If your going with a 1x2 for your neck you can buy pre-cut exotic`s and domestic wood`s at Rockler.com they carry a nice selection at a great price.
What is the usual length you order? Do you do some math based on scale length? I am looking at 1/4' thick 2 inches wide(I am assuming). Not sure about the length though.
Randy S. Bretz said:If your going with a 1x2 for your neck you can buy pre-cut exotic`s and domestic wood`s at Rockler.com they carry a nice selection at a great price.
The two most popular woods for fretboards (rosewood and ebony) are banned from the woodshop I use. I just use a dark wallnut.
Interesting, I assume you rent shop time. I've never heard tell of a shop banning a wood species, I can understand why they might due to the issues surrounding those species, but to be honest it also means you can't repurpose used products of that species either. I personally only use salvaged ebony and rosewood.
Alan Roberts said:The two most popular woods for fretboards (rosewood and ebony) are banned from the woodshop I use. I just use a dark wallnut.
Where do you look for salvaged pieces?
Dave Breault said:Interesting, I assume you rent shop time. I've never heard tell of a shop banning a wood species, I can understand why they might due to the issues surrounding those species, but to be honest it also means you can't repurpose used products of that species either. I personally only use salvaged ebony and rosewood.
Alan Roberts said:The two most popular woods for fretboards (rosewood and ebony) are banned from the woodshop I use. I just use a dark wallnut.
Interesting, I assume you rent shop time. I've never heard tell of a shop banning a wood species, I can understand why they might due to the issues surrounding those species, but to be honest it also means you can't repurpose used products of that species either. I personally only use salvaged ebony and rosewood. (Roars with laughter) Yep, I by a term pass at the local Univesity. The Banned Woods are on the list more for health reasons. I could tell you about the time I wanted to make native drums out of Alaskan yellow cedar, and found out that about half the people in the shop had strong allergies to that wood. Most of them didn't know that either, until the sawdust was in the air...
A lot of tropical hardwoods are mildly toxic. Some not even "mildly." I'm having a senior moment... not cocobolo, but a different bright red hardwood ... was making people SICK and staining equipment. If I came along a day later and used the belt sander on a piece of hard maple, it would turn PINK. Even the bansaw would hold onto the oils from that hardwood.
One of the downsides of sharing workspace....
Interesting, I assume you rent shop time. I've never heard tell of a shop banning a wood species, I can understand why they might due to the issues surrounding those species, but to be honest it also means you can't repurpose used products of that species either. I personally only use salvaged ebony and rosewood.
Alan Roberts said:The two most popular woods for fretboards (rosewood and ebony) are banned from the woodshop I use. I just use a dark wallnut.
Can anyone in the UK suggest a place i can get wood for a fretboard from, its going on a 2x1 neck.What thickness would be best for a fretboard.
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