Pine - Cigar Box Nation2024-03-29T15:33:39Zhttps://www.cigarboxnation.com/forum/topics/2592684:Topic:141741?commentId=2592684%3AComment%3A1934262&x=1&feed=yes&xn_auth=noB&Q have stair case uprig…tag:www.cigarboxnation.com,2014-03-19:2592684:Comment:19342622014-03-19T12:27:28.619ZBelfast Guyhttps://www.cigarboxnation.com/profile/GaryThompson
<p>B&Q have stair case upright 'spindles' in white oak only slightly rounded. I got 4 ukulele necks out of one at £8.95 by splitting it up the middle and cutting in half. They are 40mm wide so I will try a four string canjo next using a full split length of one metre. I agree - I hate buying anything but hard wood seems wirth a bit extra.</p>
<p>I was told the B&Q hardwood floor samples for £3 make a cheap uke fretboard too!</p>
<p>I once made a coffee table out of Parana pine which…</p>
<p>B&Q have stair case upright 'spindles' in white oak only slightly rounded. I got 4 ukulele necks out of one at £8.95 by splitting it up the middle and cutting in half. They are 40mm wide so I will try a four string canjo next using a full split length of one metre. I agree - I hate buying anything but hard wood seems wirth a bit extra.</p>
<p>I was told the B&Q hardwood floor samples for £3 make a cheap uke fretboard too!</p>
<p>I once made a coffee table out of Parana pine which seemed very hard and no knots - not sure where it comes from ot availability now.</p> "doghouse" in the reply above…tag:www.cigarboxnation.com,2014-03-18:2592684:Comment:19336472014-03-18T16:30:07.179ZBobby O'Nealhttps://www.cigarboxnation.com/profile/BobbyONeal
<p>"doghouse" in the reply above is actually log house</p>
<p>"doghouse" in the reply above is actually log house</p> All very true. If you check g…tag:www.cigarboxnation.com,2014-03-18:2592684:Comment:19335412014-03-18T14:08:06.678ZMedicine Man CBG's-Mikel Doktorhttps://www.cigarboxnation.com/profile/MikelDoktor
<p>All very true. If you check guitar history, Leo Fender made the first few Tele's out of pine. Necks as well, with no truss rod. Unfortunatly, the right pine is hard to get your hands on. At least here in BFLO. I'm always on the search.</p>
<p>All very true. If you check guitar history, Leo Fender made the first few Tele's out of pine. Necks as well, with no truss rod. Unfortunatly, the right pine is hard to get your hands on. At least here in BFLO. I'm always on the search.</p> Why not just set up an exchan…tag:www.cigarboxnation.com,2014-03-18:2592684:Comment:19335872014-03-18T10:58:39.345ZDooderhttps://www.cigarboxnation.com/profile/Dooder
<p>Why not just set up an exchange? I use pine, Northern White Pine, not the hard resinous southern varieties. It carves great, doesn't turn worth a darn, and doesn't glue ie laminate well.Personally, the only way that I would use pine on a neck, white, yellow, green, north east south or west, would be with a solid piece and a truss rod. Also I would most definitely only use straight grained sections with growth rings running along the entire length of the section. Look at wood furniture,…</p>
<p>Why not just set up an exchange? I use pine, Northern White Pine, not the hard resinous southern varieties. It carves great, doesn't turn worth a darn, and doesn't glue ie laminate well.Personally, the only way that I would use pine on a neck, white, yellow, green, north east south or west, would be with a solid piece and a truss rod. Also I would most definitely only use straight grained sections with growth rings running along the entire length of the section. Look at wood furniture, you never see drawers or jewelry boxes made with flatsawn sections, they move, which means they warp, bend and break. It just aint worth putting the time in-unless that it intentionally the look you want-into a build to have it tear itself apart. I'm sure it's been done before on here, but if someone needs neck or head stock material, let's try an exchange. I have a lifetime supply of hard maple, most of it unfigured (which means cheap), that I could rip down into suitable sections that should be shippable for fairly reasonable rates. My .02 worth.</p> I use wood from the pine fam…tag:www.cigarboxnation.com,2014-03-11:2592684:Comment:19258142014-03-11T09:16:19.312ZDarren Wolboldhttps://www.cigarboxnation.com/profile/DarrenWolbold
<p>I use wood from the pine family in the UK this type is called redwood hear(Not the big cedars in California)</p>
<p>In my opinion for a three string with no fretts and made with 1" by 2" bit of timber will do fine</p>
<p>I have made loads over the last three years all with steel string and no issues</p>
<p>Pine will also get very strong as the resins dry</p>
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<p>I use wood from the pine family in the UK this type is called redwood hear(Not the big cedars in California)</p>
<p>In my opinion for a three string with no fretts and made with 1" by 2" bit of timber will do fine</p>
<p>I have made loads over the last three years all with steel string and no issues</p>
<p>Pine will also get very strong as the resins dry</p>
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<p></p> Jawbone, I am using part of i…tag:www.cigarboxnation.com,2014-03-10:2592684:Comment:19251142014-03-10T16:44:24.520ZBobby O'Nealhttps://www.cigarboxnation.com/profile/BobbyONeal
<p>Jawbone, I am using part of it for something like that too. And I'm mounting a few short sections onto wood plaques for gifts to relatives. I ended up with almost 4 feet so I came up with this idea. The doghouse was in Attala County Mississippi and I have an old Attala County license plate to use for a resonator.</p>
<p>The pine in the rafter feels hard to me.</p>
<p>Jawbone, I am using part of it for something like that too. And I'm mounting a few short sections onto wood plaques for gifts to relatives. I ended up with almost 4 feet so I came up with this idea. The doghouse was in Attala County Mississippi and I have an old Attala County license plate to use for a resonator.</p>
<p>The pine in the rafter feels hard to me.</p> I use B&Q 38 x 25 sawn so…tag:www.cigarboxnation.com,2014-03-10:2592684:Comment:19250282014-03-10T16:04:36.754ZChickenboneJohnhttps://www.cigarboxnation.com/profile/ChickenboneJohn
<p>I use B&Q 38 x 25 sawn softwood for my workshop kits..over 1000 of 'em made in my "Make and Play" sessions so far and they work fine. Glue a hardwood fretboard to the top and it'll be OK. It's cheap and it works..hardwood is nicer, but oak is hard to work.</p>
<p>I use B&Q 38 x 25 sawn softwood for my workshop kits..over 1000 of 'em made in my "Make and Play" sessions so far and they work fine. Glue a hardwood fretboard to the top and it'll be OK. It's cheap and it works..hardwood is nicer, but oak is hard to work.</p> Hey Bobby - Not to side track…tag:www.cigarboxnation.com,2014-03-10:2592684:Comment:19248512014-03-10T15:36:44.981Zjawbonehttps://www.cigarboxnation.com/profile/jawbone689
<p>Hey Bobby - Not to side track your plans but I would keep that rafter intact - maybe use it as a rack for your CBG's or something - but then again, I'm a bit sentimental.<br/>The mojo might still transfer from them hanging there!!!</p>
<p>Hey Bobby - Not to side track your plans but I would keep that rafter intact - maybe use it as a rack for your CBG's or something - but then again, I'm a bit sentimental.<br/>The mojo might still transfer from them hanging there!!!</p> I found this comment very hel…tag:www.cigarboxnation.com,2014-03-10:2592684:Comment:19247802014-03-10T15:00:15.688ZBobby O'Nealhttps://www.cigarboxnation.com/profile/BobbyONeal
<p>I found this comment very helpful. I was given a 4x4 rafter from my Great, great grandfather's log house that he had hand hewn (with an ax!) from loblolly pine. I wanted to use some of it for a neck because of the good mojo it might carry. But I had questions about the suitability of the wood. But the rafter is just about 200 years old. So I'm thinking the crystallization you referred to applies in this case. There are also some holes from powder post beetles, the bugs have been…</p>
<p>I found this comment very helpful. I was given a 4x4 rafter from my Great, great grandfather's log house that he had hand hewn (with an ax!) from loblolly pine. I wanted to use some of it for a neck because of the good mojo it might carry. But I had questions about the suitability of the wood. But the rafter is just about 200 years old. So I'm thinking the crystallization you referred to applies in this case. There are also some holes from powder post beetles, the bugs have been killed. But don't believe the beetles have done much structural damage and the holes can be filled.</p>
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<p>Thanks for posting this.</p> I'll be stringing up my first…tag:www.cigarboxnation.com,2012-12-28:2592684:Comment:13676492012-12-28T23:21:30.342ZJustice Craftedhttps://www.cigarboxnation.com/profile/ThirstnHowl
<p>I'll be stringing up my first pine neck (tomorrow?) I imbedded a 1/8X1/2 steel bar in it so technically it's not all pine.</p>
<p>I'll be stringing up my first pine neck (tomorrow?) I imbedded a 1/8X1/2 steel bar in it so technically it's not all pine.</p>