Some Nice Wood - What Would You Do w/It?

[BillB1960]

Check this shit out. A little bird just whispered about it in my ear, based on my desire to make best use of the wood, but trepidation about taking on full-blown neck construction.

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Perhaps there's enough good wood for two guitars of increasing challenge-of-build.

Get yourself a tele neck, a big white hat and make one o' these!

 

[msfenderarg]

Check this shit out. A little bird just whispered about it in my ear, based on my desire to make best use of the wood, but trepidation about taking on full-blown neck construction.

Pictures by tompettingill - Photobucket

Perhaps there's enough good wood for two guitars of increasing challenge-of-build.

 

[River]

Having slept on it, I think it's a capital idea. Concentrates on the wood, side-steps the delicate work (appropriate for a rank novice), and I was in the market for one.

And I think there's plenty of wood there for a second project.

 

[Rex Stallion]

Elm has interlocking grain, this quality made it great for products that were subject to abrasion (boat blocks,rub strakes) It has been used in furniture making and some people confuse it with Ash or Oak. I would make a body with it but would be hesitant to use it for a neck not because of stability concerns, but shaping the unruly grain may turn out to be handful .

 

[Barnaby]

If you don't make at least one double cut 'tele junior' (as mentioned earlier) out of that beautiful wood, I will cry.

Cry like a baby.

 

[FIGJAM]

Just throw some of your little dog ears on and you'll be a happy camper

That a TV?

 

[River]

If you don't make at least one double cut 'tele junior' (as mentioned earlier) out of that beautiful wood, I will cry.

Cry like a baby.

Well, we can't have that now, can we?

Which part(s) of which piece would you use for that body?

 

[gator payne]

River I would take a long grain cut and take a look at grain runout before comitting to any project. the varing heart wood colors in Elm can be fabulous but often the grain runout makes is subject ot a lot of movement,

 

[River]

River I would take a long grain cut and take a look at grain runout before comitting to any project. the varing heart wood colors in Elm can be fabulous but often the grain runout makes is subject ot a lot of movement,

Thanks, GP. I'll try to figure out what that means and get a closeup photo.

 

[gator payne]

Thanks, GP. I'll try to figure out what that means and get a closeup photo.

Take a cut perpendicular to the existing cut running with the grain. if you have a lot of runout the grain fibers will appear wavy. If you have little grain runout they will appear to be running in a straight-ish line. It will never appear perfectly straight but rather the degree of flucuation in the flow of the grain fibers that you are looking for. The straighter the better.