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truckjohn

Post subject: Dogwood as a Tonewood

Posted: Wed Mar 18, 2009 3:53 pm

Brazilian Rosewood

Joined: Thu Feb 12, 2009 10:27 pm
Posts: 2109
Location: South Carolina
First name: John
Last Name: Cox
Focus: Build
Status: Amateur

Has anyone out there tried out Dogwood for backs and sides?

I am curious, as it is beautiful stuff.
It is fairly stiff and hard stuff.
Very tight grain and closed pores -- so easy finishing.

Thanks

John

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Michael Dale Payne

Post subject: Re: Dogwood as a Tonewood

Posted: Wed Mar 18, 2009 4:35 pm

Old Growth Brazilian

Joined: Tue Dec 28, 2004 1:56 am
Posts: 10707
Location: United States

Too small of timber really for lutheriein most cases. I doubt you will find anyone that has used it other than for appointments. If the piece has nice heartwood then it is pretty but is mostly pretty plain. It dulls tools fast

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Bill Bounds

Post subject: Re: Dogwood as a Tonewood

Posted: Wed Mar 18, 2009 6:30 pm

Mahogany

Joined: Wed Nov 05, 2008 6:35 pm
Posts: 79

Hey, I just happened to be looking at this site the other night.http://www.saers.com/~craig/wood/guitars.html
Seems the last info on the page was a couple of years ago.

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WaddyThomson

Post subject: Re: Dogwood as a Tonewood

Posted: Wed Mar 18, 2009 9:49 pm

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Location: United States
First name: Waddy
Last Name: Thomson
City: Charlotte
State: NC
Focus: Build
Status: Semi-pro

Plum is really nice hardwood. It's also hard to find big enough trees though. It's also hard to find them that are big enough, but not diseased. I have a few pieces from some trees I cut in my yard, years ago, but it is limb wood, not trunk wood.

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