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I was wondering how many board feet does it take to make an acoustic guitar?
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Just under 0.9

It's closer to 0.8 if you can find a piece of wood already shaped like a neck and a bridge.

The waste factor is quite large, though. I'd imagine there's someone around who produces enough 'blanks' to say what the cost is in actual raw lumber?

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Wow that is a lot less than I would have thought, but it makes sense. But yeah I really want to know how much including the waste.
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If you are resawing boards for the top and bottom.That would take 1.5 B.F.alone with waste.Then you have the sides at 1 B.F. and lining and braces.Then the neck would depend on if it's laminated or not.Laminated would take more.And don't forget the fretboard and bridge.so your talking over 3 board feet with unlaminated neck 0.50B.F. at least with waste.
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Let's see....

A rough top set is about 1/2 board foot
A rough back/sides set is about 1 board foot.
A rough neck takes another 1/2 board foot or so
Linings, purflings, and bindings may add another 1/4 board foot...

So... I add up just over 2.25 board feet....


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