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Permalink Reply by Denis U on June 28, 2016 at 3:28am

You may also find that if you look at the wood carefully, you can find a long enough section of it that isn't bowed, and you can cut that and use it. Depends on how much bow you are talking about.

Wayfinder is, as always, right. There's loads of stuff on youtube

Permalink Reply by PhilUSAFRet on June 28, 2016 at 4:03am

It's several $ per foot.  I was excited because it's a new item.  Maybe I should stick to the red oak where I can always get a "straight" piece.  Maybe future shipments will include straighter pieces of mahogany. 

Thanks for the input.

Permalink Reply by Joe Caruso on June 28, 2016 at 9:18am

If this option works for you - I found a mill just outside Toronto that milled a nice cherry board I picked out to produce 8 necks - the cost was the same as getting oak from Home Depot - if you can find straight pieces. They have cupped a touch but sanding them down against a flat table surface touches them up. Built 2 and working on 3 more right now.

Permalink Reply by PhilUSAFRet on June 28, 2016 at 11:22am

Thanks.  No hardwood sellers around central FL.  Maybe I can find someone who builds/repairs wood boats or some decent mahogany.

Permalink Reply by Fomhorach on August 22, 2016 at 2:45pm

Yup. That's what I would do.

Get it fixed onto the neck then sand the whole thing down with sandpaper fixed to a large flat surface.

Permalink Reply by QGolden on June 28, 2016 at 3:26pm

See if you can find someone with a Jointer, that is the tool made to do the job. Milling the wood to make it flat will go a long ways to it staying flat. Internal stress caused it to bow, the memory is in there. Planing it flat would be best.

Permalink Reply by PhilUSAFRet on June 28, 2016 at 11:48pm

I'll do that, thanks

Permalink Reply by Rick Alexander on July 11, 2016 at 9:07am

Hey Phil, I ordered a mahogany 6 foot 1x2 from Home Depot earlier this year. It was right around $20 with shipping. The piece I got was near perfect. It's on my favorite, goto git.

Permalink Reply by PhilUSAFRet on July 11, 2016 at 12:28pm

That's hopeful.  Perhaps I need to check some more Home Depots...maybe I'll find a straight piece.  I think there's 3 in my county.  Thanks

Permalink Reply by Rick Alexander on July 11, 2016 at 2:39pm

I ordered it online, and they delivered to my house. 

Permalink Reply by PhilUSAFRet on July 11, 2016 at 2:41pm

Hmmm, I guess I can return it if it's crooked.

Permalink Reply by Rick Alexander on July 11, 2016 at 2:55pm

Yeah, I got a nice, straight piece. I wasn't to sure what to expect, but they sent me a good piece

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