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what type of wood is this?
Anyone know what this might be? Ranges from black to grey and yellowish, some brownish red hues as well. I was thinking mahogany but isn't that more overall redish?
Some sticks are really dark and then fade into these lighter colors abruptly.
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Permalink Reply by ED (Bad Finger) on -
If it floats in water then it's a boat.
If it burns, then it's firewood.
If it stacks, then it's cordwood.
If it is heavy, then it's ironwood.
Um, I have no further testing criteria. Sorry I couldn't help.
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Permalink Reply by Ron "Oily" Sprague on -
"If it floats in water then it's a boat."
Not necessarily. Could be...a witch!
Or very small rocks.
But it's most likely: a duck.
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Permalink Reply by ED (Bad Finger) on
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The Larch.
The Larch.
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Permalink Reply by Ron "Oily" Sprague on
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"A Shrubbery!"
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Permalink Reply by Andy Eight Spades CBG on
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Haha, yeah, It's somekind of wood....we know that. So I showed a few people and one friend said goncala alves, or walnut, but it doesn't smell like walnut. Or Indian rosewood? Weird wood. I'll have better pics tonight.
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Permalink Reply by JUJU on -
it looks like Iroko to me dose it have a waxy feel to it and pretty heavy ?
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Hey juju, they feel like walnut. Not really waxy and not too heavy like bolivian rosewood, more like the weight of walnut as well. They smell like rosewood when cut though. I might take some in to a wood shop and see what they think.
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Permalink Reply by ED (Bad Finger) on
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When you say sticks, about what dimension are they? Looks like a nice fretboard.
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They are all at least 1.5" wide and 10 feet long. I have at least 15 sticks. I'd say I have plenty....lol. they are really nice and a few necks made out of them would look good too.
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Permalink Reply by the anonymous pick on -
almost looks like zebra wood to me ,, here's a shot of my zebra wood freat board
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Permalink Reply by Ron "Oily" Sprague on
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pick,
Are those your bobby pin frets? Ni-iiicccee.
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Permalink Reply by the anonymous pick on
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yup .. but i guess the proper term for the longer ones is "roller pins "
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