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Permalink Reply by Wichita Sam on May 6, 2011 at 12:58pm

Mahogany from Menards is not the old forest, tropical mahogany that shows up in premium instruments... but, in 3 and 4 string CBGs it ought to be good/strong enough for necks... The only problem I've had with it is that it is sometimes not dense enough to hold frets securely... (you can get some cutout of fretlines depending on your technique).. I would consider using it for necks, but something like maple, cherry, walnue or oak for the fretboard....

 

the best,

 

Wichita Sam

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Permalink Reply by Nathan Binns on April 1, 2016 at 2:05pm

Glad to see you posting again. How are you holding up?

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Permalink Reply by Wade on May 6, 2011 at 2:34pm

I don't think we have any of these stores on the east coast. I love Mahogany. Is there a lot of grain filling involved with the wood you  are getting?

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Permalink Reply by John on March 23, 2016 at 3:33pm

I'm in the process of trying it. Fingers crossed...

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Permalink Reply by Poppeysguitars on March 31, 2016 at 3:16pm

Hey Brother,

I have made, built, put together, put a string in between the top and bottom of a stick.

In all the CBG builds that I have done on the east coast in N.C. red, or white Oak works the best as my frets boards, like Wichita Sam is saying. But out here Popular wood is soft enough to work with and mold into what ever neck you may want . But it is still hard & striate to make a really good neck with an oak fret board. I have used it on a lot of my CBG and for the money you can bet it.   But always remember HAVE FDUN WITH IT  !!!!! 

I hope this helps  you or any one else that needs to know.

That's just my 2,cents. Poppey'sGuitars

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