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Actually 1x3 is a bit wide, 1"x2" is common. Some folks prefer a wider neck, but 1"x3" for a 3 string is pretty wide, that would leave more than 3/4 of an inch between strings. Hardwood from a big box store will handle it.
Interesting thought on the steaming, I have never run into it. That being said, finding straight stock at a big box store can be a challenge. A friend with a Jointer would be a friend indeed.
I have used 1x2 oak with a 1/4x 2 oak fingerboard on most of my builds, but also used 1x2 Poplar with a 1/4x2 oak fingerboard and even a 1x2 pine with the 1/4x2 oak fingerboard with no problems with warping or keeping tune. These have all used the .044" Bronze Wound (Low G) .034" Bronze Wound (Middle D) and .026" Bronze Wound (Middle G) strings. The strings stay in tune and the boxes don't seem to warp. As Wayfinder said the lamination of the neck and fingerboard creates a very strong unit.
1x2 is really 3/4"x1-1/2" ... I wouldn't use poplar, but Oak, Walnut, Maple are all good... with or without a fretboard...
True, the 1x2 neck with a 1/4x2 fingerboard actually measures 1x 1 3/4 when you get it together.. The measuring system for wood is a bit weird.
I used some poplar with greenish swirls for fret boards and they came out pretty fancy looking. I used them for fretless CBGs as I wouldn't trust them to hold frets.
The more I've been thinking about it the more I think that if you fret just a 1x2 you will end up with the bowing. Adding a fretboard on top as Wayfinder and others have said will strengthen the neck a lot. I'm definitely going to add a fret board. Now I just need to learn how to play a 3 stringer
problem might have been that they were already slightly bowed and with string tension the problem got worse. I have maple neck CBGs that have been under tension for 8+ years with no trouble.
Not to Hijack the thread but i'm also building my first CBG, I have a maple 1x2 for my neck, I have planned to reinforce it inside the box and at the base of the neck. (The plan is to have 3 strings in open G) Should bowing be an issue? Most of the video's I've watched haven't added the fingerboard but after reading this thread i'm a bit concerned about the prospects of my new toy bowing after its finished.
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