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| Author: | bcombs510 [ Fri Mar 25, 2022 6:40 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Top wood ID |
Hi folks, Can anyone tell me if this is redwood or cedar or? It’s lightweight for sure and stiff. This is for a ukulele which I’m finishing up this project for the son of a luthier who passed away. The back and sides are katalox, but this is what was set aside as the top. I don’t have any first hand experience with top wood other than spruce, mahogany and koa.  Brad Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro |
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| Author: | Chris Pile [ Fri Mar 25, 2022 7:16 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Top wood ID |
I vote for redwood. |
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| Author: | bobgramann [ Fri Mar 25, 2022 7:18 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Top wood ID |
Scratch and sniff. If it’s redwood or cedar, that ought to identify it. |
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| Author: | DennisK [ Fri Mar 25, 2022 7:19 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Top wood ID |
I've never seen cedar with curl like that, but it's fairly common in redwood. And like Bob says, cedar is easily identifiable by smell. |
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| Author: | Colin North [ Fri Mar 25, 2022 7:32 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Top wood ID |
Others have said it all 
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| Author: | johnparchem [ Fri Mar 25, 2022 8:11 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Top wood ID |
I have some curly redwood that looks like that. |
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| Author: | CarlD [ Fri Mar 25, 2022 9:53 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Top wood ID |
Yup. Redwood. |
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| Author: | meddlingfool [ Fri Mar 25, 2022 10:36 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Top wood ID |
Hmm, speaking of redwood… |
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| Author: | bcombs510 [ Sat Mar 26, 2022 10:17 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Top wood ID |
Redwood it is!! Thanks folks. Now to do some research on thickness for a uke top.  Brad Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro |
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| Author: | DennisK [ Sat Mar 26, 2022 2:10 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Top wood ID |
bcombs510 wrote: Redwood it is!! Thanks folks. Now to do some research on thickness for a uke top. Brad Good luck with that Redwood has such a wide range of density to begin with, and you can't rely on density to guess the stiffness since the short grain of the curl will be more flexible. But you can't flex it very much either or it will break. Chladni patterns may be the best bet.
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