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| Author: | John A [ Tue Jun 22, 2021 9:09 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Found some wood - help identifying |
Hi everyone, I have not been on this board forever, but I know you guys can answer this. I found some hardwood on the street - literally. I have not built a guitar in a while, but it would be great to make some back and sides from this. The color of the wood is more accurately represented in the brighter picture - the reddish-orange color, the picture with the bike tire. Unfortunately, it is flatsawn from what I can tell, but I am not sure if that should stop me from trying to make some sides with it. It is very heavy and makes a nice ringing sound when tapped. Thanks in advance ! |
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| Author: | Clay S. [ Tue Jun 22, 2021 9:26 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Found some wood - help identifying |
Ipe? https://www.woodworkerssource.com/lumber/ipe.html |
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| Author: | John A [ Tue Jun 22, 2021 9:36 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Found some wood - help identifying |
Ipe - that sucks- I see it is hard to work with and dulls tools fast. Not sure if I am ready for a challenge/headache like that. Ipe does make sense - as it was thrown out and the boards are pre-grooved on the edges. Someone is building a nice deck. |
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| Author: | DanKirkland [ Tue Jun 22, 2021 9:52 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Found some wood - help identifying |
Can you put up a pic of the end grain? |
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| Author: | Clay S. [ Tue Jun 22, 2021 10:11 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Found some wood - help identifying |
Carbide tipped cutters have allowed us to work with many woods that were once considered un-millable. Ipe (a.k.a Brazilian walnut) might make a very nice guitar. |
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| Author: | John Steele [ Wed Jun 23, 2021 7:17 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Found some wood - help identifying |
Looks like Ipe to me. I have built one guitar with it. Bent easily. Looked pretty good under finish. I have used it twice as a fingerboard and was happy with the results. For me, splinters resulted in almost instant infection. Had to wear gloves while handling it. |
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| Author: | Mike Collins [ Thu Jun 24, 2021 7:30 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Found some wood - help identifying |
looks like Wenge. |
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| Author: | Darrel Friesen [ Thu Jun 24, 2021 8:56 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Found some wood - help identifying |
Could be red balau as well. It's pretty popular for fences and decks and known as the 100 year fence. |
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| Author: | A.Hix [ Thu Jun 24, 2021 11:24 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Found some wood - help identifying |
Ipe |
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| Author: | Tim Mullin [ Thu Jun 24, 2021 5:52 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Found some wood - help identifying |
A.Hix wrote: Ipe I agree. It’s almost certainly a length of ipé decking — looks exactly like stuff we used for a deck built in North Carolina. Quite heavy and extremely durable, but generally uninteresting under finish. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk |
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