Black Mariah Posted October 23, 2005 Report Share Posted October 23, 2005 Before I start in with the real (read: COSTLY) wood I'm going to try my hand at building an archtop out of pine to practice the techniques a bit and I was wondering about the usefulness of pine as a neck material. I want to build this prototype as cheaply as possible so being able to use one bigass chunk of cheap wood is very tempting, but if pine is so bad as a neck material it wouldn't last for very long then I'll go ahead and get some maple. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hughes Posted October 23, 2005 Report Share Posted October 23, 2005 pine is a really weak, sappy wood...i dont know much more other then it really sucks. i was making a table out of pine and it kept splintering...drove me nuts good luck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nitefly SA Posted October 23, 2005 Report Share Posted October 23, 2005 it may be good just for getting a feel for making a neck and a body but as hughes said it is a VERY weak wood and would bow like no ones business if put under the tension strings produce. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fryovanni Posted October 23, 2005 Report Share Posted October 23, 2005 Before I start in with the real (read: COSTLY) wood I'm going to try my hand at building an archtop out of pine to practice the techniques a bit and I was wondering about the usefulness of pine as a neck material. I want to build this prototype as cheaply as possible so being able to use one bigass chunk of cheap wood is very tempting, but if pine is so bad as a neck material it wouldn't last for very long then I'll go ahead and get some maple. ← If you want to build a working neck that will be stable and strong enough. Don't use Pine. If this is for practise go ahead and play with cheap 2x4's. If you want to make a working guitar that you want to use don't cut corners on neck wood Maple is cheap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Mariah Posted October 23, 2005 Author Report Share Posted October 23, 2005 Figured as much. I'm not expecting anything except practice but if by some twist of fate I end up with a decent body I'd hate to attach a crappy neck to it. I'll probably be able to find a suitable chunk of maple cheap enough. Thanks guys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weaponepsilon Posted October 23, 2005 Report Share Posted October 23, 2005 Pine isn't really good for much. Except burning. I was at the wood store and they had these boards caught my eye. I looked at the name on the sitcker and it read simply "Bloodwood". Deep crimson look about them. Has anyone worked with that on anything? I gathered some ideas on a really slick blood red bass axe quickly after I looked at some of the curly maple and other darkwoods. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fryovanni Posted October 23, 2005 Report Share Posted October 23, 2005 Pine isn't really good for much. Except burning. I was at the wood store and they had these boards caught my eye. I looked at the name on the sitcker and it read simply "Bloodwood". Deep crimson look about them. Has anyone worked with that on anything? I gathered some ideas on a really slick blood red bass axe quickly after I looked at some of the curly maple and other darkwoods. ← Bloodwood reminds me a lot of Bubinga. It is strong, durable and polishes well. It is well suited for neck stringers and fretboard material. Be mindful of its weight if you use it for a body. I personally like it especially for a bass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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