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| Author: | dzsmith [ Sat Jul 19, 2014 7:47 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Ash for a fretboard? |
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? Thanks, Dan |
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| Author: | James Ringelspaugh [ Sat Jul 19, 2014 9:02 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Ash for a fretboard? |
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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| Author: | dzsmith [ Sat Jul 19, 2014 9:12 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Ash for a fretboard? |
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. Dan |
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| Author: | Doug Balzer [ Sat Jul 19, 2014 10:30 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Ash for a fretboard? |
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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| Author: | Lonnie J Barber [ Sat Jul 19, 2014 10:43 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Ash for a fretboard? |
Very pretty wood I might say Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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| Author: | dzsmith [ Sun Jul 20, 2014 10:05 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Ash for a fretboard? |
Doug Balzer wrote: 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. Dan |
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| Author: | Alex Kleon [ Sun Jul 20, 2014 5:53 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Ash for a fretboard? |
That is just too pretty not to use, Dan! Alex |
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