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i got my self some planks of what i think its some kind of american spruce.
around the first decades of 1900 there were a lot of houses built here with wood manufactured on U.S mainly with "pinotea" which is pretty dense conifer (podocarpus guatemalensis i believe) and there is some lighter stuff which is the one i have.
it was taken from an old counter table that belonged to a store. there were nail holes, cracks and wear out but i could get a good deal of clean small boards.
im gonna be using it for brace wood, its very light and pretty stiff. the colour is darker than the german spruce top, somehow yellowish or more ambar looking. the odour is similar only that it smells like older.
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If you are looking to use it for braces then cut a 1/4" strip off the edge and split it to check the runout.
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Bracing wood is cheap.
Old wood for tops ain't cheap
Looks like 100 year old uke tops to me.


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the Padma wrote:
Bracing wood is cheap.
Old wood for tops ain't cheap
Looks like 100 year old uke tops to me.


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yes Padma! i saved the wider, helthier stuff for small tops. ukes, bandurrias, charangos, etc.
someday ill build some of those.

Chris Paulick wrote:
If you are looking to use it for braces then cut a 1/4" strip off the edge and split it to check the runout.


i keep that in mind, there are pieces with considerably high run out or wavy grain. and there are other suitable for braces
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