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Ruby50
 Post subject: Osage Orange
PostPosted: Thu Feb 06, 2014 8:42 pm 
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First name: Ed
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I am building a small guitar - a Gibson LG-2 3/4 - out of Osage Orange, and I have come up with a fabulous OO 4X4 for a neck.

Can someone give an opinion about using OO for necks? I believe it will be very stable, but I am a little worried about the weight.

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yukonarizona
 Post subject: Re: Osage Orange
PostPosted: Fri Feb 07, 2014 7:04 am 
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I concur with Filippo. It is very heavy wood and I think the weight makes it largely unsuitable for an acoustic guitar neck.
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ernie
 Post subject: Re: Osage Orange
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I glued some OO for neck stock .But way too hvy will be recycled for either uke back and sides or gtr sides, as ohers mentioned too hvy./dense
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Clay S.
 Post subject: Re: Osage Orange
PostPosted: Sun Feb 09, 2014 8:34 am 
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I've seen a few pieces with decent grain, but a lot of it seemed pretty twisty. But my experience with osage is what comes out of hedgerows for the most part, so - limited.
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