Iroko and birch... Perhaps my first semi-hollow body...

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Comment by Southern Ray on April 8, 2024 at 11:15am

 Thank you gentlemen! Just hoping I don't screw this up. It's still very early in the design stage, still not sure if I'll try to hollow it out in the back some. Iroko is very dense and heavy. I have another piece of Iroko that will  be made into a five or six string lap steel with the help of a strip of mahogany that I have, before I build this one. 

 If you have an interest in different stories from different cultures, the story of the Iroko Man is fascinating. (West Africa where the tree grows and the origin of the diddley bow and blues beats are thought to be from.) Worth looking it up. Not sure if he has anything to do with Mojo or not. (grin)

Comment by Uncle John on April 7, 2024 at 12:21pm

Beautiful woods.  

Comment by Doug Thorsvik on April 7, 2024 at 2:59am

Fine looking wood Southern Ray! Will make a mighty fine build.

Comment by AGP # on April 6, 2024 at 12:05pm

A couple of nice chunks of Lumber there Southern Ray, had to look up Iroko though, a Wood I was not previously aware of. :-)

Comment by Southern Ray on April 6, 2024 at 10:19am

Thank you Keith, Thank you A.D.!

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