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dzsmith
 Post subject: Ash for a fretboard?
PostPosted: Sat Jul 19, 2014 7:47 pm 
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I've been cutting up some Arizona Ash from a tree in my backyard.
It has some nice curly figure.
It ranks 1320 on the Janka scale.
Is this hard enough for a fret board?
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 Post subject: Re: Ash for a fretboard?
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In hardness and shrinkage rates it's probably reasonably close to maple which Fender has used on about a bajillion fretboards. Like Fender you'll want to finish it or it will get dirty quickly.
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 Post subject: Re: Ash for a fretboard?
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James Ringelspaugh wrote:
In hardness and shrinkage rates it's probably reasonably close to maple which Fender has used on about a bajillion fretboards. Like Fender you'll want to finish it or it will get dirty quickly.

Thanks James!
I'll give it a go.
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Check out my thread in the local materials challenge section...I used ash for my fingerboard. I darkened it using vinegar and steel wool solution, then sealed it with a couple coats do TruOil. Ash is actually very resilient stuff. Tough to scrape and sand.

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Very pretty wood I might say


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Check out my thread in the local materials challenge section...I used ash for my fingerboard. I darkened it using vinegar and steel wool solution, then sealed it with a couple coats do TruOil. Ash is actually very resilient stuff. Tough to scrape and sand.

That looks really nice, Doug!
I would like to use the Ash for my local wood build too, since it came out of my backyard.
I don't want to be a copycat, so I'll leave mine clear.
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That is just too pretty not to use, Dan!

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