find your gift and the purpose of life is to give it away” Pablo Picasso



These users thanked the author Pegasusguitars for the post: DennisK (Fri Apr 22, 2022 1:28 am)
Top
 Profile  
 
PostPosted: Fri Apr 22, 2022 6:19 am 
Offline
Walnut
Walnut

Joined: Sat Apr 09, 2022 4:53 am
Posts: 14
First name: CHARLES
Last Name: HENNET
State: PA
Country: United States
Focus: Build
Sweet. And you make a good point.

Thanks,

Chuck


Top
 Profile  
 
PostPosted: Fri Apr 22, 2022 7:22 am 
Offline
Contributing Member
Contributing Member

Joined: Sat Aug 25, 2007 2:05 am
Posts: 680
Location: Saint Petersburg, Florida
First name: Glenn
Last Name: LaSalle
City: Saint Petersburg
State: Florida
Status: Amateur
I bet the flat sawn stuff Glued up would make fine solid body guitars! Pine Barncasters were all the rage for awhile - I assume redwood would make an interesting guitar.

Glenn



These users thanked the author Glenn LaSalle for the post: davidson (Fri Apr 22, 2022 9:47 am)
Top
 Profile  
 
PostPosted: Fri Apr 22, 2022 10:05 am 
Offline
Brazilian Rosewood
Brazilian Rosewood

Joined: Tue May 13, 2008 10:44 am
Posts: 6232
Location: Virginia
I do make guitars like Gleason has posted too and so probably should have mentioned that. But I was thinking more on the professional level. But yeah for what I call folk art guitars I too use wood with nail holes in it too. The theme being that they are guitars made from the wood taken from an old barn on a farm in Virginia. They still play and frankly sound great but they are not for everyone. But for those who love the theme they are wonderful.



These users thanked the author jfmckenna for the post: davidson (Fri Apr 22, 2022 10:28 am)
Top
 Profile  
 
PostPosted: Fri Apr 22, 2022 10:18 am 
Offline
Contributing Member
Contributing Member
User avatar

Joined: Wed Sep 08, 2010 12:17 am
Posts: 1263
First name: John
Last Name: Arnold
City: Newport
State: TN
Zip/Postal Code: 37821
Country: USA
Focus: Repair
Status: Professional
I would probably use the flat sawn for bracing.
In 1981, a friend of mine built an all redwood classical guitar (top, back, sides, and neck) and it still plays and sounds great.

Sent from my SM-G950U1 using Tapatalk

_________________
John



These users thanked the author John Arnold for the post (total 2): Pmaj7 (Fri Apr 22, 2022 5:09 pm) • davidson (Fri Apr 22, 2022 10:28 am)
Top
 Profile  
 
PostPosted: Fri Apr 22, 2022 3:03 pm 
Offline
Brazilian Rosewood
Brazilian Rosewood

Joined: Sun Mar 30, 2008 8:20 am
Posts: 5924
Many of the old folk craft instruments were made with the tools and woods the makers had on hand. The expectation was only that the finished instrument could be used to make music.
I made some dulcimers with sassafras tops which sounded quite nice. Because of that I decided to make a guitar with a sassafras soundboard. Sassafras has a density between that of spruce and Mahogany, and I think the sound is somewhere between that of a spruce topped and a mahogany topped guitar. I will use it again.
Some woods and grain patterns do things better than others, but sometimes that unusual piece of wood is good enough.


You do not have the required permissions to view the files attached to this post.



These users thanked the author Clay S. for the post (total 3): jfmckenna (Fri Apr 22, 2022 6:21 pm) • Pmaj7 (Fri Apr 22, 2022 5:10 pm) • davidson (Fri Apr 22, 2022 3:10 pm)
Top
 Profile  
 
Display posts from previous:  Sort by  
Post new topic Reply to topic  [ 9 posts ] 

All times are UTC - 5 hours


Who is online

Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 51 guests


You cannot post new topics in this forum
You cannot reply to topics in this forum
You cannot edit your posts in this forum
You cannot delete your posts in this forum
You cannot post attachments in this forum

Jump to:  
Powered by phpBB® Forum Software © phpBB Group
phpBB customization services by 2by2host.com