Moreau Posted January 29, 2005 Report Share Posted January 29, 2005 (edited) If i were making a guitar and wanted to use something like this as a top, what are any issues concerns i should have? are these quartersawn or flat? does it matter? will it warp? any advice would be great. thanks wood top Edited January 29, 2005 by Moreau Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rhoads56 Posted January 29, 2005 Report Share Posted January 29, 2005 No need to use quartersawn for the body AT ALL. Those pieces are flat sawn. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moreau Posted January 29, 2005 Author Report Share Posted January 29, 2005 kool. i wasnt sure, some ppl swear by quartersawn. thanks for the info tho. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silvertonessuckbutigotone Posted January 29, 2005 Report Share Posted January 29, 2005 most people use quarter sawn for the neck, its more relevent then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toddler68 Posted January 29, 2005 Report Share Posted January 29, 2005 Make sure your body pattern will fit on that. Ten inches seems pretty narrow to me, unless you are doing a neck through and only capping the wings - and that's still pushing it. For reference, I think my Ibanez is like 12.5 inches across. Also, I've heard cocobolo is hazardous to your lungs. I'd advise wearing a dust mask when cutting or sanding it. A respirator would be better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guitar_ed Posted January 29, 2005 Report Share Posted January 29, 2005 Great looking wood, but not wide enough for a Tele or Strat, which are about 14 inches. Guitar Ed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
javacody Posted January 29, 2005 Report Share Posted January 29, 2005 Many people develop severe reactions to Cocobolo, so be careful. If you live with other people, please don't subject them to the Cocobolo dust. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moreau Posted January 29, 2005 Author Report Share Posted January 29, 2005 yeah i didnt buy it anyways cuz if im gonna get a cocobolo top, itll be covering the whole bass or guitar. that stuff is so darn sexxy tho. i love cocobolo. but yeah i know about the dust issue. its a shame something so beautiful can cause so many problems. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bindernut Posted January 30, 2005 Report Share Posted January 30, 2005 I've neve made a guitar, though I wouldn't mind trying, maybe just a body to start with, i don't know..... But I do do some wood work time to time. Cocobolo does indeed cause problems for many people, but not everyone. Wear a good dusk mask. Or go to an auto parts or auto body supply place, and for about 25 or 30 bucks you can get a disposable 3M respirator. These work great! serveral professional car painters I know use these. I like these, as i think they seal around the edges better than a traditional dust mask, and i think they're more comfy. Get a couple masks, & when you work with the cocobolo, have a friend hold a shop vac up to suck up the majority of the dust. Once you get a finish on the wood, it'll not cause problems for people anymore. Mark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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